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Founders Keepers Fund at Art Enables

Support self-taught artists with disabilities in the DC area through Art Enables.

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Founders Keepers Fund at Art Enables

Founders Keepers Fund at Art Enables

Founders Keepers Fund at Art Enables

Founders Keepers Fund at Art Enables

Founders Keepers Fund at Art Enables

Support self-taught artists with disabilities in the DC area through Art Enables.

Support self-taught artists with disabilities in the DC area through Art Enables.

Support self-taught artists with disabilities in the DC area through Art Enables.

Support self-taught artists with disabilities in the DC area through Art Enables.

Mary Liniger
Mary Liniger
Mary Liniger
Mary Liniger
1 Campaign |
Washington, United States
$4,231 USD 39 backers
120% of $3,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Art Enables & the Founders Keeper Fund 

Art Enables is a 501(c)3 nonprofit gallery and supported employment program for adult artists with disabilities in the Washington, DC area. Our mission is to offer artists with disabilities the opportunity, environment, materials and marketing support they need to succeed as professional artists. Program artists make 60% commissions from their artwork sales; the remaining 40% goes to framing and marketing costs. Program costs are not covered by art sales. 

The FOUNDERS KEEPER FUND was created in 2012 by Art Enables' founder Joyce Muis Lowery. A condition of joining Art Enables is that an artist be sponsored to help cover program costs. While the Department of Disability or other service groups pay a fee-for-service many of our artists, more and more artists are losing their funding, either temporarily or permanently. Over 20% of our artists have no support for their work here. For example, day program placement isn't covered for people with persistent mental illness, although the need is great. Other artists have had their funding slashed because of moving from one jurisdiction to another, or because their support agency has gone out of business, leaving them stranded. That's why Joyce started the Founders Keeper Fund:  to support unsponsored artists in the studio, so that no artist is turned away because of lost funding. 

What This Funds 

Here is where the $3500 will go for this campaign:

  • Funding support for five artists working in the studio for a month. This covers art supplies, framing, photography, and all studio services provided by Art Enables. 
  • If we raise more than $3500, it will go towards providing more services for unfunded artists. Currently there is a waiting list for artists in the studio. 
  • All funds raised are fully tax-deductible and will go directly towards artist services. Your donation makes a difference! 

Perks

Besides the perk of helping one of DC's most unique art organizations, you can also get: 

  • A thank you shout-out on our Facebook and Twitter pages
  • Handmade "mini art" thank you card of original Art Enables artwork
  • VIP invite to a donor preview for our exhibits
  • "Highly Flattering Portrait" from our artists
  • Coffee mug and artist coffee break invite
  • Art Enables 2015 calendar
  • Private four hour rental of our space for your reception or workshop 

PLUS...our sincere thanks for your tax-deductible support! 

Other Ways You Can Help

We love volunteers for our workshops and events and postcard mailers! Contact the studio to find out about volunteering.  

  • Please help spread the word about our Founder's Keeper campaign! Facebook, Twitter, blog posts - it all helps our studio and artists. 
  • Contact the studio for art supply donations, or check our website for our Amazon wish list
  • Come by for a visit and meet the artists - we love visitors! 


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Choose your Perk

You're a Keeper!

$10 USD
A thank you shout-out on our Facebook and Twitter pages, and an invite to one of our VIP donor preview parties!
1 claimed

Mailable Art Collector

$25 USD
$25 donations receive a Facebook and Twitter shout out, *and* a piece of mailable original artwork from our artists! You never know what you'll get, but we promise it will be cool!
7 claimed

Coffee Clatch Collector

$50 USD
$50 donors receive all of the above, *plus* an Art Enables coffee mug and an invite to our daily artist coffee break!
13 claimed

Calendar Collector

$100 USD
All of the above perks, *plus* one of our 2015 Art Enables calendars. Featuring artwork from each of our artists - and good for a full year!
Estimated Shipping
October 2014
2 claimed

Portrait Patron

$250 USD
All of the above perks, plus a custom "highly flattering" portrait created by Art Enables' own Paul Lewis! If Paul made the Art Enables' staff look good (check our webpage), just think of what he can do for you!
6 claimed

Patron Extraordinaire

$1,000 USD
A $1000 donation includes all of the above perks, *plus* a four hour space rental of our gallery space for your workshop or reception.
1 out of 3 of claimed
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