Art Camps for Kids in Rural Mississippi

ART COUNCIL PAINTS OUTSIDE THE LINES TO RAISE MONEY FOR CAMP

The Yoknapatawpha Art Council is going worldwide to help raise money for a series of after school camps set to start in August. YAC has launched a 60 day online campaign to try and reach past the boundaries of their home in Lafayette County Mississippi. The Arts Council is using the online social media site Indiegogo.com which allows groups to raise money for absolutely any cause they want. The website provides a format for individuals, groups and charitable organizations to use the power of social media to raise money for everything from producing an album to taking a trip to Mexico. YAC will raise money for a series of after school camps for local Oxford/ Lafayette County kids. On the Indiegogo.com page, people can learn more about the camp as well as donate money instantly through PayPal.

“We already have a very strong support in our local community in Oxford. In this campaign we hope to reach out to those who may have a connection with Oxford, Ole Miss, or Mississippi but no longer live in the region,” YAC director Wayne Andrews said. There are over 100,000 graduates of the University of Mississippi and hundreds of thousand more proud Mississippian whose careers have taken them away from their home state. Project Coordinator Scott Fuller suggested an online campaign to reach out to those proud Mississippian. “I know many of my network of friends stay in touch online with their hometowns, their college teams, and the friends they made while attending college. I thought this campaign would be a great opportunity to help them stay connected.”

The goal for the campaign is to raise 500 dollars that will be put toward art supplies for the after school campers. Donors can expect a special thank you for their generosity from a simple handmade thank you card made by a child at the camp to a piece of art from the artist teaching the event.

For more information visit Indiegogo.comhttp://www.indiegogo.com/Art-Camp-for-City-Children