Due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, we have temporarily closed our studio and are adjusting to this new reality. You can help us recover from this challenging time by making a tax deductible donation to our Recovery Fund. Your financial support during this uncertain time will ensure we will see you on the other side, when we can all make art together again! 
Become a Sustaining Donor
It might not seem like much from month-to-month, but sustaining donations truly add up! The bonus? With fewer and fewer grant dollars to count on, your sustaining support provides a solid foundation to build our future. Knowing you have our back, not only gives us a morale boost, but it also tells funders this is something to invest in.
 
As a thank-you for your commitment, sustainers receive the current volume of ​Color Me Courageous and a 10% discount on classes and memberships throughout the year. If you choose to opt-out of receiving the coloring book, we'll give it forward to one of our partners instead. Please let us know your preference when you make your donation!
Sustain Us
Make a One-Time Donation
Help us reach our goal of raising $31,375 through our Giving heART campaign!  This collective impact fundraiser shows the power of each person's dollar when we combine our efforts in small, but meaningful ways. Check our progress and then stake your claim!

Your dollars provide stipends for youth apprentices, expand our self-care space offerings at Roosevelt High School, and will help us launch new creative offerings in 2020.

If you prefer to make your donation offline, make your check payable to Courageous heARTS and mail it to the studio: 2235 E. 38th St., Minneapolis, MN 55407.

More Ways to Give

Employer Giving Programs
We highly encourage you to explore what giving programs your employer has to offer! We work with numerous businesses in the Twin Cities and beyond to accept matching donations, offer volunteer time off opportunities, and participate in giving campaigns. If you would like to take advantage of these benefits to lend your support to heARTS, please reach out through our contact page.
Purchase a Gift Card
Purchase a gift card to Blick or Michaels to dedicate some dollars to our restock fund. Click one of the links below to go directly to their gift card page:
Donate Materials, Furnishings or Equipment
Due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, we have placed a temporary hold on donations of material goods. We appreciate your support with monetary contributions that will allow us to pay our staff and cover general operating expenses during this uncertain time. You can find all our updates to operations and current needs on this page.

​heARTS has become a second home for many well-intentioned, but often neglected art supplies from people's closets. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we rarely need to purchase materials for the studio, freeing up valuable resources for our operational and program expenses. In addition, we also share our bounty with partners who don't have a budget for art supplies!

Supplies can be dropped off during Open Studio hours, or you can contact us to make alternative arrangements. Please note: We can provide a receipt of in-kind donations for taxes, however, are unable by law to provide a monetary value.
Always Needed
Acrylic and Gouache Paints
Paint Brushes
Canvases of all sizes
Paper
  • Heavy weight, mixed-media/watercolor
  • Printer
  • Origami
Alcohol-inks
Art markers (Copic, Prisma, Sharpies)
Polymer and Air Dry Clay
Pottery Glazes
Mod Podge
Adhesives (rubber cement, hot glue sticks, etc.)
Jewelry wire and crimp beads
Stained glass
Washi tape and designer duct tape​

Provide Pro Bono Support

heARTS has benefitted tremendously over the years from the time and talents of professionals in a variety of fields. We gladly and gratefully accept pro bono support from professionals seeking to utilize their skills and passions to support our mission. Currently, we have a need for folks with experience in marketing, public relations, graphic design and human resources. If you are interested in learning more about how you could help, please contact us about your area of expertise and availability to support our mission!

Additional Ideas

  • Add Courageous heARTS as a beneficiary in your estate planning and make heARTS a part of your legacy.
  • Host a Friendraiser to help build awareness and grow our network of supporters!
  • Create a personal fundraising page and get your friends involved!
  • Are you a business owner? Donate a percentage of sales or sponsor our coloring book!
  • Under 18? Sell some baked goods, lemonade, or art for heARTS; tell the adults in your life what heARTS means to you; or join our Youth Advisory Board to help us brew up new ideas!
  • Shop for gifts through MissionMade.com and direct 20% of your purchase dollars to heARTS!

Thrivent members: Direct your choice dollars to Courageous heARTS! We also engage with Action Teams to support projects - you can even host your own fundraiser to support the studio!
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