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When you join the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, you help the community through the arts. You support lifelong learning, individual creativity, cultural preservation and economic development. Here are just three of the many ways your generous donations are put to good work in our schools, and through grants and free events:
Artists in Schools Program Inspires Lifelong Learning.
Your membership dollars are an investment that broadens our children’s education. Imagine learning about geometry through dance or experiencing other cultures through storytelling. That’s what happens when you support the Arts Council’s Artists in Schools program. Artists team up with schools to enrich and enhance the curriculum in new and engaging ways. More than 53,000 children at over 70 schools in Cumberland County and Fort Bragg benefit each year from the Arts Council’s matching grant program.
Grants Create Community Growth Opportunities.
Through your contributions to the Arts Council, grants are awarded to nonprofit agencies in Cumberland County to increase opportunities for access to arts, cultural and historical programming. In the case of the Fayetteville Art Guild’s "Discovering Art" program, participants learn more than how to paint. Your support allows at-risk youth to develop problem-solving skills, practice decision-making and demonstrate respect.
Events Preserve Our Culture.
The streets of downtown Fayetteville come alive every year with vibrant colors, while people representing many nations demonstrate their pride and heritage. That’s the spirit – and the pageantry – of the Parade of Nations during the Arts Council’s International Folk Festival. Your membership to the Arts Council supports this culture-rich experience, which includes multiple performance stages and an International Food Court. Because of you, we all have the opportunity to see, smell, taste and hear the world at this free festival!
Join the Arts Council today by making a secure online donation! Here are the membership levels ...
Special Membership Category
Friends of African & African-American Art (FAAA)
The FAAA group develops, funds and supports efforts to underwrite the Arts Council’s programs and exhibits for Black History Month and other occasions that promote an appreciation for the cultural arts of Africans and African Americans.
(FAAA is an affiliate membership category that requires membership at the Arts Council’s apprentice membership level or higher as a prerequisite for joining.)
• All Arts Council membership benefits at the level of enrollment.
• Invitations to Friends meetings and social events.
• Invitations to special lectures pertaining to African-American art by internationally, nationally, and locally prominent artists and scholars.
Arts Council Membership Levels and Benefits
Apprentice – $25
A person who is learning a trade, art, or calling by practical experience under skilled workers.
- Arts Council E-News subscription: receive our email newsletter and stay up-to-date on community art events.
- Invitations to members-only Arts Council mixers.
- Name displayed on Donor Wall of the Arts Council Building.
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Friends of African and African-American Art (FAAA) – $25
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All Arts Council membership benefits at the level of enrollment.
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Invitations to FAAA meetings and social events.
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Invitations to special lectures pertaining to African-American art by internationally, nationally, and locally prominent artists and scholars. |
To become a member of FAAA, please contact us
at 910-323-1776. |
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Bottega – $50
Italian term meaning workshop or studio where an aspiring Italian artist learns from a master artist. The term also pertains to a workshop where assistants help a painter or sculptor execute a work that bears the signature of the supervising artist---the Master.
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All the benefits of the Apprentice plus an advance invitation to special events. |
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Avant-Garde – $75
A departure from the existing norm and being ahead of one’s time. The word is tied to a French word meaning “advance guard”. It is a description of a group involved in the invention and application of new ideas and techniques in an original or experimental way. Practitioners and/or advocates of a new art form may also be called avant-garde.
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All the benefits of the Bottega plus a 5% discount on all art purchases at the Arts Council. |
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Patron – $100
A person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter.
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All the benefits of the Avante-Garde plus an additional 5% discount on all art purchases at the Arts Council (total discount 10%). |
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The Bread & Cheese Club – $250
A literary salon organized in 1822 in New York City by novelist James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) to reinforce mutual dedication to democratic principles and to celebrating the beauty of the landscape through writing, painting and promoting of patronage of authors and artists whose work was in accord with their goals.
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All the benefits of the Patron plus an Arts Council membership plaque to display. |
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Curator – $500
A person who oversees the care of private and public collections. Usually the person is assigned not only the maintenance of the collection but the acquisition of objects that continue the focus of and education about the existing works.
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All the benefits of The Bread & Cheese Club plus a 20% discount on all art purchases at the Arts Council. |
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Model – $1000
An example for imitation or emulation.
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All the benefits of Curator plus an invitation to the Donors’ Appreciation Reception. |
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Connoisseur – $2500
One who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties.
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All the benefits of the Model plus a free information booth at the International Folk Festival and A Dickens Holiday. |
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Muse – $5,000 and above
A source of inspiration; especially: a guiding genius
Our innovative mix of grass-roots and main-stream marketing gives businesses the largest return on their marketing investment and we are happy to adapt programs for the individual philanthropist. Please contact an Arts Council representative at (910) 323-1776, for a personalized giving plan.
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To donate at this level, please contact us
at (910)-323-1776 |
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The Arts Council Endowment
Leave a legacy with planned giving to secure the growth and sustainability of the arts community in Fayetteville/Cumberland County. Please contact your Arts Council representative at (910) 323-1776 to start your endowment.
To become a member of the Arts Council, please click here for a membership form.
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Matching Gift Program
If your employer has a Matching Gift Program, you could increase your membership benefits to the next level! Just let us know the name of your employer and the contact name and number for your company's matching gift coordinator when you send in your membership form.
These companies match their employees’ donations**:
AllState Foundation
AT&T Foundation
Bank of America
Black & Decker Corp.
Coca-Cola Foundation
Eaton Corp.
Home Depot
IBM
PepsiCo
Sprint
Starbucks Coffee Co.
State Farm
Time Warner, Inc.
Verizon Foundation
Ask your employer if they match, too!
**Confirm with your employer.
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