Support the Arts Now
Planning for the Future of Arts Education
Support the Arts Now
While our Artist Emergency Fund is now closed to new applicants, we are still raising money to assist self-employed local artists. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far, and you can still make a donation!
2020 Annual Campaign Fund
While our Artist Emergency Fund is now closed to new applicants, we are still raising money to assist self-employed local artists. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far, and you can still make a donation!
2020 Annual Campaign Fund
Artist Emergency Fund
Our Mission
At ArtsBuild, our mission is to build a stronger community through the arts.
Over the past five decades, Arts Build has invested more than $75 million in arts organizations, arts programs and arts education initiatives in Chattanooga. Additionally, ArtsBuild:
- Provides free arts performances and exhibits for more than 11,000 school children in grades K-4 each year.
- Has given financial support to more than 100 unique arts organizations and community arts projects and arts events since 2012.
- Awarded $500,000 in 2019 through competitive-based grants to support the mission, outreach efforts and programs of local arts organizations, our Community Arts Partners.
- Receives generous gifts from 1,000 donors each year to the ArtsBuild Annual Campaign, providing critical support for the arts in Chattanooga.
- Funds 20 Community Arts Partners, who serve a cumulative total of 750,000 people each year.
Make a Difference
Your gift to ArtsBuild helps create a more vibrant city and a stronger community. Generous gifts from individuals to our Annual Campaign are essential to our ability to invest in our arts organizations and reach more people through the arts. Learn more about all the unique arts programs made possible by you!
NEWS —
Webinar Recordings
ArtsBuild hosts weekly calls for our Community Arts Partner organizations, and opened the past several webinars to anyone in the community interested in hearing more about the state of the arts during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are here to support the arts community, share stories and resources, and uplift the arts, which are essential to our lives and our local economy.
SPOTLIGHT —
New Class of Holmies
ArtsBuild welcomes the 14th Class of the Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute. This year’s class is made up of people from all sectors – business, education, artists, civic leaders, and community volunteers. We affectionately call our Holmberg Institute graduates "Holmies."
Our Community Arts Partners
It takes everyone – arts organizations, artists, administrators, and educators – to build a stronger community through the arts. Learn more about ArtsBuild and how our Community Arts Partners are making a difference.
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