Arts
United
• Arts
United
Who is Arts United?
It is the mission of Arts United to provide support to
arts organizations and to united and coordinate arts
efforts in Northeast Indiana. Incorporated in 1955,
Arts United is the third oldest united arts fund in
the United States, the second largest arts council
in Indiana and one of eighty such organizations in
the country. As the umbrella organization for non-profit
arts groups in this area, Arts United provides leadership
to the local arts community and is the largest single
source of financial support for the arts in the region.
Arts United is the entity that brings the arts community
together to address key issues and questions. Through
Arts United, many arts groups in the region can plot
a common direction and speak with a common voice.
Why should I support Arts United?
Arts United provides financial support to over 56 regional
cultural organizations. Of the 56, generous support
is allocated to ten “funded member” arts
organizations in Fort Wayne. Annual allocations to
those ten groups represent between 12-20% of those
organizations operating budgets. The ten funded members
include Fort Wayne Museum of Art, ARCH, Artlink, Fort
Wayne Ballet, Fort Wayne Cinema Center, Fort Wayne
Civic Theatre, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Fort Wayne
Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Youtheatre and The History
Center.
A gift to Arts United is a gift to the Fort Wayne Museum
of Art. Over the past ten years, Arts United has given
the Fort Wayne Museum of Art $1,736,844 in operating
support.
How do I support Arts United?
Many area arts patrons receive a letter of solicitation
during the first quarter of each calendar year. If
you are already receiving materials from Arts United,
please contribute by sending your pledge card in the
business reply envelope provided in your residential
or workplace packet. If you are not receiving annual
mailings from Arts United you may join us by contacting
Arts United at 260-424-0646 or by contacting your own
development professional, Marie Eifert at the Fort
Wayne Museum of Art. Packets will be available for
you through the development office.
Arts United doesn’t make art but rather, makes
art possible. This makes Fort Wayne a better community
to live, work and raise a family. Please consider being
a part of the 2006 Arts United Campaign. |
