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Community Projects & Fundraisers
Clay Cup Studios has been blessed and honoured to take part in so many fundraisers and community outreach projects. Different ways we have and can help with future projects.
* You can host an event at Clay Cup Studios. 20% goes to your cause. You get people there and we will do the rest.
* Ask for one of our Public Art canvases. We just give this to you and you can auction it off. 100% of the proceeds are yours.
* Use our space. If space is available we would like to be able to donate our space for your use. Create or gather supplies for whatever community project you have going on. Our space is your space.
*Once a month we will give out gift certificates to local churches, schools and non profits for silent auction. If you have one coming up awesome, just make sure to let us know in advance.
* Through out the year Clay Cup Studios itself will host various workshops that raise money for community art and other organizations. It is with these funds we are able to offer free field trips to the studio, mobile field trips to classrooms and money that impacts our wildlife. Make sure to keep an eye out for these events. Look for events like Adopt a Sea turtle Day where over 120 people enjoyed painting Sea turtles knowing that part of the proceeds went to Turtle Island Restoration Network. Or Splatter Paint at Art Walk where the proceeds funded a local school coming to the studio to paint.
We loved being able to donate our time to create this awesome donor wall for the new community pool! Mary Ruth worked round the clock to create custom ceramic fish, Gabriel painted an amazing backdrop, Amy created custom glass pieces and in the end our Clay Cup team along with Christina Ebert, Sabrina Stachowski and Clark Duhon pulled this fun and unique mural together. If you are looking for something similar, just reach out. We love our community!
During Artwalk you can often find a large blank canvas in front of the studio. We call it public art. These large canvases are not only fun to participate in but we donate them to organizations like Shriners, Ronald McDonald House and United Way to be auctioned off. All proceeds go to the Charity that is Auctioning the painting. If you are with an organization and are trying to raise money, let us know and we will get you one of these fun canvases.
Clay Cup Studios is the perfect place to gather. That being said we love to have local groups and clubs like this group of students from UTMB making blankets for a local children's hospital.
Ball High School was picking up these cool food truck backdrops for their fundraiser. With the help of Erin Tobberman and the Galveston Kindness Project,they were able to have cute back drops. Love our Ball High School kids.
Groups we are honored to have had groups in the studio ranging from Relay for Life to small student clubs. I cannot stress this enough. Clay Cup is here to help you. Give Amy a call and let’s get a plan together that will not only be fun but that will impact the lives of our community.
Small Business in Galveston
It is no secret that Galveston prides itself on supporting local business, just as Galveston’s small businesses are notorious for supporting their community. It is a wonderful synergy that Galveston has.
Fun facts about small business:
Fact 1
Small Businesses donate 250% more than larger businesses to non-profits and community causes. (Source: Seattle Good Business Network.)
Fact 2
If you spend $100 at a local business, roughly $68 stays in your local economy. (Source: Civic Economics Study.)
Fact 3
Choosing a locally owned store generates 4 times as much economic growth than shopping chains. (Source: Civic Economics Study.)
Fact 4
Small businesses in America generate 54% of all jobs.
Fact 5
Shopping small business creates a ripple effect in the community. Once those dollars are spent at one local business it turns around going to another local businesses and so on and so on.