Invest in the Arts. Invest in the Future.
Strengthening Roanoke’s future through a legacy of meaningful support of community arts and culture.
“If we can build a strong Roanoke Cultural Endowment, arts and culture nonprofit organizations in the Roanoke Valley will have a permanent source of funding that will persist in perpetuity. After our endowment reaches $20 million dollars, RCE will be able to award up to 5% of the endowment each year.
Just think what this could do for our arts and cultural organizations on a steady basis. For the Roanoke community more broadly, this endowment ensures that the arts — and the wake of their positive impact on our community — is permanent.“
The arts make a difference in our region that takes form in two outcomes: they connect every one of us as human beings, and together, the arts propel our economy. This study sends a clear and welcome message: the arts are an investment that delivers both community well being and economic vitality.
Sights of Roanoke Arts & Culture
Impact & news
RCE 2024 Update to City Council
On May 6, 2024, RCE executive director, Shaleen Powell, presented an annual update on Roanoke...
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Daisy Art Parade 2024: How the Arts Connect Roanoke (one paper-mache creation at a time)
On Saturday April 13, 2024, RCE joined Roanoke’s broader arts community for a joyful (if windy!)...
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Q&A: Newest RCE Board Member Victoria Thornton
Roanoke Cultural Endowment is pleased to announce the addition of Victoria Thornton as our newest...
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Why Arts & Culture?
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of American adults agree that the arts are a part of a well-rounded education.
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believe students should receive an education in the arts in elementary, middle, and high school.
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