YOUR SUPPORT HELPS US CONTINUE TO:

•Provide a springboard for emerging and underrepresented artists to experiment, take creative risks, and gain professional opportunities they can build upon.

•Center artist equity in all we do. We are for artists by artists.

•Ignite meaningful dialogue and authentically transform cultural communities by bringing new voices to the forefront.

•Create a platform for contemporary art to engage diverse audiences through culturally and socially relevant works that challenge us. This fosters new ways of seeing and understanding the world around us.

•Encourage artists to overcome adversity to achieve success. Our goal has always been to give radically inclusive opportunities for artistic growth that centers on wellness and care.

•Remove financial barriers to participation, commit to fair pay, and generate economic mobility in accessible ways. We provide artist stipends in our solo, two-to-four-person exhibitions and residency program, as well as for artist talks, lectures, and workshops that comply with W.A.G.E. We commit to hiring artists and paying fairly for their time and talents. This year we’ve distributed stipends and paid over $45,000 to artists!

•Collaborate with like-minded peer organizations who share in our mission and values. This year we supported the artistic work of and collaborated with Troy Foundry Theatre, Artist/Mother Podcast, In Our Own Voices, The Poetry Project, Ma’s House, Upstate Book Club, Pioneers Go East, RPI, I WAS HERE, a film by Noelle Gentile, and more!

•Support artists by giving 100% of proceeds back to artists and the community. Artists in our main gallery receive 100% of sales, and artists in Flat Files and Object Lounge share 25% of their proceeds with a nonprofit committed to social justice, racial equity, and human rights each year. This past year, Collar Works artists raised over $1,000 for In Our Own Voices. Sharing resources is vital to our community.

•Respond to the ever-changing and growing needs of artists by creating program opportunities to meet those needs. In 2023 we will launch an affordable artist studio rental program in the Capital Region. We can’t wait to share details with you.

•Sustain. We Need Your Help. Our organization has grown 83%, and the demand for our programs and services has soared. We do all this incredible work with a small team of part-time staff and modest resources. In 2023, we aim to continue our positive momentum to increase our capacity and resources for artists, build programs, and add full-time staff. Securing our organizational assets and sustaining our ability to serve artists is essential!

•Annual Tax-Deductible Contributions
•Sustained Recurring Contributions
•Program Sponsorship
•Gifts of Stocks and Securities
•Donor Advised Fund
•Celebration of Life Gifts
•Matching Gifts
•Volunteer