Community Partner: Roswell Arts Fund

Ignite, inspire, impact:

the Roswell Arts Funds tagline aptly describes its mission and proven ability to execute on a vision quickly and successfully. The Roswell Arts Fund is a powerful voice and advocate for the arts and has strong collaborative relationships with the City of Roswell. An independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, the Fund was founded to strengthen the scope of public arts in the city and to champion the ability of the arts to excite the imagination, strengthen public places and encourage conversation.

The Funds focus is on making Roswell a destination for the arts and expanding the opportunities for regional residents and visitors to experience the arts. Heres how they do this:

• Investing strategically in public art and exploring opportunities to enrich the arts community
• Cultivating a culture of philanthropy and identifying revenue sources to drive its initiatives
• Forging meaningful and collaborative relations between artists, art organizations, creative industries, and business and political leaders.

Making an Impact

In a short time, the Fund has made significant strides in strengthening the arts in Roswell. Here are their initiatives:

• ArtAround Roswell (ArtAroundRoswell.org) is a sculpture tour sponsored by the Roswell Arts Fund and the City of Roswell, now in its second year.  The sculpture tour features ten works of art, on loan to the city by their artists, that are on display in selected Roswell parks through December 2017. Two sculptures from the 2016 tour were purchased and will remain permanently as gifts to the city:  Smoke by Marc Moulton, purchased by the Roswell Wine Festival, located in the Roswell Town Square, and Oak Leaf Triptych by Jim Gallucci, purchased by Roswell Arts Fund, located in Roswell Area Park.
• Roswell Arts Funds website (RoswellArtsFund.org) is designed to become an online all arts destination for Roswell, featuring a calendar of monthly events and an arts directory open to all artists and arts-related businesses, organizations, and services who are creating, performing, or doing business in Roswell. It also includes a blog and other arts-related news.
• Bucket Brigade for Fire Station #4, which honors firefighters with a tribute to the history of firefighting, was installed in April 2017; its selection and installation was coordinated by the Roswell Arts Fund in collaboration with the City of Roswell.
• Roswells Public Art Master Plan outlines a strategic plan and community-wide vision for how public art can be integrated in Roswell.
  A Performance Arts Feasibility Study (Phase I) was completed in May and underscores the need and strong interest for a multi-use theatre in the heart of Roswell. Coming soon, Phase II will clarify the ideal size, location and funding opportunities.

If you are passionate about the arts and share Roswell Arts Funds vision for public art to celebrate history, enrich the present, and shape the future, youre invited to get involved. Whether youd like to contribute, volunteer, stay connected, or sponsor an initiative, please contact  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..