THE GREAT GIVE STARTED AT 6 PM Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We are off to a great start: We received the highest number of donations within the first hour, which means we won an extra $1,000!! Those of you who donated by 7 pm will only receive our thank you and no other emails requesting…
THE GREAT GIVE STARTS TONIGHT AT 6 PM WATCH OUR VIDEO TO LEARN HOW A START AT MFA CAN LEAD TO A LIFETIME IN THE ARTS Then give to MFA through the Great Give Here’s what you need to know: Donations to MFA during The Great GIve will finance a fellowship for Hannah Sturm MFA is not looking for large…
MFA is participating in The Great Give this year to help fund a fellowship for Hannah Sturm – a young woman who wants a start in an arts management career. Hannah lives in Arnold MD and graduate in May from St. Mary’s College summa cum laude, majoring in performing arts and minoring in curatorial studies. We are lucky that she…
Last year, money raised from MFA during The Great Give funded a fellowship for Mia Nardini – a young woman interested in a career in the arts. Mia shares with us her thoughts about her year at MFA. …from Mia My year at MFA has been one of the most beneficial and enriching experiences of my life. At MFA I…
See what MFA Members are doing in other locations to make the world more creative. MFA is highlighting Members’ event and exhibitions on our Blog so the world can follow us. Subscribe to the blog by entering your email in the right sidebar. Check back on a weekly basis for new exciting art events Please note that MFA Member News…
There are many ways in which you make MFA #1! Thank you! It’s great to get your votes of confidence! Now there’s one other contest we need to win! Help MFA be #1 again – and raise more than $20,000 to support a…
Did you know that it costs MFA $165 to hang a picture on the wall? It’s not because we have expensive walls (we don’t) or because we hire expensive installers (they’re all volunteers), or because we waste money (our expenses, after paying for staff, have actually decreases by 5% in the past 10 years). It’s just that it costs money…
It takes money to run an organization – even a nonprofit organization. We pay rent, utilities – and gallery managers like Mia and Hannah! While art is at the heart of MFA, without sufficient income it isn’t possible to keep the organization running. It’s a puzzle fitting together the different income streams that keep MFA’s doors open: Exhibition Fees, Membership Dues, Fundraising…
