OUR STORY
Art. Compassion. Community. Resilience.
Synergy Arts Foundation began by providing emergency financial support for local artists of all disciplines but has evolved into a broader philanthropic organization supporting arts education, arts therapy, community arts and selected disaster-recovery arts projects.
2003 Synergy begins - Founded after the firestorms to support artists who
To date Synergy has issued hundreds of EASL (visual artists) and PWER (performing, literary artists) grants to individual artists of all disciplines enduring a crisis, ranging from losing their home or studio in a firestorm to assisting with exorbitant medical/dental bills. We also provide grants to arts organizations, often helping with seed money to set up or funds to ensure their continuance because of a catastrophic event.
To date, Synergy has been blessed to fund many, diverse community arts projects including several international arts projects. We choose to fund these projects to "at risk" and under-served populations. Our objective is always to unite our local artists and arts organizations, collaborate whenever possible, raise awareness about the value of arts and culture in our County, and enhance the lives of many 'at-risk' populations through art programming. To see some of our community and international projects, click here.
Art. Compassion. Community. Resilience.
Synergy Arts Foundation began by providing emergency financial support for local artists of all disciplines but has evolved into a broader philanthropic organization supporting arts education, arts therapy, community arts and selected disaster-recovery arts projects.
2003 Synergy begins - Founded after the firestorms to support artists who
To date Synergy has issued hundreds of EASL (visual artists) and PWER (performing, literary artists) grants to individual artists of all disciplines enduring a crisis, ranging from losing their home or studio in a firestorm to assisting with exorbitant medical/dental bills. We also provide grants to arts organizations, often helping with seed money to set up or funds to ensure their continuance because of a catastrophic event.
To date, Synergy has been blessed to fund many, diverse community arts projects including several international arts projects. We choose to fund these projects to "at risk" and under-served populations. Our objective is always to unite our local artists and arts organizations, collaborate whenever possible, raise awareness about the value of arts and culture in our County, and enhance the lives of many 'at-risk' populations through art programming. To see some of our community and international projects, click here.