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We’re flattered! Please email us at hello@cartie.org.

Great, let’s chat. Please email us at hello@cartie.org.

Yes! We are a 501(c)(3) organization and rated Platinum on GuideStar.

There are a few ways to donate.

1. Donate online here or at cartie.org/donate

2. Send money or check in the mail to "cARTie" at 326 Navajo Loop, Shelton, CT 06484. Please include your full name and email address where we can send a tax-deductible receipt.

3. Make an in-kind donation and send it to "cARTie" at 326 Navajo Loop, Shelton, CT 06484. Please include your full name and email address where we can send a tax-deductible receipt.

4. Donate online and get your employer to match your donation. Find out if your employer qualifies here.

Both one-time and monthly donations make a difference. Monthly donations allow you to automate your giving and provide funds throughout the year. One-time donations are made once and do not repeat.

Your donation helps us bring more students aboard the art museum bus. Just $10 helps one student benefit from early art and museum enrichment with cARTie. Your donation also helps support student exhibitionships and internships, ongoing educator training for top quality programming, and other community pop-up programming we provide free-of-cost.

Yes, all donations to cARTie are tax-deductible. Our EIN is 84-4194200.

We are grateful to use Givebutter as our donation platform, which provides us a way to accept online donations with low processing fees and the platform at no cost. Because of this, optional tips, or thank-yous from donors help offset the costs of the platform. You are not required to tip.

We accept all major debit and credit cards, Venmo, PayPal, cash, check, and in-kind donations.

Givebutter charges a processing fee for all online transactions to cover the credit card processing fee imposed by credit card companies. You have the option to uncheck this box and the fee will come out of your donation.

Givebutter is a free, all-in-one fundraising platform for nonprofits like ours.

Yes! Please check if your employer matches donations here.

Yes! Please email us at hello@cartie.org and let us know the details of your in-kind donation and we’ll email you back.

Art supplies, exhibition materials, and other event materials are especially helpful.

Yes! We accept all major debit and credit cards, Venmo, PayPal, cash, check, and in-kind donations.

All donations help fuel cARTie. Whether it’s $1 or $1,000, your donation helps create art and museum enrichment experiences for students across Connecticut. Considering costs involved in driving (and maintaining) our bus, staffing visits, training our educators, purchasing art materials, and installing and preparing our annual exhibitions and programming, your donation goes a long way.

Amazing! Please email us at hello@cartie.org. Thanks for sending them our way.

A sponsor is any partner, organization, or corporation that supports cARTie in monetary or in-kind ways. Sponsors help fuel cARTie and move us in the direction of fully realizing our mission and vision bridging inequities in education and arts access across CT.

We are happy to send over our sponsorship packet for you to review. Email us at hello@cartie.org to start a conversation.

Sponsors benefit from exclusive recognition in publicity, as well as on our bus facade. Recognition reaches 1K+ followers on social media and 3K / year on our website. There are also naming opportunities available at events.

Food, beverages, entertainment, and other auction items are especially helpful.

Yes! Email us at hello@cartie.org to start a conversation.

Email us at hello@cartie.org. We're exctied to hear from you!

Yes, visit cartie.org/programs With options for every school, find a program that works best for your students. Program specs are also available in a downloadable PDF as well.

There is a modicum fee attached to partnering with cARTie. Please email us at hello@cartie.org to start a conversation.

Our programs vary in duration and frequency. We can adapt to meet your needs, as well. From a single visit to twice-monthly visits, we do it all! Email us at hello@cartie.org and we can help you understand which program is best for your needs.

cARTie programs include time for exploration, discussion, and creation. We begin with theatrical introductions, then time to explore the museum, discuss artwork, read and relate, create art, and then reflect.

Email us at hello@cartie.org to start a conversation.

At this time, our focus is on community-wide opportunities. As things are ever-changing, please check-in with us by emailing hello@cartie.org.

Absolutely! We tailor every program to meet you and your students’ needs, interests, and backgrounds.

cARTie has been physically designed to accommodate students and community members of all abilities. We go beyond ADA compliance and take a human-centered design approach, as well as an asset-based student-centered approach to all program development and material selection.

Our education team is constantly engaging with professional learning and strategies to work with students of all needs, abilities, and interests. Email us at hello@cartie.org and let's talk about how we can tailor cARTie for your students.

Yes! If possible, let us know ahead of time and we'll make sure to have it ready.

We have technology available that helps support their needs and are prepared with audio descriptions in our programming. If you have specific requests, just let us know so we can accomodate.

Our education team has received beginner training in ASL, and we are prepared to work with interpreters. Please let us know about any specific requests.

We work with you and your students, and are familiar with different forms of supportive technology your students may use. We ask for your collaboration in the process.

We work with you and your students to adapt our program and space in advance to support your students' sensitivities. In our pre-visit material, we also provide a Know-Before-You-Go Guide that outlines expectations and provides resources to get ready for your cARTie art museum bus visit. Our bus is a relatively small gallery space, and we encourage you to prepare your student(s) accordingly.

Our education team is constantly engaging with professional learning and strategies to work with students of all needs, abilities, and interests. Email us at hello@cartie.org and let's talk about how we can tailor cARTie for your students.

All are welcome to cARTie events! Please refer to our website for a full list, including both free and donation-based events.

We’re here to help. Please email us at hello@cartie.org and let us know what accomodations you need.

We try to provide a free community event at least once a month. Fundraiser events are seasonal. If you have an idea for a cARTie event, please let us know.

Of course! All are welcome to cARTie events.

Absolutely! Our art museum bus makes appearances at all of our events.

We showcase juried art exhibitions of middle and high school student art.

Our annual Call for Art goes live in April. Join our mailing list to be the first to know!

Our jury reviews all submitted student art thoroughly. We ask they consider the diversity of student-artists represented, as well as the mastery of individual works, their relation to the annual theme and call for art, and relevance to young students.

We were established to celebrate the diversity of student-artists from different parts of Connecticut to help young children see themselves represented and acknowledged in the art world. Showing student art ensures diverse artist representation for young students to connect with, provides student-artists necessary exhibition space, challenges traditional museum models, encourages the recognition of child/adolescent material culture, and establishes a pipeline for older and younger generations to exchange through art.

Yes, we are always open to partnering with like-minded institutions. Email us at hello@cartie.org to start a conversation.