A Space Transformed & A Year of Growth

If you haven’t visited lately, we invite you to step inside and see our newly remodeled classroom! We’ve cleared out the clutter and transitioned to beautiful white cabinetry, creating a bright, organized environment that is a “real plus” for our members, students, and the public alike.

This physical transformation crowns a year of incredible milestones. Together, we’ve celebrated:

• Empowering the next generation through our “Dollars for Scholars” scholarship and Student Art Show.
• Deepening our roots through monthly Community Art Programs and our popular “ArtChats” featuring local talent.
• Growing our family with 33 new members, 69 diverse classes, and 25 active teachers joining our creative roster.

Investing in Our Creative Home

With our improved classroom now buzzing with energy, we are looking to the future. To keep this momentum going, we’ve identified several essential steps to make the Village Gallery the best it can be—from a more streamlined, efficient website and updated transaction tools to deeper cleaning and consistent maintenance of our shared space.

As artists, we thrive when we have a supportive community behind us, just as we believe our community needs the inspiration and connection that art provides. This relationship is mutual and inclusive, but to continue our mission, we need everyone to pitch in.

Watch Your Mailbox!

We are thrilled to share that our fundraising team is already hard at work preparing our annual appeal. You can expect to see our official funding letters arriving in your physical mailboxes soon—they will be heading your way on May 4th.

We remain deeply committed to our artists and our community. By staying faithful to that commitment, we believe the funding for all aspects of the Village Gallery will naturally fall into place. Thank you for being part of our story.

Thank you to our Donors!

Visionary Level** 

$1000 & up
Anonymous
Sally Boyd
Richard Crockett & Jeanette Gent
Anne & Jon Dantzig
Laura Leiman
Lana Nelson
Marcia Petty
Judy Vatne
Liz & Jesse Walker
Jean Yarger 

Connoisseur Level**
$500 – $999
Britt-Marie DeForeest
Moya Lehman
Jennis Johnson Taylor
Amy Mower & Doug Magilke
 

Artiste* $250 – $499
Judith Harris
Lucy Nonnenkamp
Kathryn Oliver-Garnett & Pryor Garnett
Carol Ottosen

Fan*
$100 – $249
Pamela Broadhurst
Jim Cherbak
Jayne Dahl
Sharon Dunham
Sue Girard
Laura Hopper
Karen Hayter
Elizabeth Herrmann
Medha Joshi
Chris Kondrat
Raymond & Raymond McNamee
Eileen Milsap
Vanaja Mulagada
Linda Nye
Susan Pozdena
Karen Shawcross
Margie & Joel Simmons
Jim Syfert
Debbie & Jim Teeter
Teresa Vaughan
Annette Wilkie