Benefits of Membership

You, our members, play an important role at the Arts Center; without your on-going support it would not be possible to keep these wonderful doors open! Click here for a list of our wonderful members!

From exciting exhibitions to festivals, tours, lectures and events - you will enjoy Umpqua Valley Arts Association as a member. Your membership not only enables us to provide educational opportunities for all ages, it also plays a huge role in just keeping this iconic "art home" supported. As a member, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting a vital cultural resource for our little community.

General Benefits of Membership

  • Early announcements and invitations to UVAA gallery openings, events, classes and workshops and subscription to quarterly E-News
  • Discounts on enrollment to UVAA classes and workshops
  • Reduced facility rental rates for use of the Gallery II meeting space
  • Participation in UVAA’s Annual Membership Showcase


What does your membership DO?

Are you curious about what your membership dollars support here at the Arts Center and in you community? Here are some examples of how your membership makes a difference.

What can your $50 membership DO?
• $50 pays for 5 standard spot lights lamps for the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery.
• $50 pays for 2 gallons of paint to keep the interior of the Arts Center looking so beautiful!
• $50 pays for materials 6 months of materials for our Art Express program to offer art lessons in schools.
• $50 pays for a teacher to teach a 90 minute summer arts class for kids.

What can your $80 membership DO?
• $80 pays for 8 standard spot lights lamps for the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery.
• $80 pays for clay for six kids clay classes.


What can your $125 membership DO?
• $125 pays for transportation for a school to bring 80 students to the Arts Center for a day of arts education!

What can your $500 membership DO?
• $500 pays for two area schools to receive artists-in-residence for a 20-hour residency, plus travel money and supplies for the artists.
• $500 pays for materials for our Art Express program to give art lessons in Elementary Schools throughout the region for one year.
• $500 pays for decorations and hanging systems for the All Douglas County Student Art Show for two years!
• $500 pays for a new door lock system for the Art Center’s ground floor.

What can your $1000 membership DO?
• $1000 pays for the Art Academy for Educators, a seminar that trains local elementary teachers to incorporate arts education into their curriculum.


If you do not wish to register for membership online, you may also download a current membership application or contact us today at (541) 672-2532 and we will be happy to sign you up!


Friends of the Art Center:

The Whipple Foundation Fund, Dr. John Wm. and Betty Long Unruh Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Betty Long Unruh Arts Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, The Ford Family Foundation, Hallie E. Ford Endowment for Arts in Education of The Oregon Community Foundation, Douglas County Cultural Coalition, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Cultural Trust, United Commercial Travelers, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Arnold Morton, Kerwin Doughton, Richard Worthey and Debbie Kelley, Marie Rasmussen, Dr. Julee Richards, and Phillip and Debi Bates.