They love children’s art. So, they print it on stuff. But, that’s not the only reason they do it.
The Arton Collection Project is dedicated to encouraging and supporting lil’ artists. As a mama to several lil’ artists myself, I like their thinking. Their mission is to keep art a part of every child’s education–a mission that is getting to be a tough one in recent years with budget cuts all over the place in our schools.
Arton donates 10% of all proceeds to the Americans for the Arts, the largest arts based non-profit in the US, and an additional 5% is put into a scholarship fund for the participating young artist. And, they use their online presence on their website and Facebook page to promote art for kids–you really ought to check it out and like their Facebook page to see all the neat stuff they post there.
Each of their designs has a story. The lil’ artists write a statement about their artwork, what it means, why they created it, how it makes them feel.
They are always looking for new lil’ artists to celebrate too–got one who might want to submit a piece for consideration? We did.
You may be seeing this masterpiece in a few months on their site–and, oh boy, she’d be proud as a peacock (overjoyed as an owl?) to see her work produced for the masses. Oh yes, she would.
So many giveaways to go – do come back and support the other places as well. Okay?