Your Impact on the Arts

Become a Sustaining Supporter

Be apart of our journey to build an artful community; inspiring the lives of youth and the creative spirit of adults through art classes, exhibits and cultural events.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 Makers’ Space. This event attracts 10,000+ visitors in the celebration of the arts the third weekend in September.

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

• Brings the work of professional and student artists 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.

• Produces ARTEAST a self-guided tour of local artist studio’s and art organizations.

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. 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.

Checks made be payable to Edwardsville Arts Center and returned to 340 Montclaire Ave, Edwardsville IL.

Thank you for your consideration!