One-School

As the staff and management of Dogwood Ceramic Supply visited the various communities across the Gulf Coast, it became apparent that a great deal of rebuilding would be required. Everybody felt the need to do something positive, but what could we do? The ceramic and pottery industry is relatively small, what impact could we have that would really benefit the Gulf Coast?

When we visited the St. Martin Community to check on the status of a favorite restaurant, we discovered the St. Martin Middle School. We had heard that the storm surge had gutted the school, but until you see it in person, it is hard to fathom. We thought about the children that enjoyed Mr. Carroll's clay art program, and realized that the art program was funded by the efforts of Mr. Carroll, the PTA of St. Martin Middle School, and the children of the community. Where would the money come from to rebuild this program?

The nucleus of the One School at a Time program was born from that very question.

There are many clay art programs in South Louisiana and Mississippi that existed prior to Hurricane Katrina which were significantly damaged or destroyed. Dogwood Ceramic Supply and the ceramic and pottery industry can not afford to rebuild every program, but we can rebuild One School at a Time. Dogwood Ceramic Supply and our participating manufacturers, will donate equipment and supplies to One School at a Time through the end of 2005. Schools and programs will be chosen based upon need. The emphasis will be K-8 clay art programs. The K-8 clay programs, because they are not academically required, are often funded through PTA, student or community donations.

Primary funding for One School at a Time will be based upon Dogwood Ceramic Supply's total sales of select manufacturer's products through the end of 2005. Simply stated, the more products sold by Dogwood Ceramic Supply, the greater the donations to One School at a Time.

October 2006

The Great Tile Project

6" Tile Racks shown in Paragon TnF 27-3 Short and Wide Kiln. The kiln is the property of the Ohr-O'Keefe Art Museum and is located at Dogwood Ceramic Supply to support the Great Tile Project, part of the Ohr Museum's community outreach programs for children. Dogwood Ceramic Supply is helping to fund the Great Tile Project with donations of glazes and underglazes as well as providing space and electricity for the Ohr Museum's kiln through One School at a Time, Dogwood’s program to help rebuild clay art programs at schools and non-profit programs along the Gulf Coast. The mission of the Ohr Museum with the Great Tile project is to provide an art experience for every school age child on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Photographs showing Sara Miller of the Ohr-O'Keefe Art Museum offloading tiles completed by children from the D'Iberville School District

Celebrating our 20^th Anniversary
1988 - 2008

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