People think of school fundraisers as being there to help things like sports teams and cheerleaders, but the reality is that in these economic times, a school fundraiser can help any group that needs additional support beyond what the school’s funding can provide. Art departments, in particular, need things like supplies and equipment, and a school art fundraiser can be just the perfect thing to make sure your art students have everything they need for the year.
The best way to organize a school art fundraiser is to have the kids prepare some works in advance. It doesn’t matter if you have older kids, younger kids, or a combination of both, just have a get-together (maybe on a Saturday afternoon) where everyone makes a few drawings or paintings that could be sold in a fundraiser. Decide how much money you will charge for each piece of art, and given how much you need to raise in total, that will tell you how many works of art you will need available to sell for your school art fundraiser.
There are a number of ways you can go about getting the art out to the public. Perhaps each child would like to be responsible for selling their own artwork, in which case they can approach family members or neighbors and explain what the school art fundraiser is about. It’s a pretty easy sell, seeing as the artwork itself will show them exactly where their donation money is going, and who doesn’t want to support the development of children?
You can also have an event at the school, or sell the artworks as part of another event. If you display the works, then people can browse through and maybe buy more than one. It just depends on your logistical situation how you want to set up your school art fundraiser, and you can be as creative as you want coming up with ways to get that artwork out there, and get some funds in for the school!