Art Supply Grants...
Inspiring Students for a Lifetime

Art Supply Grants provides funding to Lee County Elementary School teachers, who may apply for grants ranging from $200 to $400.

This grant money supplements the yearly supply budget allotted to each elementary school art teacher.

Frequently their budget is $200 for the entire year for 400+ students. How many crayons does that buy?

Grant funds have purchased:
• Watercolors & crayons
• Kiln Supplies & Clay
• African Artist teaching materials
• Supplies for colorful canvas floor cloths
• Embossing and metalworking punches & tin
• Figural manikins and templates
• Ethnic masks and decorating supplies

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Funding Art Supply Grants

Each year $3,000 to $4,500 is granted to Lee County Elementary School teachers.

T-shirts sales at ArtFest Fort Myers provide this funding.

You can help – purchase a T-shirt at the art festival or click on the Store Button and order yours on-line.

Show your support
for our youth!

Very Special Art Supply Grant
The Matlacha Hookers* are the Beverage Team for ArtFest Fort Myers. Each year we make a $800 donation in their name to the Pine Island Elementary School art program.
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The Matlacha Hookers is a 1,000 member women service organization who’s mission is to "make a positive difference in their community." www.matlachahookers.org
What do the teachers think?
“Thank you, so much, for supporting the art program at our school. Without your help, I would only have a $500 budget to teach 700 students for the entire school year!"
Lynne Olson
Colonial Elementary
“I assumed that I would be started the year with my broken crayons and three bottles of glue from last year. Fortunately, my day got much better when I received the Art Supply Grant funds at our In Service Meeting! …all of my students will be able to learn metal & tin smithing!”
Suzanne Jangraw
Hector Cafferata Elementary

Create a Lifelong Love of the Arts