NMSA- Art Institute
NMSA- Art Institute Builds on the Power of an Education in the Arts
“By any measure, the arts should stand at the heart of a strong public education. An education without the arts—a fundamental mode of human expression—is incomplete.” –American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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New Mexico School for the Arts- Art Institute
NMSA-Art Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that funds the arts programs and community outreach programs of the New Mexico School for the Arts via private contributions and foundation support.
Research confirms what the educators and staff at NMSA witness firsthand: students involved in the arts outperform their peers in academic settings. They earn higher grades, develop more positive attitudes about school, and are less likely to drop out of high school. This is what your donations support.
NMSA graduates attend prestigious institutions, including the Eastman School of Music, Johns Hopkins, New York University, Northwestern University, and the Pratt Institute. They are leaders in the fields of public health and science, contemporary dance, technical theatre, and more
Every gift makes a tremendous difference in our students’ journey. When you invest in our students’ future, you become part of their success stories, creating a ripple effect that extends far beyond our classrooms, studios, and stages.
Arts Education Improves Cognition
The arts impart valuable cognitive, critical thinking, and technical skills used by artists and non-artists in their livelihoods, strengthening our economy. – American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Arts Education Improves School Performance
The arts enhance educational engagement and a desire to learn more.– American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Arts Education Creates Strong Citizens
The arts strengthen social ties in our schools and communities and enhance civic engagement, strengthening civil society. – American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Circle of the Arts is a special group of donors who give $1,000 or more annually. Circle of the Arts members enjoy advance invitations to performances and other private events.
Annual Fund donors are offered a variety of benefits, and Circle-level members are entitled to additional opportunities, including:
– Reserved event tickets
– VIP seating and parking privileges for Major Events
– Invitation to VIP & Artist Receptions
– And more!
A Standing Ovation for our Current Annual Donors!
1) IMPRESARIO
Herman Siegelaar and Cornelia Bryer
Marilyn Almendinger Trust
Laurie and Steve Arnold
Siegelaar Bryer Foundation at SFCF
Anonymous 1
Anonymous 2
Anonymous 3
Fidelity Foundation
Foundacion La Liga
Holly Rice and Vince Gilligan
Pamela Saunders-Albin
Catherine Eaton Skinner and David Skinner
Carl and Marilynn Thoma
Garrett Thornburg
Thornburg Foundation
Roke Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable
Estelle H. Yates Foundation
2) LUMINARY
David and Margaret Ater
Valerie and Charles Diker
Howard L. Franks Memorial Scholarship Trust
Linda and Neal Krull* Endowment Fund AT SFCF
Janis and James Patterson
Charlie Pendergast and Kevin Connor
Deborah Potter
RiskPress Foundation
Sandy Zane
3) VISIONARY
Chevron Corporation
Greater Toledo Foundation
Steve Fasken
Charlotte Hetherington
Mary Lauritano and Skip Raschke
The Hayes Foundation
The Frost Foundation Ltd.
Teresa and Douglas Peterson
Thornburg Investment Management
Sandy Zane
4) VIRTUOSO
Anonymous 1
Anonymous 2
Albuquerque Infiniti
City of Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department
Susan Dubin
Klinger Constructors
Dianna Edwards and Douglas Wyatt
Susan Ellerin
Alexander Gancarz
Michael and Jeanne Klein
Mazda Santa Fe
Amy McCombs
Andrea and Jon Nadler
Maria and Ed Gale
Susan and Steven Goldstein
Greater Toledo Foundation
Life Center Foundation
Phil and Sue* Marineau
Angela Martin and Chantel Foretich
Dee Ann McIntyre
Miranda Family Fund, Hispanic Federation
Brenda and Tom Nickoloff
Nickoloff Family Foundation
Sarah Nolan
Origami in the Garden
Earl Potter
Danny and Louise Rubin
Mary Sloane and Andrew Wallerstein
Mary Sully Foundation
Santa Fe Mazda
Swartzberg Zoller Family Fund, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Synakos Foundation
Courtney Finch-Taylor and Scott Taylor
William H. and Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation
Madeleine and B.T. Wright
Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry
Melissa and Kristo Zorkin
IN-KIND
Andy Abernathy
Elise Atkins
Mary Pat Beach
Alice Bedard-Voorhees
Elaine Claire
Deborah Cole
The Compound Restaurant
Anthony D’Agostino
Roland Feiner
Erin Foti
Cynthia Geyer
Pamela and Richard Hanlon
Moira Hegarty
Janice Heikenen
Izanami of Santa Fe
Joseph’s Culinary Pub
Barbara Kastner
Judith Roderick Quilt donated by Avi Kreitchman
Joy Lenit
Lighthouse Publications, Inc
Lucy Lippard
Frank Lux and Cynthia Forbes
Vickie Maenchen
Pamela Marshall
Paul McDonald
Reno Meyerson
Charles Palmer
Paloma Restaurant
Pam Phillips
John Rangel and Barbara Bentree
Max Raymond
Santa Fe Pro Musica
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra
Stephanie Ramirez
Terra at the Four Seasons
Jon Schorr and Margot Amestoy
Sandra Shackle
Sallie Wesaw Sloan
Harriet Stosur
Chris Vigil
Deborah Villa
Anne Wrinkle and David Veenstra
5) ENCORE
Anonymous
Scott Baker
Benevity
The Campana Foundation
Kelsey and Joshua Brown
Camille Canzone and Ronald Tarrson
Laura Clyburn
Marleen De Bode and Marc Olivié
Diane and Pete Doniger
Paula Sass Donnelly
Anne Embree Charitable Foundation
Jane Englebardt
Natalie Fitz-Gerald
Fullwood Foundation
Valerie and Bud Hamilton
Pamela and Richard Hanlon
Jane and Steve Hochberg
Ellen G. and Stephen G. Hoffman
Kerr Foundation
Richard Kipling *
Hollis Logan and Bob Weinberg
Melanie and Matthew McKinley
William A. Miller
Mind the Gap Fund at SFCF
Cindy and David Montoya
New Mexico Community Foundation
Francie Parker
Aaron Payne
Rotary Club of Santa Fe Foundation
Rita Schwartz
Wendy Smith
The Jonathan and Kathleen Altman Foundation
Toyota Of Santa Fe
David Warnock and Michele Speaks
Nancy Wirth
6) ENTHUSIAST
Lorin and David Abbey
Janice M Ahern
Jed Arcellana
Luis Alvarez and Melissa Tommarello
Cathy Allen and Paul Rookers
Cindy Aloi and Irwin Sugarman
Perry Andrews
Tom Appelquist and Charles Newman
Carlota Baca
Jennifer Bain
Russell Baker
JoAnn and Bob Balzer
Suzanne Barker
Barker Properties
Katie Bell and David Crocker
Susan Berk
Suzanne Barker
Julia and Will Barnes
Bernadette Bell
Robin Black
Blackbaud Giving Fund
Nancy and Cliff Blaugrund
Ellen and Paul Biderman
Richard and Jane Borchers
Suellen Bowersock and Gerald Reisz
Barb and Doug Brady
Doug and Sarah Brown
Eric Butler and Chris Anderson
Christine Cassell and Michael McCally
Susan Brower and Karen Walsh
Joey and Robin Chavez
Dale and Leslie Jackson Chihuly
Esha Chiocchio and Jamey Stillings
Gisele Galante Chulack
Barbara Cochran
Rob and Tracy Donnell
Amanda Duckworth
Karen and Stephen Durkovich
Brian and Kelly Egolf
Aline Harris-Ellis and Terry Ellis
Nancy Fairchild
David Frank and Sugi
Carl and Sandra Friedrichs
Carolyn Fulton
Patricia Galagan
Francisco Gella and Jeffrey Hoffman
Elizabeth Glassman
David Gonzales and Andrea Pichaida
Robert Gonzalés and Stephen Redfield
Danielle Gothie
Pat Hall
Peggy and John Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
David Hawkanson
Phil Haworth
Anne Hillerman
Frank and Shirley Hirsch
James Hindman and Elizabeth Daley
Deborah and David Holloway
Houston Jewish Community Foundation
Janice Sarah Hope
Pat and Peter Ives
Kwang-Wu Kim
Miles and Rachel Kimura
Lori Klinger
Carla Kountoupes
Robin Laughlin
Joan Lasker and Robert Sobel
Miren Letemendia
Living Artist Foundation Fund
Zelma Long and Phillip Freese
Linda and Daniel Lopez
Janet and Michael Mariano
Hannah Messerli and David Sterling
Minneapolis Foundation
Laurie Nash
John E. Nelson II
Anita Ogard and George Strickland
Sarah Orr and Robert McLaughlin
Carol Prins and John Hart
Trina Raper
David Rubenstein and Marty Braniff
Steven Rudy and Anne Harris
Santa Fe Artists Market
Santa Fe Soul Festival
Santa Fe Women’s Club and Library Association
Tori Sheppard
Slate Stern and Eliza Gilbert
Gerald and Penelope Stiebel
Chris Stratton
Barbara and Tim Thompson
Sherry Thompson and David Miller
Therese Trujillo
Elmer and Deborah Torres
United Way of North Central New Mexico
UMB Bank
Joan Vernick
Jo Whaley
Jeremy Yang and Cecile Hemez
Nancy Zeckendorf
7) FAN CLUB
Thomas and Carol Aageson
Anonymous
Carol Anthony
Katherine Avalon
Irene Ayala
Craig Barnes
Cynthia Barrett
Ben Barthell
Susan Baum
Karen Beall
Brett Berg
Tresina Berg
Bruce Berlin
Morse Bicknell
Blackbaud Giving Fund
Gillian Blitch
Barbara Bloomberg
Jamie Blosser
Kim Bocaz
Eva and Ed Borins
Alina Borsa
Jeanne and Patrick Boyles
Anthony Breener
Robert Brooks
Carol and John Brown
Sheila Brown
Peggy Burns
Cabin Fund
Roger Cacchiotti
Kathleen Camborde
Julie Cannon
Marcela Casaus
Chilton Capital Management LLC
David Clough
Harvey Cohen
Jacob Cohen
John Cook
Cristina Cordova
Mark Corey
Eric Crites and Simon Miera
Joshua Craft
Ann and William Daily
Steven Dayton
De Vargas Merchant’s Assoc.
Ruben and Glenny Desangles
Frances Diemoz and Alan Webber
Bruce Donnell
Kaye and Chris Drahozal
Andrea Dupree
John and Maria King
Maura Kintzer
Sheila and Kirk Ellis
Marc Ellman
Andrew Epstein
Doddie Espinosa de Ortega and Carlos Ortega
Rita Fabrizio
Susan Feil
Bobbie Ferrell
Peter Fisk and Tara White
Seana Flanagan
Doris Francis
Anne and William Frej
Mark Fornatale
Felicitas Funke
George and Dorothy Gamble
Amanda and Felipe Garcia
Carlos Gershenson
Michael Godwin
Kim Graves
John Gray
John Guffey
Barbara Hadley and John Burke
Tyra Hall
Harmony Hammond
Arielle Hampton
Hankins Foundation
Cody Hartley
Lois Harvie
Sinclair Hatch
Susan Haynes
Karina Hean
Jim Henderson
Kirsten Henry
Jane Henzerling
Robert Heiser
Jill Heppenheimer
Steven Hilsabeck
Tom and Adelma Hnasko
Howard Huston
Peggy and Steve Immel
Denise Ip and Evan Geisler
Elyse Imamura
Pete Isert
Tobi Ives
Carol Johnson
Michael Kaplan
Grayson Kirtland
Brenda Korting
Nancy Dean Kreger
Thomas Kurschner
David and Edita Ladd
Ray Landy
LANL Gifts
Adam Leyba
Jeannie Leesman
Barbara Lenssen and Keith Anderson
Rinchen Lhamo
Edwina Lieb
Laurie Overton and Tom Linton
Thomas Lolar
Tim and Ann Looten
Leonora Lorenzo
Lucy Lippard
John and Peggy Loyd
Margaret Lubalin
Robb Lucas
AnneMarie Lynch
Suzanne and Steven Lynne
Doe Mayer
Muriel and Robert McMillan
James and Peggy McGrath Morris
Ali McGraw
Matthew Martinez
Fraser McAlpine
Acacia McCombs
Richard & Leslie McManus
Mesa Creative Solutions
Hannah Messerli
Mightycause Foundation
Mark Miller
Steve Moise
Megan Mulry
Lisa and Derrick Montoya
Elisabeth Montoya
Newcomers’ Club of Santa Fe, Inc
Nan Newton and Dave Grusin
Senator Cynthia Nava
Steve and Kevin Ness
Malkah Nestor
Lisa Oberteuffer
Allan Oliver
Amanda Olsen
Cindy and Robert Orr
Our Change Foundation
Pam Parfitt
Bernadette Pena
Sarah Pfisterer and Rick Hilsabeck
Jan-Claire Phillips
Ann Pollock
Elisabeth Porter
Larry and Lauren Prescott
Janey Potts
Sara Priola
Reena Szczepanski
Judith Ramirez
Crennan Ray
Don Redman
Stephen Reed
Helena Ribe
David Risser
Elizabeth Romero
Kate Rowe
Lyn Rothman
Zoraida Palacios Rubel
Mary Jeffray Ryding
Marissa Sage
Dave Sampson
Michele Sanders
Wilson and Jenna Scanlan
Sage Schmutz and Davis Nateman
Seahollow Family Fund
Vickie Sewing
Willa Shalit and Jim Heyman
Mary Shoemaker and Patricia Shure
Bill Siegel and Mary Ellen Collins
Erik Singer
Gerald and Jeanne Snyder
Lea and David Soifer
Francine Sommer
Lucien Sonder
Christine Sperber
George and Jenean Stanfield
Sherry Stein
Maryirene Stevens
Suzanne Stone
Barbara Storper
Laura Sullivan
Paula Tackett
Marc Talbert
Luci Tapahonso and Robert Martin
Corey Taylor
The Pollock-Molchanov Foundation
The Greater New Orleans Foundation,
Laughing Buddha Fund
Theater Santa Fe
Micheal Tobiason
Jill and Senator Tom Udall
Nancy Uscher
Wachspress Family Charitable Fund
Steven Weiner
Kevon Zehner and Ron Ritchhart
Natasha Zooma
* Deceased