Can you believe it’s almost 2020? With the start of a new decade, everyone at Art Works Downtown is excited about the potential the next ten years will hold. To kick off this new era, the Board, staff, and I have been charting AWD’s bright future with a new 5-year Strategic Plan. We see AWD as the hub for an expanded, dynamic visual arts scene in downtown San Rafael, one that is inclusive and fosters meaningful community connections.
YOUR DONATION will help build this future.
Our mission is to provide an environment where visual arts thrive for the well-being of our community. It is from this solid foundation of supporting and advocating for the visual arts that we will accomplish our long-term vision. Did you know that each year AWD produces more than 44 art exhibitions, sustains 32 below-market-rate artist studios and 17 affordable housing apartments? We also provide free public monthly Art Walks, sponsor free senior art workshops, host emerging artist residencies, and have an active membership that serves hundreds of artists. For our efforts, AWD was named 2019 Downtown Business of the Year by the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, and our gallery was awarded “Best of Marin” by both the Pacific Sun and the Marin IJ. We’ve earned this praise because there is value in what we do.
As we look forward, it is also an opportunity to honor the artist who started it all. We are so pleased to announce that Phyllis Thelen will have a solo exhibition in all four of our galleries in January 2020. What a fantastic way to start AWD’s next chapter!
We cannot do any of this without YOU. Help us launch AWD successfully into the next decade. PLEASE SEND US YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFT TODAY.
We Depend On You
Art Works Downtown is registered as a 501(c)3 charitable organization. We rely on funding from the public, including individuals and businesses, as well as charitable foundations. Donations are tax-deductible.
Simply register for an Amazon account; then register your charitable organization (Art Works Downtown) at www.smile.amazon.com. Once you’re registered, use www.smile.amazon.com each time you want to buy something and presto, Art Works Downtown will receive a percentage of the sale at no cost to you.
Make art work. Help us connect our community to artists and the arts. Your support allows us to awaken creative expression, joy and inspiration; teach techniques in many disciplines; foster new works and share our love and appreciation of the arts with the public. Your contribution is local, effective - and much appreciated. Simply put, art works downtown because of you.
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For all donations please call Elisabeth Setten at 415.451.8119x702 or mail your donation to:
Art Works Downtown1337 Fourth StreetSan Rafael, CA 94901
