SCAD Donates Thousands of Art Supplies to Savannah Area Schools
Monday, August 7th, 2023
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) donated tens of thousands of art supplies to the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System today as part of the university’s annual Buzz Bus event.
The new and gently used art supplies, such as paint, brushes, fabric, charcoal, sketch paper, and tools, were collected by the SCAD students, faculty, and staff to help support local art educators. Every teacher received a box of supplies and “shopped” for other classroom materials to inspire the next generation of artists and designers.
“As teachers head back into the classroom to prepare for the upcoming school year, we are thrilled to donate new and gently used art supplies to art educators at every Savannah-Chatham County Public School,” said Darrell Naylor-Johnson, VP for SCAD Savannah. “These materials are necessary resources to help students to express their ideas, opinions and dreams through art..
Inaugurated by SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace in 2010, the SCAD Buzz Bus has made high-quality arts education possible for thousands of students across the region. Buzz Bus is a part of the SCAD SERVE initiative which empowers the SCAD community to listen to the needs of its neighbors and local leaders, and to create meaningful design solutions that improve quality of life.
