The Art Connection's art donation and placement program connects artists and collectors who want to donate artwork knowing that it will have an impact on those who access services at the recipient agencies. We have seen art bring hope and inspire people, while making their work or living places simply better places to be.
Our artists are both established and emerging, mostly academically trained and gallery-qualified, and a few are self-taught. Their work represents the spectrum of disciplines including painting, printmaking, sculpting and photography and spans a multitude of media.
Artists have donated work through The Art Connection for a number of reasons, including to:
- Know their work can have an impact on the daily lives of people in need
- Show work to audiences who normally do not have access to art
- Have work out of storage and have it viewed by many
- Support a recipient agency's mission
- Increase their visibility and reputation
- Provide a solution to issues relating to estate planning
- Donate through a reliable program that makes the process simple
The Art Connection also works with collectors who are interested in donating artwork. Collectors may want to make room in their collection for the acquisition of new pieces over time, and/or are interested in the tax deduction they are entitled to receive. (Note: the law currently allows tax deductions for collectors only, not artists.)
Children and spouses have also served as "collectors" of a family member's work once he/she has passed away, in an effort to find a lasting home for the artwork to live on and inspire.