Vans Custom Culture envisions a country where every child has access to - and takes part in - high quality learning experiences in the arts, both in school and in the community. In 2012, Vans Custom Culture began a unique partnership with Americans for the Arts to realize this vision through a variety of programs and events.

Support Arts Education when you Shop at JCPenney this August

Friday, August 8, 2014

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Throughout the month of August, JCPenney shoppers can round up their purchases to the nearest dollar and donate the difference to support arts in education. Contributions will be donated to JCPenney Cares to help fund national and local arts education programs through partnerships with organizations such as Young Audiences Arts for Learning.
 
Shoppers' donations will support student and teacher needs and purchase classroom resources like instruments and art supplies.

Americans for the Arts & Vans Custom Culture Partner for Student Creativity

Contest Registration Open for High Schools Now!

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

For the second year, Americans for the Arts is parntering with Vans for their fifth annual Vans Custom Culture - an art and design competition to celebrate student creativity and support arts education. Starting yesterday, January 6, high school art teachers can register for their students to vie against schools across the country to create the most artistic designs using blank Vans shoes as a canvas.
 

VANS Kicks off 5th Annual Custom Culture Art Competition for High Schools Nationwide

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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Vans, in partnership with Americans for the Arts, Journeys and truth®,  invites high school art students across the country to take part in the fifth annual Vans Custom Culture - an art and design competition to celebrate student creativity and support arts education. Beginning today, high school art teachers can register for their students to vie against schools across the country to create the most artistic designs using blank Vans shoes as a canvas.

Corporate Annual Fund

Donors to the Corporate Annual Fund get access to an array of benefits designed to connect them to the national community of corporate philanthropists in the arts, as well as unique services tailored to meet business-specific research, training, and information needs.

 

Event Sponsorship

From gala awards dinners like the Arts and Business Partnership Awards or National Arts Awards to weekend-long training conferences and professional development events, Americans for the Arts has many opportunities for you to engage with our network.

 

Programmatic Support

Opportunities to support our programs are as diverse and numerous as the programs themselves. With projects and initiatives in policy, economic impact, diversity and equity, training, leadership development, and more, we can reach further with your support.

 

Other Ways to Give

There are lots of other ways to get involved, including custom campaigns, employee engagement opportunities, or gifts of stock.

Cause Marketing Learn more about custom campaigns to support the arts

Employee Engagement Learn more about Business Volunteers for the Arts

Make a Gift of Stock Learn more about making a gift of stock to Americans for the Arts

Meet Our Donor Family

Cause Marketing

If you are interested in Cause Marketing opportunities for your business, please contact our Development Office directly. We look forward having a conversation with you about the needs and goals of your partnership.Contact our Development Office

Make a Gift of Stock

If you are interested in making a gift of stock, please contact our Development Office and we will be delighted to provide you with transfer instructions and to work with you or your broker to ensure that your gift is processed correctly.Contact our Development Office

Join the group of corporations, foundations, and other organizations that invest with us because they want to help drive economic development, build a culture of innovation, and educate the creative workforce our country needs.

Mr. Brad Erickson

A Shared Vision

Posted by Mr. Brad Erickson, Jul 01, 2016


Mr. Brad Erickson

Why don't more private foundations fund arts advocacy? Worse, why are we seeing funders across the country moving away from the supporting the arts at all? These were key questions that the leadership of the State Arts Action Network brought with us to Boston for the 2016 Americans for the Arts Convention.

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