Give the gift of arts education

CAPs artist group Virginia Virtuosi

$2,000

Creative Arts Programs Title 1 Initiative

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Your $2,000 gift funds a live performance at a Fairfax County Title 1 Elementary School for students who may not otherwise experience the magic of the arts.

The goal of the Title 1 Initiative is to increase exposure to the arts among students in Fairfax County Public Schools Title 1 elementary schools by offering professional, high quality arts education programs through our award winning Creative Arts Programs (CAPs) signature program, featuring a diverse portfolio of screened artists in art, dance, music, new media, opera, puppetry, storytelling, and theatre.

Give the gift of technology

Two Men on a Footbridge Over a Stream, (Detail),  by Jan Van Goyen, 1655.  The St. Helena National Trust, UK.

$1,500

Cloud-based Computing

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Your gift of $1,500 will enable the Arts Council to move our local server environment to a cloud based server infrastructure.

Give the gift of an art career

The Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer 1666; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

$1,000

Scholarships and Awards

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Support the next Nuryev, Scorcese or Vermeer in your community and help our aspiring artists fulfill their dreams of a career in the arts. Your gift funds one scholarship in dance, music, multi-media or visual arts for a Fairfax County college-bound art student.  

Give the gift of new skills

The First Discourse at Sarnath.  Attribution/Provenance unknown.

$1,000

Business Skills for the arts

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 Provide business education and training for our artists and arts organizations to help them thrive creatively and economically. Your gift funds one skills-building workshop.

Give the gift of state representation

The Foundation of American Government.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

$500

Advocacy

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Continue state funding for the arts in your community. 

Each year the arts community meets with state senators and legislators to ensure critical financial support for the arts in Fairfax County.  Your gift funds the expenses for one Arts Council staff member to represent the interests of our artists and arts organizations during the annual Arts Advocacy day in Richmond.

Give the gift of work experience

"Job Switching” from I Love Lucy starring Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance.  Season 2, Episode 4, 1952-1953.  Produced by Jess Oppenheimer.  Executive Producer Desi Arnaz.

$500

Internships

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Support “on the job” learning experiences for your future arts leaders.

Graduating arts management students need real-world experience, training and skills in order to build successful and exciting careers in the arts.  Your gift provides a stipend for one arts management intern.

Give the gift of portable technology

Charlton Heston as Moses from the 1956 Academy Award-Winning The Ten Commandments.  Directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

$500

Smart Tablet

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Spread the word about Fairfax County's artists, their exhibitions, programs and performances - on the go!  Your gift will fund one smart tablet.

Give the gift of community

"Alice at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party." From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.  Published 1865. Illustrations by John Tenniel.

$250

Networking

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Building relationships builds strong communities.  Our Arts Advisory Committee brings together the arts community to network, share information and create new opportunities.  Your gift supports one Arts Advisory Committee meeting and networking event.

Give the gift of good news

The Jolly Postman by Norman Rockwell, 1949.  Collection of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

$250

Postage

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Our arts organizations and artists await their award checks as eagerly as kids wait for the postman during the holiday season!  Your gift provides one month's postage to keep the good news coming to our arts community.

Give the gift of professional printing

Johann Gutenberg and the Amazing Printing Press by Bruce Koscielniak. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, NY.  Copyright 2003 Bruce Koscielniak.

$250

Ink Cartridge

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Reach the arts and all of Fairfax County's diverse communities through professionally designed and printed information materials. Your gift provides one color ink toner that provides more than 50,000 copies for our communications efforts.

Give the gift of gratitude

Erasmus by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1523, Kunst Museum, Basel, Switzerland.

$100

Pens and paper

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Cultivate a culture of appreciation for our hard-working artists, arts professionals and the elected officials who support them.  Even in this "Age of Email", our community members appreciate a personalized, hand written thank you note!  Your gift provides five boxes of pens and one case (5,000 sheets) of high quality paper.

Give the gift of a coffee break

Coffeemadam, by Ivana Kobilca, 1888, National Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovene.

$50

Give the gift of a coffee break

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Sharp minds solve problems!  When artists and arts organizations call the Arts Council, we need to be awake and alert to provide them with professional service. Your gift provides five pounds of high-test coffee and five pounds of tea for our staff.

Give the gift of Nine-to-Five

Lily Tomlin in the film Nine to Five, 1980. Directed by Collin Higgins

$35

Nine-to-Five

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Promote the best in Fairfax County's arts & culture!  Your gift supports our General Operating Annual Fund.

Thank you for your gift of art!

The Art of Giving - Your Gift of Art

On behalf of the Arts Council of Fairfax County and all of our incredible artists, actors, musicians, writers, film makers, puppet masters, dancers, technical supporters, arts organizations, educators, students, audiences, families and friends, we thank you for your generous support of the arts in Fairfax County!