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Campaign for Our Creative Community

For nearly 20 years, Center for the Arts has been at the heart of the Jackson community—home to 18 independent nonprofits, a vibrant lineup of programs for everyone from age 6 months to 100+, and a thriving gathering place for creativity to flourish.

Our success brings us to an organizational crossroads of need and opportunity. With costs rising and significant renovations needed on this well-loved campus, a traditional pay-as-we-go fundraising model is no longer sustainable and leaves little room for artistic growth.

Now we are asking our community to support a Comprehensive Campaign to ensure that The Center can continue to offer accessible programming in a state-of-the-art facility for years to come.

Why now

Our $22 million campaign will allow us to renovate and upgrade key campus areas, build a robust endowment, and continue to deliver on our mission.

Together, these priorities address both immediate infrastructure needs and the underlying financial challenges of sustaining a complex cultural organization in a growing, high-cost community.

Why We Do What We Do

Match Opportunity

A group of generous donors has come together with a $500,000 fundraising challenge intended to inspire others to join in supporting the future of The Center.

Gifts of $5,000 or more are eligible for a 1:1 match, effectively doubling your impact!

We are incredibly grateful to our 2026 match families:

Lisa and Joel Bender
Katherine and William Burford
Peggy and Kirk Davenport
Janine and David Lloyd
Louise and Joseph Parzick
Tracy and Scott Sipprelle
Ali and Hal Wheeler

Supporting the Campaign

To date, we have raised 77% of our $22 million goal. As we approach The Center’s 20th anniversary in 2027, we are asking others in our community to join our efforts to raise an additional $5 million.

Gifts of all sizes matter, and with your help, we can ensure a home for the arts in Jackson for generations to come.

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Meet Our Campaign Supporters

The Center is incredibly grateful for the support we have received thus far for The Campaign for Our Creative Community.

The Center has always been a place “of and for” this community, and this campaign is no different. Broad support is key to our mission and critical to our success. We are honored to be joined by those who are longstanding Center supporters as well as a new generation of Jackson philanthropists.

Meet Our Campaign Supporters