Become involved in this vital community and help sustain programs sponsored by the center. Both your interest in the visual arts and your financial support are key to our success. The ultimate goal of the Chico Art Center is to provide artistic and cultural opportunities that celebrate our richly creative and diverse community.
Interested in volunteering? Make our arts community thrive by helping with welcoming visitors, exhibitions, and special events! We can’t do it without you!
Your donation helps sustain our mission! Donate online or make your check to Chico Art Center with "donation" in the memo, and address to Chico Art Center, 450 Orange Street, Suite 6, Chico, CA 95928. Thank you!
Benefits of Membership
Auto-Renewing Memberships
You need a PayPal account to take advantage of this option. PayPal will charge your credit card every year for your membership until you cancel the subscription. Information about canceling is available on the PayPal site.
Student Auto-Renew
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General Auto-Renew
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Dual/Family Auto-Renew
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Membership Options (one-time payment)
Student
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General
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Dual/Family
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Benefits
Sell in the Gift Shop
Approximately 12,000 visitors enter Chico Art Center through our Gift Shop every year. Promote your artwork and gain patrons by selling artwork and hand crafted gifts under $100.
Exhibit
Exhibit your current artwork in our annual Member Showcase. All media is accepted. Grow your audience and creative community. This is an annual deadline to look forward to, with a convivial kick-off reception for our members.
Discounts
Receive discounts on monthly exhibit entry fees and event tickets such as bus tour trips. Develop skills and working relationships while supporting community.
Sponsorship
Friend
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Patron
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Partner
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- Logo featured in weekly email announcements for one month
- Name featured in weekly social media press releases for one month
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Event Sponsor
- Name in all printed materials for 1 month
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Sponsor
- Name above gallery entrance for 1 month
- Name in all printed materials for 1 month
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- Name featured in weekly social media press releases for one month
- Logo in weekly email announcements for 1 month
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Chico Art Center Endowment Fund
A Gift of Art For Generations
When choosing what to do with your estate, express your commitment with a tax deductible gift to the Chico Art Center Endowment Fund. You will help to ensure the quality of the many programs we provide.
A gift to the endowment does not have to be complicated nor large. It can be as simple as a cash donation or you can gift a house, securities, life insurance, or an IRA.
An easy way to make a gift is through a bequest, whereby you give a certain asset, a portion of your estate, or the residue of your estate, to the Chico Art Center. This bequest can be added to the Endowment Fund so that the arts community will benefit from your gift in perpetuity.
The North Valley Community Foundation is entrusted with management of the Endowment Fund. They have professionals who can help. A gift to the Chico Art Center Endowment Fund is a lasting and thoughtful gift, which will give for years to come.
The Chico Art Center’s Open Studios Art Tour is the major 2D and 3D arts event in Chico, and the best because it has a real focus – it’s only about local artists, their creative process, and their art. During the two weekends of the Tour, I share the art of throwing pottery to more people and sell more of my work, than any other single time of the year. Traffic has improved each of the 10 years I’ve done the Tour, making it also a very social event. People come to see what’s new, arriving sometimes with a group of friends who plan their studio visits after seeing the exhibit in the Art Center’s gallery, or just meeting friends as they’re out for the day. We encourage guests to linger, enjoying refreshments, and our desert gardens, and look forward to two great fall weekends every year. - Bill Flake
