ICA How You Can Help - Wish List

How You Can Help - Wish List


Help us stretch our limited resources as far as possible with a contribution of supplies, material, equipment (and more) from our Wish List!

The following supplies will be used—joyfully and with great purpose—in our hands-on studio programs:

Visual Art Supplies

  • Crayola Brand Classic Markers (washable)
  • Crayola Fabric Markers
  • Crayola Broad-Tip Classic Markers
  • Pads of Water Color Paper
  • Construction Paper
  • Tissue Paper in assorted colors
  • White or off-white paper in all weights and sizes
  • 8-1/2" x 11" reams of paper (all colors)
  • Small notepads (for flipbooks)
  • Notebooks/Sketchbooks
  • Elmer's glue
  • Glue Sticks
  • New white t-shirts of all sizes
  • Pipe cleaners
  • 12-14 gauge bailing wire
  • Prang Chalk Pastels
  • Oil Pastels
  • Compressed Charcoal (med-hard)
  • Art drawing horses and easels
  • 3-ring binders (white or black 1-1/2", white 2-1/2")
  • Table Easels
  • #2 Pencils with erasers
  • Electric pencil sharpeners (industrial)
  • Gum erasers
  • Knead erasers
  • Water colors, Prang 8-color oval sets
  • Drawing boards (masonite 8" x 24" or larger)
  • 2 or 3" binder clips
  • Children's smocks (solid colors, no logos)
  • Water buckets
  • Small and large sponges
  • Paint brushes
  • Gift cards to Dick Blick Art Store
  • Gift cards to Aardvark Clay
  • Stools - 14 to 18 inch in height
  • Pottery wheels - Brent or Laguna
  • Kilns - Electric or Gas
  • Plasti Bats 12 x 14
  • Nasco Pro-formance Brushes #10 and #12
  • Banding Wheels

Musical Instruments and Supplies
  • REMO Drums: Tubanos, Djimbes and Doumbecks
  • Hand-held shakers
  • Hand-held microphones
  • Sony Portable Sound System
  • Portable Boom Box
  • Door posters related to music
  • Blank writable CDs and CD cases

Drama, Dance and Language Arts Supplies
  • Rolling wardrobe racks for costume storage
  • Costumes of any kind for men, women and children
  • Costume jewelry and eyeglasses
  • Stage props
  • Lined writing composition books
  • 3 x 5" index cards with no lines
  • Jumbo safety pins
  • Glue sticks
  • Scotch Tape
  • "Theatre Games for the Classroom," by Viloa Spolin
  • "Theatre Games" by Keith Johnstone
  • Children's plays collection book
  • 3-hole notebook paper, college or wide ruled
  • Museum or photography magazines (i.e. National Geographic, Smithsonian)
  • Face paint
  • Masks
  • Blank CDs & DVDs
  • Blank Digital videotapes
  • Crash Mats for tumbling
  • Portable high-quality speakers for iPod/MP3
  • Boods/DVDs about dance
  • Wide masking tape
  • Cardstock paper
  • Posterboard paper
  • Materials for making costumes (foam, paint, giltter, etc.)
  • iMovie (for animation/media arts)
  • Garageband (for animation/media arts)
  • Stopmotion program (foranimation/media arts)
  • Tape dispensers
  • Post-it Chart Paper

  • Tools and equipment that will enable us do more with less, work more effectively and maintain our facilities:
  • Epson Stylus R800 Color Printer for curriculum materials
  • Ingento Heavy Duty Paper Cutter (30" x 30")
  • Industrial paper shredders
  • Jet Heavy-Duty Floor Model Drill Press
  • Conrad Machine Co. Etching/Wood Block Press
  • 12" Skill Radial Arm Saw
  • Ridgid Pro Grade 10'' table saw, #TS3650
  • Ridgid 10'' cmpnd miter saw #MS1065LZ
  • Cast Iron Single Stage Air Compressor
  • Motorola Walkie Talkies XTN Series
  • Staplers
  • Wall clocks for all studios
  • Stereo boom box or stereos for studios
  • Handheld broom and dustpans for studios
  • Plastic storage bins in all sizes
  • Plastic containers w/ lids of all sizes for studios (Tupperware, Rubbermaid)
  • Saran Wrap or Foil
  • Outdoor twinkle lights
  • Table linens for 8' tables
  • Cocktail stand-up tables


These materials, in SETS OF 40 OR MORE, make it possible to engage entire classrooms of students:

  • Children's books
  • Stickers
  • Gift bags and re-useable bags
  • Bookmarks
  • Children's t-shirts
  • Re-usable water bottles
  • Pencil boxes
  • Notebooks/sketchbooks


Last but not least, a real boon to our ability to host large numbers of visitors and students at our beautiful campus:

  • A permanent 50-100 car parking lot within walking distance of Inner-City Arts


How You Can Help - Wish List

Giving In Kind
Is Kind Giving

National Geographics, jumbo safety pins, costume jewelry...our students learn to see and create art out of almost anything.