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2010 Friend Drive!


2010 is full of promise!  Now more than ever we need the arts – and the arts need us.  We are poised to fight for the arts here in Central Oregon, but need your help.  If you believe, like we do, in the transformative power of the arts then…become a friend of Arts Central today!!

We are now offering new membership levels for 2010 including an introductory $35 “Picasso” level and exciting new member benefits including an exclusive Fleece and Flannel Ball on March 19th (that only members can attend), Arts Central logo gifts, and a “Bring a Friend” to class pass.  Refer click on the image below for the full list of 2010 membership levels and benefits.

You can also support the arts by making a donation to Arts Central at any level.  All contributions make a difference - whether it is $5, $50, $500 – or anywhere between or beyond. 

Your investment in Arts Central helps to:

  • Provide scholarships to our full range of youth art classes at Art Station
  • Support our teachers in our Artists in the Schools Program
  • Support our VanGo outreach program (our mobile art classroom reaching underserved communities and at-risk youth)
  • Preservation of our two historic locations: the 1904 Goodwillie-Allen-Rademacher House in downtown Bend and the 1911 Train Depot in the Old Mill District

“Times are hard, but we can't stop investing in creativity and innovation, the very key to our economic recovery. Money is tight, but we will not stop celebrating human creativity together. Budgets are constrained, but we must not strip the arts out of our children's education and deny them the benefits of holistic learning.” -- Carole Morse (President -- PGE Foundation)

Arts Central is the Oregon Arts Commission’s designated Arts and Culture Council for Central Oregon.  Our purpose is to inspire creativity through arts education and to advocate for integration of the arts in all aspects of community life in Central Oregon.  We accomplish our purpose through four distinctive initiatives: advocacy, arts education, public art, and cultural trust.  We are able to provide arts education to our community through programs like our education + resource center, Art Station, VanGo, and Artists in Schools Residency.

 

Thanks for helping us stand up for the arts here in Central Oregon!

Sincerely,

Cate O’Hagan                           John Negrau
Executive Director                      Development and Marketing Manager

P.S.  We aim to bring the enduring benefits and joy of art to Central Oregon.  As you know so well, arts education leads the way to important everyday life skills such as creative problem solving, self-discovery, self-assurance, conflict resolution, and greater awareness of the world around us.  As an advocate for the arts, you make a positive impact in our community and we thank you.  Join Arts Central today!