ArtsBank is a private non-profit, volunteer-driven organization that employs regional teaching artists. It is independent of the Randolph County School system. We rely on funding from grants, donors, and special events to pay our teaching artists and buy supplies. Please consider donating today.
By Mail:
ArtsBank, Inc.
Att: Rachel Paynter
Board Treasurer
P.O. Box 1933
Elkins WV, 26241
Our Sponsors
Randolph County Board of Education
Myles Family Foundation
Citizens Bank of West Virginia
Kelly Foundry & Machine Co.
Arnold Foundation
If you are interested in sponsoring our program please contact us via the form above or contact one of our board members.
Levels of SUPPORT
$10,000 — Student Arts Program Partner
Listing on Website Home Page and Social Media with Logo, Recognition at Student Art Exhibit during Youth Art Month, Display of Student Art in business location, Thank you basket with art from a current teaching artist twice a year.
$5,000 – Arts Ambassador
Listing on Website with Logo and Social Media with Logo, Recognition in Youth Art Month display, Display of Student Art in business location, Thank you basket with art from a current teaching artist once a year.
$2,500 – Benefactor
Listing on Social Media with Logo, Display of Student Art in business location
$1,000 – Patron
Listing on Social Media with Logo, Display of Student Art in business location
$500 – Enthusiast
Listing on Social Media with Logo, Display of Student Art in business location
$250 – Friend
Listing on Social Media with Logo
Young Artists using a magnifying Glass to observe a feather.
Drawn gathering of spotted lantern flies.
2019
Fractal Drawing on a leaf in Oil Pastel.
Collage standing dear for the forest installation at Coalton.
Levels of IMPACT
How your donation impacts the arts in the schools:
1 Teaching Artist in 1 school for 1 day
$250
Artists are paid for instruction time with students – many schools require two days of instruction to reach every student in every classroom.
Art supplies for 1 school for 1 semester
$200
Art supplies often include meeting basic classroom needs such as pencils, drawing paper, crayons, markers, and colored pencils as well as project-specific supplies. Larger schools often surpass this budget for one semester.
Art supplies for 1 classroom for 1 year
$150
Many classrooms simply can not be stocked with basic drawing supplies due to budget restraints. Our program allows students to not only have basic classroom supplies during an artist’s residency, but also supplies students with specific art supplies they may use throughout the year to enhance their classroom experience beyond our limited program
Art supplies for 1 school for 1 month
$100
Our residency programs provide specific art supplies such as brushes, pastels, music, drawing, painting, printmaking, collage papers and inks, books, magazines, posters, and many more project-specific supplies.
Supplemental instruction supplies for one Teaching Artist
$50
Our artists are not required to have a teaching degree, but are often experienced and ready for the challenges of a classroom. In order to keep our artists up to date and prepared with new and unique ideas it is important to provide them with art books, magazines, instructional support online, music, and equipment that can be shared between classrooms such as: recording equipment, cameras, etc.
Art supplies for one child for the year
$25
The need for each student for the year varies from classroom to classroom and school to school. The basic budget for one student is $25, but ArtsBank often surpasses this in leftover supplies that stay in the classroom for students to share and use with their classroom teacher after a residency program.