The
mission of the Museum Artists Foundation is to be a fundraising arm for the entire
art community.
The following
are recent achievements of the Museum Artists Foundation.
- We
presented an elegant fundraiser Façade
2005 in conjunction with the Small
Opera of San Diego, on May 21, 2005.
- Helped create
a multi-phased Wildlife Art Exhibition & Sale, open to all regional
artists, in the San
Diego Natural History Museum, Balboa Park, with the net proceeds
split between the Museum and the Foundation, dates August 12, 2005
- January 1, 2006. Opening reception was October 1, 2005.
- Published "Alice
Klauber" by Martin E. Petersen online, September 2, 2007.
- Joined together
with members of the Carlsbad
Village Business Association to create the Outdoor
Art Foundation, assisting in all aspects of the process.
- Co-sponsored
with the CVBA the Carlsbad
Masquerade fundraiser for the OAF on February 25, 2006.
- Assisted the
Outdoor
Art Foundation in creating another Carlsbad
Masquerade on February 24, 2007.
- Created
The
Unveiling
in association with DOCS
(Doctors Offering Charitable Services), on May 19, 2007.
- Created a comprehensive
database of 2,900 regional visual artists including over 2,000 email
addresses. This database has been shared with several organizations
looking for artists to donate work or enter exhibitions. It is growing,
kept current, and is made available on request by museums and qualified
art organizations.
- Donated funds
to the Museum of Contemporary
Art, San Diego for their R.A.R.E.
environmental/art project.
- Assisted the Synergy
Art Foundation with their projects.
- Aided in the
creation/building of a cooperative artist gallery in downtown San
Diego (1098 9th Ave.) called the San
Diego Visual Artists Guild Fine Art Gallery and the host of the
gallery, the Academy
of Sound & Music (899 C St.).
- Became a "Cerulean"
level member of the San
Diego Visual Arts Network. This helped to showcase
the San
Diego Visual Artists Guild and publicize
projects of the MAF.
- Donated funds
to the New Village
Arts Theater to assist them in obtaining a matching grant.
- Donated funds
to become a "Circle" member of both the San
Diego Natural History Museum and the Museum
of Contemporary Art, San Diego.
- Provided assistance to
COFAC (Consejo
Fronterizo de Arte y Cultural - Border Council for Arts & Culture)
to help with its programs.
- Created
alliances with the San
Diego Visual Artists Guild, San
Diego Visual Arts Network, and San
Diego Artist.com, and work together to assist them as they see
fit.
The
following are some of the goals of the Museum Artists Foundation.
- Creating an endowment
fund.
- Obtaining a building,
in the San Diego area, to be used as a gathering place for artists
and affiliated organizations.
- Becoming a "Circle"
member of local art museums. (Donations of $1,000 per year or more.)
- We plan on raising funds
for fine art related publications. Projects under consideration include
printing a Catalog of Regional Artists; Martin Petersen's, the "History
of the San Diego Museum of Art"; and "The
Living History of the Guild".
- Raising money
through a strict policy of sharing with other organizations by means
of joint fundraising activities.
Please
feel free to donate any amount, payable to the Museum Artists Foundation to assist
us in achieving all of our shared objectives. If
you would like to donate online using our secure donation link, please click
here.
For more
information, please contact: Dennis
Paul Batt, Executive Director MAF: dennispaul55@gmail.com back
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