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The Visual Arts Center is a vibrant collaboration and exhibition space, in which members of a diverse art community have the opportunity to participate by lending their generous support. Drawing together a unique community of students, alumni, faculty, guest artists and creative voices, the Visual Arts Center is a hub for art education and innovation right in the center of The University of Texas at Austin.
The VAC opened its doors in September 2010, transforming the Department and the Austin art scene. That inaugural year, the VAC kept a robust exhibition and public programming schedule, averaging over 100 visitors a day and hosting more than one thousand guests at its opening season celebrations. Continued success requires generous support.
Philanthropic donations sustain VAC activities, including the dynamic multi-gallery exhibition programs, informative lectures and alumni panels, and guest artist visits that provide hands-on educational experiences for students. Gifts at all levels are appreciated - from vital investment in operating expenses, to annual underwriting support, to special programmatic support through the Visual Arts Center Endowment as a Founding Donor.
Foundational commitments of $25,000 or higher will be recognized on our permanent donor wall and annual support at the $1,000 level and above is acknowledged at the entrance to the VAC. Select naming opportunities are also available for a number of superior exhibition spaces within the Visual Arts Center. Partnerships with local businesses and organizations are always welcome to support public programming and special events.
Learn more about the various ways you can support the VAC by contacting:
Andrea Keene, Director of Development
(512) 471-9270
akeene@austin.utexas.edu
A very special thanks to the Founding Donors of the Visual Arts Center Endowment (As of August 31, 2012)
Curtis R. and Carol O. Kayem
Ollabelle and Gary Hall
Anne Scott Ebert
Charlene Cline Marsh
Ann S. Butler
Robin and Trey Hancock
Alma C. Madden
Carla and Kelly Thompson
Sara and Robert Hallam
Margaret Wilson Reckling
Mary Crouch
Thank you to The Visual Arts Center Annual Donors (September 1, 2011 – August 31, 2012)
$25,000+
Suzanne Deal Booth and David G. Booth
$10,000+
Stratus Properties, Inc.
Jim and Cindy Thorp
$2,500 – $9,999
Suzanne and Rick Cavender
Laura Mayfield and Richard S. Rankin
W Hotel
$1,000 – $2,499
Michelle and Lorne Bain
Shelly and David Bain
Scott and Karin Beckendorf
Alfred and Kay Ebert Family Trust
Kelly Ann and Christopher Ewin
Fall Creek Vineyards
Maurine Ford
Robin and Trey Hancock
Charles and Janet Hornberger
Polly Husted
National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
Lisa and Michael O’Leary
Shalini Ramanathan and Chris Tomlinson
Carole and Charles Sikes Fund of the Austin Community Foundation
Tocker Foundation
$250 – $999
David and Rona Baizer
Hunter and Pamela Barrier
Lisa Boyd
Lawson Brice and Gretchen Ferguson
Plack and Carol Carr
Jeff and Mardina Chen
David and Rebecca Crow
Anne Daughety
Anne and Andy Ebert
Tom and Diana Gates
Leah and Michael Hale
Patricia Halliday
John and Rita Hancock
Carol and John Holden
Jennifer Tune Jorns
Curtis and Kelly Kayem
Whitney and Clay Langdon
Marcus and Lica Layton
Quincy Lee and Lora Reynolds
Gary and Kelly McClure
Caroline and Jeffrey McDowell
Bruce and Wendy Nakfoor
Kendall and Alec Robinson
Douglas and Margaret Rotan
Catherine Sellers
Ned and Dorothy Snyder
Rosemary and Matthew Stewart
Lisa Thurmond
Christopher Vesy
Judith and Ronald Woodson
$100 – $249
Cathryn Dorsey
Jane Eifler
Caroline Graham
Kenneth and Mona Hale
Catherine Howell
Leslie Lanahan
Sharon Lowe
Leslie McConnico
Bradley Miller
Belinda Nixon
Michael and Angela Poujol
Stephen Redman
Kate Scott
James Williams