Get Involved

Support Artists. Strengthen Communities. Create Change.

At Artesana Foundation, we believe that access to art, culture, and creative opportunity should not depend on financial circumstances.

We support artists and cultural workers through residencies, mentorship, exhibitions, international exchange, educational programs, and humanitarian initiatives.

Your support helps us create opportunities for artists who are facing economic, social, geographic, or professional barriers – and helps us build stronger connections between New York and the international artistic community.

There are many ways to get involved.

Membership

Become an Artesana Member

Your monthly or annual contribution directly supports our programs and helps us provide opportunities, resources, and visibility to artists.

Whether you give $30 or $250 a month, every contribution becomes part of a collective effort to sustain artists and make culture more accessible.

Roots

$30/month

or $360/year

Support access and community.

Your contribution helps provide basic resources and opportunities for artists participating in Artesana programs.

Your support helps us:

Provide scholarships and reduced-cost opportunities
Support educational and community programming
Provide materials and resources for artists

Grow

$60/month

or $720/year

Help an artist develop their practice.

Your membership contributes to mentorship, professional development, and creative resources for emerging and international artists.

Your support helps us:

Provide mentorship opportunities
Support artist materials and production
Expand educational programming
Connect artists with professional networks

Bloom

$125/month

or $1,500/year

Help create meaningful opportunities for artists.

Your contribution helps Artesana develop exhibitions, residencies, international exchanges, and public programs.

Your support helps us:

Support exhibitions and artist presentations
Provide residency and program scholarships
Facilitate international cultural exchange
Expand public programming in New York

Collaborator

$250/month

or $3,000/year

Invest directly in the future of the artistic community.

This level provides sustained support for Artesana’s programs and humanitarian mission, helping us reach more artists and develop larger-scale initiatives.

Your support helps us:

Fund artist scholarships and emergency support
Expand residency and international exchange programs
Support exhibitions and public cultural programs
Develop new opportunities for artists facing barriers
Strengthen connections between artists, communities, and cultural institutions

Every Contribution Matters

You don’t have to be a major donor to make an impact.

$30

can help provide materials.

$60

can support mentorship.

$125

can help create an exhibition or residency opportunity.

$250

can help sustain a larger program or scholarship.

Together, individual contributions create the foundation for long-term support for artists.

Volunteer With Us

Do you have time, skills, knowledge, or energy to share?

You can volunteer with Artesana Foundation. We welcome people interested in contributing to our programs, exhibitions, events, communications, fundraising, community outreach, research, administration, photography, documentation, and other areas of our work.

Volunteering is an opportunity to become part of our community, meet artists and cultural workers, and contribute directly to programs that create opportunities for others.

No specific background is required – just a willingness to contribute.

Volunteer With Us

Art gallery with framed works along white walls

Collaborate With Artesana

We believe meaningful change happens through collaboration.

We also welcome artists, curators, educators, cultural organizations, businesses, institutions, and community members interested in developing projects with us. You can collaborate by:

Hosting an exhibition, workshop, or event
Partnering on an arts or cultural project
Supporting an artist or program
Providing space, materials, equipment, or professional services
Sponsoring a program
Connecting Artesana with artists, organizations, or communities
Creating educational or cultural programming together

Join Us

Support artists. Build connections. Create opportunities.

Whether you become a member, volunteer your time, donate resources, or develop a project with us, you become part of a growing community committed to making art and cultural opportunity more accessible.

Donate Volunteer

Our alliances

The organizations behind the work

Materials for the Arts

Artesana Foundation is a member of Materials for the Arts in New York. Materials for the Arts (MFTA) is a New York City program that provides free donated art supplies, materials, furniture, and equipment to nonprofit organizations, public schools, and cultural institutions. It promotes creativity, sustainability, and resource sharing by repurposing reusable materials for educational, artistic, and community-based projects.

Mujeres Atrevidas UIO

Mujeres Atrevidas UIO is a cultural platform and artist residency based in Quito, Ecuador, connecting artistic practices between Quito and New York. It supports women and non-binary artists through feminist perspectives, cultural exchange, collective memory, oral history, migration, research, and community-based creative projects.

Artistas Comprometidos

Artistas Comprometidos is an international cultural and editorial organization dedicated to supporting artists and writers through publishing, literary production, copyright protection, translation, marketing, and international promotion. It connects creative talent with opportunities to develop, publish, and expand the reach of their work.

Mortero Laboratorio Curatorial

Mortero is a curatorial laboratory based in Quito, Ecuador, dedicated to developing, researching, and producing exhibitions and artistic projects. It fosters collaboration, experimentation, and critical dialogue through contemporary art and curatorial practices.

Spacio Cultural

Spacio Cultural is an independent cultural space dedicated to promoting contemporary art, creative expression, and cultural exchange through exhibitions, artistic projects, and collaborative initiatives.

Alas de Luna

Creative residencies combining artistic practice, nature, women's creative expression, and community in Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands- Ecuador.