Location: Fayetteville
Organization Type: Arts Education & Support, Crafts & Applied Arts, Visual Arts
Mission: Art Ventures promotes the visual arts in Northwest Arkansas by actively collaborating with the community, supporting artists working to the highest standards, encouraging education and public engagement in the arts, and providing accessibility to under-represented communities.
Art Ventures
Location: Fayetteville
Organization Type: Arts Education & Support, Crafts & Applied Arts, Visual Arts
Events
Please visit this organization's website or social links below for upcoming events. You can also check out CACHE's Arts + Culture Calendar, featuring hundreds of creative events every month in Northwest Arkansas. Zero FOMO.
Mission
Our Vision: Art for Everyone improves quality of life. We envision inclusive communities characterized by mutual understanding and respect and communication across cultures through art.
Our Mission: Art Ventures promotes the visual arts in Northwest Arkansas by actively collaborating with the community, supporting artists working to the highest standards, encouraging education and public engagement in the arts, and providing accessibility to under-represented communities.
About
Art Ventures has been a part of the NWA community since 2009 when it opened in the basement of 1 East Center Street on the Fayetteville Square as Fayetteville Underground. We moved to 101 W. Mountain on the southwest corner of the Square in 2012 and qualified for our 501c3 non-profit status in late 2014, which has allowed us to apply for key funding support from foundations and agencies. From 2012 until 2014 the organization was supported by the Fayetteville A & P Commission. Since 2014 we have been supported by the Windgate Charitable Foundation, the Walmart Foundation, Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Community Foundation, and individual donations. The sale of artworks by artists who live the mission also brings in supporting revenue.
Our Exhibitions and Gallery programming are free to the public, which allows everyone to participate in the gallery experience as we live our values and achieve our mission.Quality of life is greatly improved through exposure to art.
The universal language of art facilitates learning and cross-cultural communication. Individuals and communities participate in creative learning practices when they can identify culturally. Opportunities for cultural micro-communities to share their stories serve to enrich our entire population, send a direct message of inclusiveness, and encourage education and public engagement across diverse communities. Developing young artists adds value to the community. Supporting and educating artists and providing exposure for their work allows them to work to the highest standards.
Website, Video & Social Links
Website:
https://artventures-nwa.org/
Video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLxFaLj7taJWNdXWRC0OIUw
Social Links:
https://www.facebook.com/artventuresnwarkansas/
https://www.instagram.com/artventuresnwa/