Allied Arts of Whatcom County

Donating to AARTS

Sought donations include, but are not limited to:

ART SUPPLIES Carving Tools Colored pencils Crayons Glitter Adhesives Ink Markers Paint – watercolor, acrylic, tempera Paint Brushes Pastels Pens Rollers Squeegees Stamps and Pads	MAT BOARD/FRAMING/SIGN MAKING Adhesive Vinyl Corrugated Plastic Foam Core (12″ X 12″ and larger) Frame Corner Samples Small Frames (12”x12”) Mat Board Corner Samples Mat Board (6″ X 6″ and larger, cut and uncut;) Plexiglass Sign Board
WOOD Blocks Boxes Dowels	NATURAL MATERIALS Feathers Shells Wool
PAPER Blueprints Marine Charts Chip board Colored papers Drawing/painting paper Gift bags Gift wrap Greeting cards (unused) Maps Paper Samples Postage Stamps Postcards Poster board Rolls of paper Scrapbook Paper	OFFICE SUPPLIES Chalk & chalkboards Drafting templates Hole Punchers Labels Paperclips Rubber bands Rulers Scissors Staple Removers Staplers/staples Tape/Tape Dispensers Transparencies White boards/ markers
MEDIA/TECH CDs (new, used), Media Cases (CD, VHS, cassette, DVD) Film Slides Floppy Disk	PLASTICS Mylar Boxes Tubing Folders Flowers Plastic sticks
CRAFT ITEMS Beads Craft tools Foam blocks Pipe Cleaners Ribbons Stickers Wax Stencils "Potholder” or small table looms Transfer Letters and Numbers	METAL Clean & unbent bottle caps Cookie cutters Film reels Jewelry parts Metal shapes Telephone wire Tins Uncoated wire
FABRICS & NOTIONS Batting/fiber fill Beads Burlap Buttons Canvas Crochet Hooks Empty spools and bobbins Fabric (yardage only -1/4 yd minimum, NO scraps, NO sheets or curtains) Felt Faux Fur Glitter Knitting Needles Lace Leather Mill ends of all kinds Needlepoint canvas Sequins Sewing tools String Thread Trim: Piping & cording Webbing Velcro Yarn (ball or skein – NO tangles) Zippers	MISCELLANEOUS Jars with Lids Badges/ Patches Chopsticks Acetate Corks Currency Embossing foil Fimo Netting Marbles Popsicle sticks Puzzle pieces Screen-printing supplies Magnets Vintage Printed material

*Many other supplies accepted at staff discretion!*

We are seeking three types of donors: individuals, public donors and business donors. Individuals have the opportunity to donate supplies such as paint brushes, pens, or any types of artistic mediums that they no longer have use for. Families are welcome to donate craft and art supplies that their children have perhaps outgrown, giving more children in the community the opportunity to utilize them. Public donors such as schools, Parks and Recreation, libraries, group homes and preschools are welcome to donate any leftover supplies from art or craft based classes that they may offer. Businesses will have the opportunity to donate a large variety of items – from classic office supplies like glue, pens, pencils and left over poster board, to more diverse materials, such as fabric, paint, or manufacturing samples, which could be put to further use by another community member.

Profits and donated supplies will directly benefit Allied Arts and the other services that we provide to the community. In addition to being sold in our thrift store, donated materials will also be used in our Art Education Program. This program has been running since 2002, and its aim is to provide art education in schools – something that is very valuable to our community and is being threatened by budget cuts. Profits from the thrift store will also help us run our gallery for local artists, cement our leadership in the art community, help put on the Holiday Art Festival and will help us support local artists and the greater community.