In order to promote economic justice, Art in the Garden uses a sliding scale fee and many of our programs are free. In the interest of equity, we prioritize program spots for children from low-income families, families of color, immigrant families, and refugee families.

Please consider making a donation of $20-$50 a month through our 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, New Sun Rising HERE. If you want to send a check, please make it payable to New Sun Rising, note “Art in the Garden” in the memo line, and send it to: New Sun Rising, 112 Sherman St, Millvale, PA 15209.

We also welcome non-monetary donations. When possible, we buy locally and support Black-owned businesses. We welcome second-hand items, as we prefer to re-use materials in order to better care for the earth.

• Healthy snacks
• 20 spiral-bound sketchbooks like these
• 15 kid’s garden gloves
• 1 large, lockable deck box for storage like this
• 10 wool-blend camp blankets
• 5 very sturdy canvas hammocks and straps
• 1 kid’s wheelbarrow
• 1-2 sets of wooden base-ten blocks like these
• 15 waterproof folders
• Materials for a mini-hoop house for the children’s garden bed
• Measuring tapes, rulers, and simple scales
• 10 compasses like these
• 1 rock tumbler
• 2 digital microscopes (chargeable/cordless, under $100)
• 1 small and 1 medium tarp
• 3 butterfly nets
• 10 insect magnifying boxes
• 1 set of wooden, outdoor building blocks like these or these

We are seeking support to provide essential cold- and wet-weather gear for seven children from low-income families participating in Nurtured Roots. Each child needs the following: waterproof rain jacket, waterproof rain pants, an insulated winter jacket, insulated snow pants, insulated waterproof boots, waterproof insulated mittens or gloves, a warm hat, neck warmer, thermal base layers, and warm wool or wool-blend socks. Providing this gear will ensure that every child can participate safely and comfortably outdoors throughout Pittsburgh’s fall and winter months, regardless of their family’s ability to afford specialized outdoor clothing.

Thank you to Harkla for donating 2 Pod Sensory Swings, Blick Art Materials for donating a $200 gift card which will enable us to purchase a notebook for each camper, a generous donor for donating 2 sensory swing C-stands, 10 metal water bottles, 75 4-inch terra cotta potters for planting and decorating.

Art in the Garden is a program of the Borland Garden Cooperative. We are grateful to our partners who provided indoor space during inclement weather including: The Kingsley Association, East Liberty Presbyterian Church, and North Way Church; we are grateful to many organizations for in-kind donations including Soergel Orchards, Blick Art Materials, Dragonfly Castle Toys, Home Depot, and Spak Brothers.

Grants and partnerships with local organizations include Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media, Rivers of Steel Arts (ROSA), Hemispheric Conversations: Urban Art Project (HCUAP), The Andy Warhol Museum, Tree Pittsburgh, Earthen Vessels Outreach, Reading is Fundamental (RIF), Pittsburgh Community Science Workshop, Art in the Garden’s programming in 2022-2024 was supported, in part, by the Refresh Fund, East End Food Coop’s Register Round-up, individual donations, The Virginia A. McKee for the Poor Fund, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council through its Allegheny Arts Revival Grant and the National Endowment for the Arts, and by the Heinz Endowments, So much gratitude for making Art in the Garden possible!

To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit http://www.arts.gov.

The Heinz Endowments seeks to help our region thrive as a whole and just community and, through that work, to model solutions to major national and global challenges. We are devoted to advancing our vision of southwestern Pennsylvania as a vibrant center of creativity, learning, and social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Our work is supported by reliable data based on equitable, results-focused goals to cultivate a world where all are treated with fairness and respect and have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.

Check out our newsletter below for a celebration of 10 years of programming!