A Seat is Waiting

 Give one Whitley County resident a fully funded creative experience. 

 Open the studio to three community members. 

 Fund all six seats in one Community Access class. 

 Provide 12 fully funded community creative experiences. 

 Provide one Whitley County teen with 26 private art lessons and art materials for an entire year. 

 Give two young people a full year of consistent creative instruction. 

 Fund all four year-long Teen Creative Scholarships. 

 Help make the entire annual Community Access initiative possible. 

Our annual $15,000 Community Access Fund provides approximately $13,800 for programming after fiscal sponsorship administrative fees. 

Provides approximately $400 in art materials for each of four scholarship recipients throughout the year. 

Funds 16 six-person Community Access classes, creating 96 fully funded seats each year. 

Funds 104 private art lessons for four scholarship recipients. 

Supports community-class materials, outreach, administration, unexpected program expenses, and additional access opportunities as funding allows. 

Artful Transformations was built around a simple belief:

The Community Access Fund puts that belief into action by making sure cost doesn't have to be the reason someone stays outside the studio.

For the veteran who has spent years carrying experiences few people understand.

For the nurse or healthcare worker who spends each day caring for someone else.

For the social worker or human-service professional who continually holds space for people during difficult moments.

For the survivor of domestic abuse who may be rebuilding a life, identity, or sense of belonging.

For the teenager whose family, home, relationships, or sense of normalcy has suddenly changed.

There can be a place at the table for them.

A canvas.

A brush.

Time to create.

A place to learn, experiment, connect, and make something without having to decide whether they can afford to be there.

And because someone in their own community chose to fund that space—

Artful Transformations' charitable studio projects are fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas, which provides 501(c)(3) status and administrative support for eligible charitable programming.

Financial and non-monetary charitable gifts supporting the Community Access Fund are processed through Fractured Atlas. An 8% fiscal sponsorship administrative fee applies to contributions.

Whether you would like to open one seat, fund an entire class, sponsor a teen for a year, or make a gift of another amount, your support helps make creative opportunities accessible in Whitley County. 

All donations over $5,000 require a completed major gift letter. You can download the form below and submit it to natalee@artfultransformations.art or mail it to Artful Transformations, 2965 E 400 N, Columbia City, IN 46725. 

Art supplies, materials, printing, professional services, and other non-monetary contributions may also help support Community Access programming.

Because non-monetary charitable gifts must also follow Fractured Atlas' fiscal sponsorship process, please begin with the required gift form before providing goods or services.

 All donations of goods require a completed Noncash Donation Letter. You can download the form below and submit it to natalee@artfultransformations.art or mail it to Artful Transformations. 

Local businesses, organizations, service clubs, foundations, and individuals can play a significant role in making Community Access sustainable.

You can fund a class.

Sponsor a teen.

Support an entire season.

Or talk with us about a partnership that connects your organization with the people you most want to support in Whitley County.

Six chairs around a table.

A few hours to create.

A young person who knows they'll be back in two weeks.

A veteran, healthcare worker, social worker, survivor, neighbor, or community member who doesn't have to ask, Can I afford to do this?

Someone has already taken care of that part.