Support

• How to Support  /  
• Support Levels  /  
• Giving via the CU Foundation  /  
• Volunteer

Why Give?

The Medici family was comprised of wealthy Florentine bankers and statesmen who were known for their patronage of the arts. Such noted artists as Donatello, Botticelli, Raphael, Michelangelo, and da Vinci created works under the Medici’s philanthropic umbrella. However, the Medici’s are dead. Support of the arts is now in the hands of the people — you!

You may not be able to donate millions of dollars to the arts (and if you can, we’ll give you our direct line), but you can be a mini-Medici. For roughly the cost of a monthly trip to the multiplex, you can become a Supporting Patron at the Gallery and champion the arts in Colorado Springs. You can single-handedly sponsor a film screening, help pay for a lecturer, or cover the shipping for an artwork. At higher levels of support, you can make an even greater impact on the arts in the community.

As an added bonus for the 2007-2008 season, the Bee Vradenburg Foundation will kindly match each donation to the Gallery with a dollar-for-dollar matching grant up to $10,000. So, if you become a Principal Patron at $100, the Bee Vradenburg Foundation will pitch in $100.

How to Support the Gallery

To support the Gallery, please fill out the following form and return to the Gallery with your payment:

Patron Level

• At the Patron level you can enjoy:
  • Guilt free admission to the GoCA
  • Invitations to members-only events, previews, and openings
  • Reduced admission to lectures and programs
  • Reduced cost for publications

• $25 Discount Patron

  • All basic Patron benefits
    • For students, educators, artists, and seniors (65 +)

• $35 Individual Patron

  • All basic Patron benefits

• $50 Dual Patron

  • All basic Patron benefits plus:
    • Membership cards and benefits for two adults

• $100 Supporting Patron

  • All Dual Patron benefits plus:
    • Invitations to private seminars on contemporary art
    • One Gallery of Contemporary Art t-shirt

• $250 Principal Patron

  • All Supporting Patron benefits plus:
    • Membership cards and benefits for three adults
    • Reduced parking rates for Gallery visits
    • Two Gallery of Contemporary Art t-shirts

Benefactor Circle

• Within the Benefactor Circle you can enjoy all Principal Patron benefits plus:

• $500+ Benefactor: Silver

  • Public acknowledgement at the Gallery
    • Free recordings of all documented Gallery lectures/events
    • Free parking for Gallery visits

• $1000+ Benefactor: Gold

  • All Benefactor: Silver benefits plus:
    • Private exhibition viewing and Director’s tour (by appointment)
    • Invitations to private dinners with visiting artists and scholars

• $2500+ Benefactor: Platinum

  • All Benefactor: Gold benefits plus:
    • Lunch with the Director
    • Private tours of artists’ studios

Founder Level

• $5000+ Founder

  • All Benefactor: Platinum benefits plus:
    • Your name on the wall of an exhibition as a sponsor
    • Your name added to our Founder’s wall
    • Our eternal gratitude

Giving via the CU Foundation

Currently, the only way the Gallery of Contemporary Art can accept online donations is through the CU Foundation. The CU Foundation requires that 100% of the donation goes directly to the Gallery rather than peripheral benefits. As a result, if you prefer to give online, you will waive certain benefits but you may sleep well at night knowing that 100% of your donation has gone to Gallery operations rather than t-shirts, mugs, or other perks. The following are the benefits associated with online giving:

• Guilt free admission to the GoCA
• The assurance that your donation may be 100% tax deductible
• Invitations to members-only events, previews, and openings
• Reduced admission to lectures and programs
• Reduced cost for publications

To donate to the Gallery via the CU Foundation, please click the following button:

Volunteer

The Gallery of Contemporary Art can always use willing and able volunteers to help with Gallery functions, exhibition installation, and tours. We are particularly interested in people who have special skills to share - DJs, designers, sound techs, etc. If you are interested in donating your time and abilities to the Gallery, please email us at

We wouldn’t be able to thank you enough.

This support drive is sponsored in part by: