A gift of $40 provides a membership to a student
A gift of $100 provides supplies for a Family Art Day, offered free
A gift of $1,000 helps brings visiting artists to our community
A gift of $250 helps a child attend summer camp
A gift of $500 helps upgrade Arts Benicia’s technology
A gift of $5,000 helps underwrite a major exhibition
In 2024, our 37th year, there were …
- 2,391,207 hits on Arts Benicia’s website, revealing our reach worldwide
- 37,203 unique visitors to artsbenicia.org to learn about our programs and view exhibitions
- 2,900 people visited the seven physical exhibitions hosted in the gallery in 2024
- 2761 persons followed Arts Benicia on Facebook
- 2137 persons followed Arts Benicia on Instagram
- 753 members of Arts Benicia supported the arts in their communities
- 750 people visited A Stitch in Time: Contemporary Fiber Art exhibition
- 436 students signed up for adult art education through Arts Benicia, including classes, workshops, figure drawing sessions, and printmaking, 47% more than the previous year
- 417 artworks were received as entries for Animalia, from which juror Isabella Kirkland selected 72 works by 46 different artists
- 219 volunteers generously gave their time and resources to Arts Benicia helping with greeting gallery visitors, helping coordinate Family Art Day
- 150 member artists exhibited their work as part of Art of a Community, in January
- 125 Benicia youth participated in weekly art education activities taught by Arts Benicia as part of the STEAM program in the Benicia Unified School District
- 100 friends of Arts Benicia attended the Champagne, Chocolate & Blues fundraiser in October
- 90 meals were sold as part of the Chili Dinner Fundraiser, in a partnership with the Benicia Community Action Council
- 80 children and family members attended A Stitch in Time Family Art Day in September
- 60 poets, poetry lovers, and artists attended an Ekphrastic Poetry event in February
- 29 art instructors shared their skills by teaching through Arts Benicia
- 25 persons attended “The Business of Art” with leading expert Alan Bamberger and moderator Lordy Rodriquez
- 23 volunteers served on Arts Benicia committees and the Board
- 18 students attended EcoArt Camp to learn concepts of conservation, re-use, and creativity
- 13 artists from Vallejo, Fairfield, and Benicia displayed their commissioned artwork at the Temple Art Lofts in June as the culmination of a grant funded project, titled Stewarding Our Water Resources: Solano Artists Create, Collaborate, and Educate.
- 8 member-artist exhibitions were displayed through Arts Benicia Presents, including an exhibition of Benicia Middle School students’ artworks
- 8 artists were hosted by Arts Benicia during Benicia Arsenal Artists Open Studios in June
- 7 physical exhibitions were produced by Arts Benicia in the galleries, including the showcase galleries
- 1 visual arts nonprofit celebrated its 37th year supporting the arts
Arts Benicia is a 501 (c)(3) organization with Tax ID 68-0157927