Your Impact on the Arts

Become a Sustaining Supporter

Our passion for art drives us to provide engaging opportunities that resonate with our community. The true driving force behind our endeavors is the unwavering support from individuals like you. Your support directly impacts our annual art programming opportunities, contributing to the vibrancy of our community.

We now have monthly donation options! Monthly donations make supporting the arts as affordable as a streaming service subscription!

How does your gift support the programs at the EAC?

The Edwardsville Arts Center* is a collective of donors, students and volunteers, with diverse interests and backgrounds, united by the love for art. Your support contributes to the richness and purpose that art brings to our lives and the community.

Here's how EAC benefits our community:

• Produces the 3-day annual Edwardsville Art Fair, a free cultural event, featuring over 100 professional artists, local performing arts, art demonstrations, and a children’s Maker’s Space. This event attracts 10,000+ visitors in the celebration of the arts.

• Offers free art classes for children each Saturday throughout the year. 

• Brings the work of professional artists and students to our community through exhibitions in our public satellite galleries within the Edwardsville and Glen Carbon area.

• Offers a variety of weekly art classes for all ages.

• Provides community outreach at local events with free art projects and demonstrations for all ages.

• Seeks opportunities to provide affordable art making for all regardless of financial status.

Please consider becoming a Sustaining Supporter today with a contribution to support the Edwardsville Arts Center. Your support is a gift to the arts and your community!

The EAC is a 501(c)3 non-profit community visual arts organization with a four-person staff and a volunteer base. The center is dedicated to fostering art appreciation in the St. Louis Metro East through cultural experiences, enriching art education, outreach, and exhibitions for over 20 years.

*Edwardsville Arts Center is recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under Section 501(c)3. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.