There’s a revolution underway at the Durango Arts Center, but rarely has an uprising seen such little resistance.
This revolution is the Art Revolution, timed to coincide with a campaign to make the most of a generous offer. A local donor has pledged $90,000 to the DAC, but only if the community can equal it within 90 days. Or longer, if necessary.
“We felt like we had to put a timeline on it,” said Allison Andersen, a DAC board member who serves on the subcommittee marshaling the donation and matching campaign.
Instead of sitting back and waiting for the money to roll in, DAC is making its presence felt. That includes special events and guest speakers, such as tonight’s panel for the current “Drought in the West” exhibit, as well as an even busier schedule of workshops, kids education and theatrical productions than usual.
“When we realized we had this opportunity, we wanted to come up with some really compelling reasons for people to support that,” Andersen said. “It was a fun conversation to think about what we could do with a wave of a magic wand, and we settled on an Art Revolution because it’s something that supports all aspects of the center – to do what we do but bump it up a notch.”
The campaign will be ramped up even more today with the launch of a crowd-funding campaign on indigogo.com.
For an organization that operates on a tight budget, the infusion would allow DAC to implement many of its goals and missions immediately without worrying to which line item they belong. Some of those aims are to:
Offer professional development and enrichment for working artists.
Attract more world-class visual and performing artists to Durango.
Create an expanded market for local artists, and increase participation and involvement by local artists.
Build a network for the local arts community.
At last count, the Art Revolution campaign had raised approximately $15,000.
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Art Revolution
To learn more about special Art Revolution sponsorships, email Allison Andersen at allisonindurango@aol.com.
