SAVE THE DATE! Spring2ACTion on Wednesday, May 2, is the kick-off for our Be a "30-Something" campaign and is the day to give! This 24 hour giving event throughout the city of Alexandria hosted by ACT for Alexandria and ACTion Alexandria allows us to compete against dozens of other nonprofits for the opportunity to win up to $15,000 in additional grants and prizes. Your donation on May 2, no matter how big or small, will help us win big! Click here for more details.
Thank you to our loyal and generous supporters!
Benefactors at our annual Benefactor Reception on November 6, 2011
In addition to our Annual Fund, support for The Art League came in many different forms, and each is greatly appreciated and put to good use:
- Hundreds of Volunteer hours!
- Gallery Award Donations – funding for new and established awards, set to honor family members, friends, and Art League instructors.
- Foundation support:
- The Philip Graham Fund
- The Washington Forrest Foundation
- Community Foundation Serving Central Virginia and Richmond
- Community Foundation of the Greater Lehigh Valley
- Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
- Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
- United Way of the National Capital Region
- United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
- United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
- The Philip Graham Fund
- Corporate support:
- Altria Group, Inc.
- BB&T
- Burke and Herbert Bank
- Columbia Capital, LLC (matching gift)
- Halt, Buzas, & Powell, Ltd.
- IBM Corporation (matching gift)
- The Meltzer Group
- The Monument Group
- Support from our state and local grantors:
- Virginia Commission for the Arts
- Alexandria Commission for the Arts
- City of Alexandria Office of Youth Services, Alexandria Fund for Human Services
- In-kind contributions, including: professional services, labor for repairs and improvements, furniture for the SOHO outreach program, a car, food for receptions, items for raffles, equipment for the School and Gallery, frames for the Patrons' Show, and tools and equipment for the classrooms.
- Austin Grill
- Baja Fresh
- Cabot Creamery Cooperative
- Chadwicks on the Strand, Inc.
- Columbia Firehouse
- Halt Buzas & Powell, Ltd.
- Hank's Oyster Bar Old Town LLC
- Hotel Monaco
- Jackson 20 Restaurant
- Las Tias
- The Light Horse, LLC Restaurant
- Nella’s Creations
- Old Town Editions
- Potomac Riverboat Company
- Prime Transportation
- Principle Gallery
- Firebrick Food Group Inc. / Red Rocks Pizzeria
- The Warehouse Restaurant
- Torpedo Factory Artists Association
- Vermillion Restaurant Group
- Joy and Thomas Wood
- Gallery Awards
Monthly awards are funded by The Art League as well as individuals and family members. We will always accept donations to existing award funds or new awards. The following awards will need additional funds this year to be continued:
- Adam Wishnow Award for Creativity and Innovation
- Ross Merrill Landscape Gallery Award
- Shayna Heisman Simkin Award
- Larry Kirstein Award
- Eleanor Boudreau Jordan
Gallery Awards are a lasting way to honor a family member, friend, or instructor who has been influential in supporting the arts or your artistic life. If you are interested in contributing to one of these funds or establishing an award, please contact develop@theartleague.org.
