Hooray for Supplies! 

The 2010 Grant application period is now closed. Art teachers who
applied for grants have been notified by mail confirming their
acceptance and their choice of Art Kits.

Thank you for your interest and support. Fresh Artists is honored
to serve the children and the dedicated public school art teachers who engage, enrich and inspire our children through meaningful art education.

How'd we do?

We are pleased to announce that for the second year, Fresh Artists has offered
grants of free art supplies to art teachers in the School District of Philadelphia.

In our first two years, Fresh Artists has delivered the retail value of $100,000
in art supplies to Philadelphia public school art teachers!

Who was eligible for a 2010 grant of art supplies?

• Art teachers teaching in the School District of Philadelphia on January 1st, 2010,
  could apply to request a grant of free art supplies for their classrooms.
• If a teacher received a grant in spring of 2009, they must have
  successfully submitted a Grant Report by January 15th, 2010.
• Full-time art teachers verified for serving two SDP schools may apply for two grants.

How does it work?

We've changed the way we deliver art supplies this year
to make things easier for everyone.

• We've streamlined the delivery system this year by creating several different
  Art Supply Kits. Eligible art teachers chose one Art Supply Kit when they
  applied. All Kits are approximately the same value. This system replaced the
  individual catalog ordering system of the previous year.
  Click here for a general description of Kits we offered this year
  
• Kits were developed by volunteer art teachers and our vendor, Merion Art
  and Repro, using data compiled from both last year’s art supplies orders and the
  answers teachers gave to the question about the “top 5 art supplies you would
  like to receive” on the 2009 Grant Report form.
• Teachers received an email from Fresh Artists confirming that their
  application was received. Each applicant recieved notice by mail to their
  home address by February 15th if their application was accepted.
  We also confirmed the Kit selected. Once chosen, Kit choice could not be altered.

How the distribution will work.

Teachers have been notified of their assigned pick-up
date by postcard and email.

Please click here to see a printable map of the location of the loading dock.

• The art supply kits will be distributed:
  
  — March 15, 16, 17 between 3PM and 6PM each day.
• Location of the distribution:
  
  —The Education Center at 440 North Braod Street, Philadelphia.
  Google map of the area
  — Access to the loading dock is off Spring Garden street on 15th street.
  Detailed map of loading dock access

Please refer to the detailed instructions emailed to teachers' school email address on February 22nd.

All recipients must make arrangements to pick up their kits on these days only

Have a question?

Call us at 215-920-3317, or email us at info@freshartists.org

Have a wonderful year!