Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro

PUBLIC ART ENDOWMENT​

ENSURING A VIBRANT FUTURE FOR ALL OF GREENSBORO

Established by a gift from the law firm of Schell Bray Aycock Abel and Livingston in honor of the firm’s 20th anniversary, the Public Art Endowment at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is a permanent fund for the creation of new community artwork and is the only fund of its kind in the area.

Growing Public Art in Greensboro

With guidance from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro and other arts organizations, including Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greenhill Center for NC Art, and ArtsGreensboro, the Public Art Endowment Fund helps preserve and expand Greensboro’s sense of community by facilitating the long-term and permanent placements of significant public artworks throughout the city.

The Public Art Endowment is governed by its Trustees, a passionate group of enthusiasts for the arts and for Greensboro. Trustees are involved in all aspects of the endowment, including selection of artworks and development of related programming, as well as advocacy within the greater community for the Public Art Endowment and its mission. Trustees are supported in their work by the Art Selection Committee, made up of arts professionals from around the country who make recommendations of multiple artists or specific works for consideration.

Our goal is to improve the quality of life in Greensboro by creating a more colorful, vibrant, and creative community. Though it began with mostly temporary installations, the Endowment unveiled its first permanent, commissioned work of art, an aerial sculpture entitled “Where We Met” by Janet Echelman, in LeBauer Park in August 2016.

The Endowment aims to continue focusing its efforts on funding permanent artworks, like the Van Dyke Windows installed in the Greensboro Cultural Center by artist Carl Powell.

Public Art creates art museums without walls that are free and open to all. The PAE strives to activate cultural connectivity, enhance economic vitality, and create a compelling visual experience for both the residents of Greensboro and the many visitors to our city.

The PAE is collaborative and focused: it benefits from strong partnerships and collaborations with other local organizations including the Greensboro Science Center which will be the site for our newest sculpture in late 2021. Our next collaboration is with the Moses Cone Hospital at their south entrance on Northwood Street. Since 2008, the PAE has provided the Greensboro community with nine temporarily installed artworks loaned to us by artists, two interactive, temporary art projects, and seven permanently installed public artworks.

Donate online
Make a pledge or one-time donation of any amount.

Donate via check
A check made out to “Public Art Endowment” can be sent by mail to the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro at:

CFGG
301 North Elm St., Suite 100
Greensboro, NC 27401

Matching Gifts
Ask your employer if they have a matching gifts program. They are often dollar-for-dollar, but some companies could double or triple your original donation.

Stock and Other Gifts
Gifts of stocks, securities, real estate, IRA distributions, or life insurance are accepted to support the Public Art Endowment. Stock gifts should be emailed to the Community Foundation and initiated through your broker. Please include details of stock name, number of shares, and which fund to credit.

Legacy Gifts
A bequest is a flexible and impactful way to give to Public Art Endowment for generations to come. Changes can be made due to personal circumstances at any time.

How to become a trustee?

Trustees choose to make a commitment at one of three stewardship levels: $25,000+ to become an Endowment Trustee, $10,000 or $5,000 to become a Trustee. Any of these commitments may be paid over five years and confer a lifetime position as a Trustee. The more you give, the bigger your vote, but the maximum number of votes you can accumulate is 5. At the $25,000+ level, Endowment Trustees also are eligible to help determine the project budget as well as cull an initial pool of artist prospects. Please contact us for more information.

Sarah Britt
Development Manager
sbritt@cfgg.org
(336) 790-7766

Cheryl Stewart
Public Art Endowment Consultant

Public Art Endowment Collection

Steering Committee​

as of April 2024

Robin Barefoot

Mary Copeland

Katherine Davey (Chair)

Reid Phillips

Nancy Doll

David Hagan

Marty Halyburton

Lisa Johnson

April Knight

Harriette Knox

Rene Lawrence

Rodney Ouzts (Chair Elect)

Trustees

as of August 2023

ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES ($25,000 AND UP)​​

Adair Armfield

Robin & Quint Barefoot

Margaret & Bill Benjamin

Gail Boulton

Nancy Brooks

Nancy & Jim Bryan

Joseph M. Bryan, Jr.

Frances & Frank Bullock

 

Lisa & Willie Bullock

Linda & Jim Carlisle

Clem & Hayes Clement

Sally & Bob* Cone

Janet Echelman

The Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Foundation

Morgan & Jack Horner

Anne & Sam Hummel

Barbara Kretzer*

Larry & Rene’ Lawrence

Jane & Richard Levy

Kathryn & Bobby Long

Gloria & Reid Phillips

Alice & Britt Preyer

Schell Bray PLLC

Adeline & David Talbot

Sarah & Jack* Warmath

Susan & David Wolfe

Lauren & David Worth

TRUSTEES ($5000 TO $9,999)​​

Cindy & Don Adams

Barb Steslow & Terry Akin

Lindsey & Frank Auman

Ravi & Uma Avva

Alyce Barrett

Nancy & Allan* Beaver

Jackie & Steve Bell

Barbara & Bob* Boulton

Louise & Jim Brady

Mary & Eric* Calhoun

Becky Causey

Dorothy Wilson Chappell

Jane L. Cochrane

Sue Cole

Kelli & Garrison Coley

Mary Copeland

Ann & Pete Davenport

Katherine Robison Davey

Fran & Bert Davis

Penny Demetriades

Nancy Doll

Linda Ertel

Evans* & Ron Garber

Maribeth Geraci

Lynn & David Gibbs

Beth Boulton & Holt Gwyn*

Mary & David Hagan

Marty & Porter Halyburton

Jan Anderson & Michael Henderson

Nancy Hoffmann

Donna Moran & Garnett* Hughes

Penny & John Graves

Jackie Humphrey

Ruth Hyde & Stephanie Frazier

Sharon Coulter James & Tom James

Lisa & Buster Johnson

Cammie & John Kavanagh

Grey W. Lineweaver

The Lookout Foundation

Carolyn Maddux

Mary & Gustav Magrinat

Misty McCall

Jane McCallum

Sallie McMillion

Liz and Joel Mills

Peg & Skip Moore

Clay Smith* & Rick Nault

Betsy & Mitchell Oakley

Julie Olin

Rodney Ouzts & Massimo Fantechi

Martha & David Patterson

Barbara & Jeff Peck

Sharon & Art Perper

Jane & Lloyd Peterson

Annette & Bill Porter

Erica Procton

Elizabeth & Matthew Rankin

Lynn Wooten & Paul Russ

Dabney & Walker Sanders

Beatrice Schall

Pat & Bob Sevier

Pam & David Sprinkle

Sue & Fred Starr

Meg & Ben Sternberg

 

Joan & Doug Stone

Kimberly & John Strong

Sara & Taylor Stroud

Martha & Tom Stukes

Jane & Chris Trevey

Traci & Sam Turner

Martha & Harrison Turner

Susan & Bill Veazey

Anne & Tom* Wagg III

Chris and Brooke Wagner

Geoffrey Wall

Laura Way

Well•Spring, A Life Plan Community

John Whisnant

Sue Donathan White

Judy & Len White

Barbara & Jim* Williams

Ellen & Robert* Worth

Cathy & John Wrenn

Anne & Mark Yarbrough

Leigh & Eddie* Yost

$3,240,800

TOTAL VALUE OF ART INSTALLATIONS

$1,634,000​

TOTAL ENDOWMENT

201

TOTAL VALUE OF ART INSTALLATIONS

"Aristotle once said that 'The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance" . It's my hope that as PAE helps to bring art outside of museums and galleries everyone gets to experience the "inward significance' through the lens of their individual life experience as well as the solidarity of that experience with the community at large."