General Fund

The General Fund strengthens every part of AAYC. 

Your support sustains daily operations, all of the programs, community arts initiatives and the development of new programs. 

A gift to the General Fund helps us continue our mission to promote and expand the arts throughout Yamhill County.

The Arts Alliance is committed to funding arts education in our county. We work with teachers and the community to help bring the arts into the lives of hundreds of children and young adults via our annual teacher art grant program.

We offer scholarships to graduating high school seniors planning to pursue the arts in college. We are able to do this because of generous donations from our members, and other community donors. 

The Art Harvest Tour is made possible through the volunteer spirit of the artists involved, the generosity of our dedicated sponsors, and the enthusiastic support from our thousands of studio visitors.

Art Works supports the growth of visual arts in our community by creating more exhibits, workshops, public art opportunities and artist gatherings throughout Yamhill County. Your contribution helps Art Works elevate local artists, expand creative programming and bring more art into public spaces.

Make Music McMinnville is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year, with music opportunities in multiple locations across our town.  Contributions to this fund, help us make this program a reality.

Paper Gardens is an annual creative writing contest sponsored by the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County, Oregon. Writers who live, work or go to school in Yamhill County are invited to submit original poetry or prose.

Terroir Writing Festival's goal is to build a stronger literary community in our area by encouraging and spotlighting local writers while also making connections with the writing and publishing community beyond Yamhill County.