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What we do...
Our mission is to promote access for all children to the healing, transformative self-expression of art making and philanthropy.
Fresh Artists has a simple but unique model that includes children directly in the cycle of sustainable philanthropy. As a "lateral" rather than a traditional "top down" philanthropy, Fresh Artists creates the ability for generous children to make a real difference in their world.
We directly address:
- Helping children give back to their own communities.
- Engaging corporate support of public education by exhibiting vibrant children's artwork in highly visible spaces.
- Honoring students' artistic achievement & the teachers who teach them.
- Saving art making for children by delivering art supplies to severely under resourced public schools.
- Creating a sustainable funding stream.
- Giving corporate partners something they need: beautiful art for their offices.
How it works...
- Fresh Artists selects artwork created by children in K-12 public schools. The young artists donate the use of their selected images and raise funds for art supplies for children in their community.
- Selected student art is photographed, original artwork returns to the student and donors choose high-quality photographic reproductions to display in their offices and facilities.
- Art teachers apply to Fresh Artists for help, and money raised is used to purchase and deliver art supplies directly to art teachers in the most under-resourced public schools.
Why it works...
Businesses need attractive and affordable artwork on their walls.
Fresh Artists provides art that is not only beautiful, but also inspirational, meaningful and helps to save art making in public schools throughout the inner city.
What People Are Saying
- In an unprecedented, entrepreneurial fashion,
Fresh Artists
strives to find the funds and resources necessary to ensure the presence of a robust art education program in our severely under-resourced public schools. The importance of such an enterprise cannot be overstated. more... - Michael W. Schantz, Ph.D.
- The Patricia Van Burgh Allison Director and Chief Executive Officer Woodmere Art Museum