Self Organizing - Visual Alphabet

Overview
Together, you and a group of friends can create a Visual Alphabet to stimulate and inspire others through art and education. 

Supporting Organizations

• Schools
• Community centers
• YMCA, 4-H, Boys & Girls Clubs or other youth-serving organization
• Job fairs

Materials

• 2x2 canvases (quantity: 24+)
• You can add the letter to the canvas with the visual interpretation or
• Create several letter picture representations and paint the letter on a separate canvas.
• Acrylic or oil-based paints
• Paint brushes (small)
• Cups of water for cleaning brushes
• Paper towels
• Frames (frame the alphabet for a more polished artwork- frames will need to be at least 2 inches deep)

Instructions

• Identify a supporting organization that can accept your donation of canvases.
• Participants should make one Visual Alphabet each.
• Associate a simple image with each letter of the alphabet. For example, a picture of an apple can represent the letter “A.” Pictures should represent positive influences. They could relate to a specific topic based on the location, such as images of healthy foods to hang in a school cafeteria.
• Paint the images on the canvases. Limit the amount of black paint used.
• Add the letter to the canvas in black paint. This will help the letters stand out.
• Either glue canvases in the frames or provide small nails with at flat head for hanging the canvases on a wall.