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
Q&A: Community Leader Jason Bingham On the Importance of a Sustainable Arts & Culture Community
There’s no questioning how impactful the support of Jason and Shelby Bingham has been to the arts...
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In the News: A long-term lifeline for the arts
In early November, Mike Allen of The Roanoke Times cast a spotlight on the Roanoke Cultural...
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Local Nonprofits Pivot to Meet Families’ Needs During COVID-19; Innovative Ideas Outlast Pandemic
Summertime and The Living’s Easy Unless you’re a parent. After end-of-year testing and...
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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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