KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — More kids will be able to work on their art projects after Dogwood Arts donated 750 art kits to children across East Tennessee.
The donations are part of the Art Kits for Kids program, which Dogwood Arts created due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the program, underserved children can have access to creative opportunities and art education regardless of their family's financial situation.
Each kit contains an assortment of age-appropriate materials and supplies. They include colored pencils or crayons, scissors, glue sticks, watercolor sets, colorful paper, clay, pencils, pencil sharpeners, pencil grips, pens and notepads. Dogwood Arts officials said each kit costs around $6 to assemble.
Kids can use the kits to express themselves creatively while away from school, and away from teachers and mentors who could give them tools for art.
Dogwood Arts also donated kits to the Boys and Girls Club before, in April. They also gave kits to organizations like Centro Hispano at around the same time.