How to Donate

Your tax-deductible gift directly funds 22 unrestricted grants, $15,000 each, annually given to visual artists in eight U.S. cities. These Artadia Awards elevate the careers of underrepresented artists at pivotal moments in their practice with critical, timely, and on-going structured support. Since 1999, Artadia has presented over 400 Artadia Awards.

Artadia passionately believes that artists are powerful storytellers and civic leaders who play an essential role in shaping a more just arts economy. To fully realize this vision, Artadia depends on the partnership of like-minded donors whose generosity helps to inspire others and increase the number of artists we serve. 

One-time gifts of any amount make a difference. For annual gifts at the Artadia Council level, donors can engage in year-round exclusive experiences with a dynamic network of contemporary artists, curators, arts professionals, and art enthusiasts. This community – the “Artadia Council”, a group demonstrably dedicated to our mission – gains unparalleled insight and access to many of the most visionary artists of our times, the Artadia Awardees, who have been distinguished through our rigorous curatorial selection process. Programming includes intimate studio visits with current Awardees, enlightening conversations, behind the scenes exhibition tours, and social gatherings.

Artist Adee Roberson (2021 Los Angeles) and attendee at the 2023 PhillipsX and Artadia Selling Exhibition.
Studio visit with 2022 New York City Awardee Jeffrey Meris.
Attendees at 2024 Art & Leisure: A Tennis Tournament to Benefit Artadia. Image courtesy of BFA.
PLEASE CHOOSE A GIVING LEVEL:
Director Council ($10,000+)
  • Breakfast with the Director: invitation to intimate gathering and robust dialogue between ED Patton Hindle and an Awardee, held in private home
  • Donors will be listed by name as significant supporters in city-specific press releases, email communications, and on Artadia’s website*
  • 4 to 5 annual event invitations including Artadia’s signature studio crawl during which we visit the three studios of each city’s Awardees, and nationally acclaimed curator and/or artist-led exhibition tours e.g. the Whitney Biennial, Nick Cave at Jack Shainman, Vincent Valdez at CAMH, Trenton Doyle Hancock at the Jewish Museum, Made in LA at the Hammer, Trevor Paglen at Altman Siegel, and more.
  • Invitations to exclusive, curated day and overnight trips to national and international art destinations with other supporters at the Patron Council level and above, e.g. Prospect New Orleans; 21c Artadia Awardee celebration trips (Louisville, KY; Kansas City, MO; Durham, NC; and more); and the Sharjah Biennale, U.A.E.
  • Priority ticket list for Artadia’s Art & Leisure Tennis Tournament, the official kickoff event for Frieze LA [a sell-out/waitlist only event]
  • First choice access to Artadia edition launches
  • Priority complimentary VIP passes to select acclaimed national and international art fairs: Art Basel, Frieze, Independent, and more.
  • Exclusive early notification of your city’s Finalists and Awardees.
  • Premiere seating for the annual NYC Luncheon (with ticket purchase)
  • Invitation to the Artadia Network, including four workshops annually.
  • The Artadia monthly newsletter, filled with current information on Artadia Awardees, contemporary art issues of the moment, dialogues and interviews, and press announcements.

*Donors may remain anonymous should they wish. 

Patron Council ($5,000+)
  • Breakfast with the Director: invitation to intimate gathering and robust dialogue between ED Patton Hindle and an Awardee, held in private home
  • Donors will be listed by name as significant supporters in city-specific press releases, email communications, and on Artadia’s website*
  • 4 to 5 annual event invitations including Artadia’s signature studio crawl during which we visit the three studios of each city’s Awardees, and nationally acclaimed curator and/or artist-led exhibition tours e.g. the Whitney Biennial, Nick Cave at Jack Shainman, Vincent Valdez at CAMH, Trenton Doyle Hancock at the Jewish Museum, Made in LA at the Hammer, Trevor Paglen at Altman Siegel, and more.
  • Invitations to exclusive, curated day and overnight trips to national and international art destinations with other supporters at the Patron Council level and above, e.g. Prospect New Orleans; 21c Artadia Awardee celebration trips (Louisville, KY; Kansas City, MO; Durham, NC; and more); and the Sharjah Biennale, U.A.E.
  • Priority ticket list for Artadia’s Art & Leisure Tennis Tournament, the official kickoff event for Frieze LA [a sell-out/waitlist only event]
  • First choice access to Artadia edition launches
  • Priority complimentary VIP passes to select acclaimed national and international art fairs: Art Basel, Frieze, Independent, and more.
  • Exclusive early notification of your city’s Finalists and Awardees.
  • Premiere seating for the annual NYC Luncheon (with ticket purchase)
  • Invitation to the Artadia Network, including four workshops annually.
  • The Artadia monthly newsletter, filled with current information on Artadia Awardees, contemporary art issues of the moment, dialogues and interviews, and press announcements.

*Donors may remain anonymous should they wish. 

National Council ($3,000+)
  • 4 to 5 annual event invitations including Artadia’s signature studio crawl during which we visit the three studios of each city’s Awardees, and nationally acclaimed curator and/or artist-led exhibition tours e.g. the Whitney Biennial, Nick Cave at Jack Shainman, Vincent Valdez at CAMH, Trenton Doyle Hancock at the Jewish Museum, Made in LA at the Hammer, Trevor Paglen at Altman Siegel, and more.
  • Invitations to exclusive, curated day and overnight trips to national and international art destinations with other supporters at the Patron Council level and above, e.g. Prospect New Orleans; 21c Artadia Awardee celebration trips (Louisville, KY; Kansas City, MO; Durham, NC; and more); and the Sharjah Biennale, U.A.E.
  • Priority ticket list for Artadia’s Art & Leisure Tennis Tournament, the official kickoff event for Frieze LA [a sell-out/waitlist only event]
  • First choice access to Artadia edition launches
  • Complimentary VIP passes to select acclaimed national and international art fairs.
  • Invitation to the Artadia Network, including four workshops annually.
  • The Artadia monthly newsletter, filled with current information on Artadia Awardees, contemporary art issues of the moment, dialogues and interviews, and press announcements.
Contemporary Council ($1,500+)
  • 4 to 5 annual event invitations including Artadia’s signature studio crawl during which we visit the three studios of each city’s Awardees, and nationally acclaimed curator and/or artist-led exhibition tours e.g. the Whitney Biennial, Nick Cave at Jack Shainman, Vincent Valdez at CAMH, Trenton Doyle Hancock at the Jewish Museum, Made in LA at the Hammer, Trevor Paglen at Altman Siegel, and more.
  • Invitation to the Artadia Network, including four workshops annually.
  • Complimentary VIP passes to select acclaimed national art fairs.
  • The Artadia monthly newsletter, filled with current information on Artadia Awardees, contemporary art issues of the moment, dialogues and interviews, and press announcements.
The by-invitation Ambassador Council ($500)

This level is reserved for art world professionals and practitioners.
Please contact megan@artadia.org to make this donation.

This contribution provides intimate access to the artists lauded by Artadia’s dynamic community of curatorial colleagues and opportunities to participate in robust programming. The Ambassadors Council is a space for discussion and bridge-building as colleagues who support artists daily and actively contribute to this shared endeavor. Other benefits include:

  • One annual event exclusively for Artadia Ambassadors in your city.
  • 4 to 5 annual event invitations including Artadia’s signature studio crawl during which we visit the three studios of each city’s Awardees, and nationally acclaimed curator and/or artist-led exhibition tours e.g. the Whitney Biennial, Nick Cave at Jack Shainman, Vincent Valdez at CAMH, Trenton Doyle Hancock at the Jewish Museum, Made in LA at the Hammer, Trevor Paglen at Altman Siegel, and more.
  • Invitation to the Artadia Network, including four workshops annually.
  • The Artadia monthly newsletter, filled with current information on Artadia Awardees, contemporary art issues of the moment, dialogues and interviews, and press announcements.
Make a one-time gift of any amount

Individual donors to Artadia support artists directly where they live and work, fostering creativity and culture across the United States. Donors are invited to Artadia’s annual fundraisers and major celebrations.