Fund the next local artist.
Your gift puts grants, scholarships, and creative opportunities directly in the hands of North Georgia artists. Every dollar stays here at home.
Etowah Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
When Canton lost its art center, artists lost a home.
When the Cherokee Arts Center closed, local creatives lost a place to gather, learn, and be seen. Two Canton artists and business owners, Jamie Foster Foreman of Menagerie on Main and Shanna Jackson Coulter of Local Color Studio, decided not to wait for someone else to fix it. They started Etowah Arts.
Today, we’re building what our artists need: money to grow, a place to practice, and a community that shows up for them. This year, we’re raising $10,000 to do more of it.
That’s where you come in.
Here’s what your gift does
Keeps our programs running: figure drawing, guild meetings, and community events
Supports community art events that make the arts visible across our towns
Funds a micro-grant for a working local artist
Helps send a graduating high school artist to the next step with a scholarship
Your donation goes directly to programs that support local artists and creative work through scholarships, grants, programming, and exhibitions. As a nonprofit organization, your donation is 100% tax deductible and 100% appreciated by local creatives! Thank you for supporting the arts!
Every gift matters. Give any amount.
Donate nowChoose your giving level
Every donor gets our thanks, and a little something to show you’re part of the movement.
Friend
$50–$99- Impact
- Immediate support for operations
- Our thanks
- Thank-you note + sticker
Advocate
$100–$249- Impact
- Supports community art events
- Our thanks
- Note + sticker + T-shirt
Sponsor
$250–$499- Impact
- A micro-grant to a working local artist
- Our thanks
- Note + sticker + T-shirt + newsletter shout-out
Ally
$500–$999- Impact
- Provides a scholarship for an outstanding high school graduating artist
- Our thanks
- Note + sticker + T-shirt + newsletter recognition + sketchbook + tote bag
Backer
$1,000–$4,999- Impact
- Provides a local artist with funding for training, equipment and/or supplies
- Our thanks
- Note + sticker + T-shirt + newsletter recognition + sketchbook + tote bag + website recognition for the year
Where your gift goes
Our budget is designed by our mission. By supporting creatives through development, education, opportunities to show work and funding, Etowah Arts works to build more vibrant, sustainable and visible creative communities.
- Artist grants: $1,500 awarded to North Georgia artists every quarter, through an application process
- Student scholarship: $2,000 for a graduating high school artist, through an application process
- Education and professional development: guild meetings, speakers, and networking for creatives. Free to members of Etowah Arts!
- Programs and exhibitions: figure drawing, the annual exhibition, and community events
Give with confidence
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. EIN 41-5158494.
- Receipt emailed instantly after you give
- Secure checkout through Zeffy, a free platform for nonprofits
- Local and volunteer-led by a board of artists and community members
100% of your gift goes to Etowah Arts. Please note: Zeffy, our donation platform, may ask for an extra tip. It’s optional and not required to complete your donation to Etowah Arts.
Sponsor Etowah Arts
Put your business behind the artists who make North Georgia a place people want to live, work, and visit. Sponsors are recognized at our events, on our website, and across our social channels.
| Level | Amount | Recognition highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Patron | $5,000–$7,499 | Logo on event advertising · website recognition · 2 event tickets |
| Partner | $7,500–$9,999 | Patron benefits + social media recognition + banner logo on website |
| Visionary | $10,000–$14,999 | Logo on event advertising · website recognition · 2 event tickets · social recognition · prominent website logo · original art |
| Bronze Champion | $15,000–$19,999 | Logo on event advertising · website recognition · 4 event tickets · social recognition · prominent website logo · original art · reserved table at the GALA |
| Silver Champion | $20,000–$24,999 | Bronze benefits + custom painting |
| Gold Champion | $25,000–$29,999 | Silver benefits + lifetime membership |
| Benefactor | $30,000+ | Gold benefits + sponsorship branding at all public events |
More ways to support the arts
Wear it
Get the OG Etowah Arts T-shirt and spread the word around town.
Get the T-shirt →
Join the guild
Meetings, networking, and member discounts, and your dues support local artists.
Join the Guild →
Give supplies
Have gently used art supplies, frames, or equipment? We’ll put them in artists’ hands.
Contact us →
Volunteer
Help at events, join a committee, or share your skills.
Get involved →Questions
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Etowah Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. If you receive thank-you gifts (like a T-shirt or tote bag), the deductible amount is your gift minus the fair market value of those items.
Will I get a receipt?
Yes. Zeffy emails your receipt right after you give.
What’s the optional tip at checkout?
Zeffy is free for nonprofits, so they don’t take a cut of your gift. Instead, they ask donors for an optional tip. You can change it to $0. Either way, 100% of your donation goes to Etowah Arts.
How will my gift be used?
Gifts fund artist grants, student scholarships, guild programming, figure drawing, and exhibitions.
Help us reach $10,000 by April 2027.
Every gift, at any size, brings more art to North Georgia.
Donate now