make a community

When you join the Arts Council, your membership is yours, and you can make it whatever you need it to be. You’ll be part of a community that puts the arts front and center in every aspect of life, and explores all the creative paths it offers! Your membership makes you part of a collective that values arts and culture, and believes in the power of the arts to change, and save, lives! Which means the sky is the limit! Shoot for the stars! ⭐⭐(Pictured: Kahleea Washington from LEDC and artist, Marissa Tawney Thayer at Creative Placemaking Summit 10.)

make things happen

When you join forces with the Arts Council, the world is your oyster. You’ll have access to a plethora of resources and opportunities that were designed to help you make things, take risks, create anew. From member-only newsletters, grant dollars, free or low-cost workshops, calls to artists, artist and organization collaborations, and a whole lot more! (Pictured: BWL Art Moves REO artist, Wendy Shaft with her work “Fire Sturgeon.”)

make a difference

With all these new resources you will make a difference, whether it’s in the art you create, the events you produce, the people you inspire, or the ideas you share, you can make change happen. You can help others create, make a space more beautiful, make a life more valuable, help a kid believe in themselves…you have the power, and we are here to support it and nurture it. (Pictured: All of the Above Hip Hop Academy students and teachers, and Arts Council grantees!)

make new friends

Who doesn’t want more creatives in their lives? When you are an Arts Council member, you are opening a door to new opportunities to make friends, find collaborators and supporters, expand your knowledge, build relationships, and engage more fully in the arts community! This is your time to create and share and build something amazing. We want to help you do all of it! (Pictured: Artists Tod Parkhill and Nevin Speerbrecker at our Perfect Pairing Creative Mixer.)