Youth Art Supply Drive

Bald Eagle Lake Art Crawl – Art Supply Drive for Youth

As our community navigates a challenging and emotional moment, we want to create space for care, creativity, and connection. We know that many kids and teens in the Twin Cities area are carrying stress, uncertainty, and big feelings right now, and art can be a powerful outlet for healing, expression, and hope.

The Bald Eagle Lake Art Crawl is hosting a Youth Art Supply Drive to support children and teens who have been affected by current events. Art gives young people a way to process big feelings, tell their stories, and find moments of calm and joy when the world feels heavy. By donating art supplies or funds, you’re helping place creative tools directly into the hands of youth who need them most.

Your donation helps provide much needed supplies to youth affected by current events, ensuring they have access to materials that encourage creativity, emotional expression, and resilience.

Ways to Give

There are several ways to support this effort:

• Monetary Donations: We are also collecting online donations via our website, cash and Venmo donations, which will be used to purchase supplies and assemble youth art kits.

• Local Drop-Off: If you are local, we are accepting in-person supply drop-offs in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Please reach out to us to set up a drop-off time.

Requested Art Supplies

We are currently collecting new, unused:

• Markers and crayons

• Paint and brushes

• Sketchbooks and paper

• Colored pencils

• Clay and modeling materials

• Craft kits and other creative supplies

If you know of a school, nonprofit, or youth-serving organization that would benefit from receiving the art kits we are assembling, we would love to hear from you. Please reach out with recommendations, questions, or to coordinate donations.

This effort is rooted in community care - neighbors supporting neighbors, artists supporting young creatives, and all of us coming together with compassion and intention.

Thank you for being part of a community that believes in the power of art to heal, connect, and uplift. Your generosity helps create space for hope, creativity, and expression for the next generation.