While art comes in many different forms, senior club member Katie Peterson said what the 36 Arts club really needs right now is visual art.

“I know students do all types of art, but what we really need is artwork we can feature in our spring magazine,” Peterson said. “Right now we have a lot of poetry which is good but we also need more visual art stuff, like drawings, paintings, photos of other art forms. It’s very open to what you want to make, pretty much anything would be featured.”

Peterson said while the club already reaches out to teachers to see if any of their students create art they would like to submit, students are always welcome to bring in artwork themselves.

Sophomore Mawardi Ali is a budding artist and said she would definitely consider sharing her art with the club.

“I love to express my feelings on paper and have the world see it,” she said. “That’s why I would submit my art to the club, so it could be published in their magazine and seen by other students.”

The magazine may be available for even more students this year, according to club adviser Chris Nordmark, since there is a possibility it will be published online.

“The reason we might do an online edition this year is because the cost of printing is always so high,” Nordmark said. “The approximate cost is ten dollars a magazine, so having it online would be a better alternative. It would also make it more accessible for students because it would be free and it would be there all the time.”

Regardless of whether or not the magazine is printed, the club still needs funds to put on its annual poetry slam and art showcases. These events put on by the club throughout the year showcase students art and are a way to connect the club with the student body. This money comes from fundraisers the club organizes, such as the notebook sale.

The notebook sale took place the week of Feb. 9, where members of the club sold notebooks during all four lunches. The notebooks covered with original art the club members created sold for $3 while regular notebooks sold for $2.

Club member and senior Rachel Potter said in total the fundraiser raised around $30, which was more than they expected.

“The notebook sale was a good start for raising the funds we need,” she said. “We do the fundraisers to keep the cost of the magazine down, otherwise it costs around $12 per notebook.”

Freshman Hadeal Rizea, who is also a member of the club, said she agrees keeping the cost of the magazine down is important so everyone can afford to buy it if they want to. She also said the club is looking into new ideas for future fundraisers.

“We were thinking of doing a raffle of some sort, where students can win art supplies or something like that,” she said.

Freshman Jasmine Tchida said she would most definitely support the members of 36 Arts through one of their upcoming fundraisers. She said supporting the club is important because of the platform for art the club offers.

“It encourages kids to do more art and not to be shy about sharing their art, because it can be scary,” Tchida said. “It’s important to have a club that does that for students.”

Any students interested in sharing their art or learning more about how to become involved with 36 Arts can talk to Chris Nordmark in room C350.