Music filled the air and crowds of people surrounded the Physical Education Majors club booth earlier this afternoon as students rushed to buy spray paint artwork.

The fundraiser, titled “Sports and Art,” was an attempt to donate new or used sports equipment to the school, said Meredith Dinnie, senior physical education major.

“We want to promote health and fitness among youth who can’t afford it,” Dinnie said.

The event featured the talent of Can Huynh, a senior physical education major and member of the Physical Education Majors club, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Library Quad. Huynh produced various pieces of artwork live and sold them for $10. He also auctioned previously made artwork, including snowboards.

All of the proceeds attained from the fundraiser will be used to buy sporting equipment for the Mustardseed School in Sacramento. The school – run by Loaves and Fishes, a soup kitchen – provides education to homeless children in the area.

Students said the artwork made a positive impact on them.

“I think the styles are really unique; it’s interesting to see how impromptu his art is,” said Jeff Keena, alumnus of Sac State.

Junior speech pathology major Nicole Dunn said she enjoyed watching Huynh develop his artwork before her eyes.

“You can watch the art put together piece-by-piece, layer-by-layer; it’s like a show,” she said. “It’s really cool. You watch the art’s creation and then you get to take it home right away; it’s instant artwork.”

Huynh volunteered his artistic talents at one of the club meetings a few weeks ago to support the club’s fundraising ideas. Huynh has been creating spray paint art for a year and a half as a hobby that he began for fun.

Donations are being accepted in the Kinesiology office in Solano 3002. The last day for donations is Dec. 14.

Amber Kantner can be reached at [email protected].