A Message from Luis Purón, Executive Director

Dear Patrons of the Arts,

Like Rebecca states in her column, there is no better investment in your community today or a more sure bet than the Rockport Center for the Arts’ Imagine Capital Project.   To date 500 donors have given tax deductible gifts between $25 and $500,000. 

Slated for completion in August of next year, our total real estate investment in downtown Rockport will be $12 million dollars.  Adding 22,000 square feet of fully conditioned space, the 1.2 acre campus will be tied together by a glorious 16,000 sculpture garden- home to a growing collection of sculptural works.  

If you have not yet contributed to Imagine, there is still time do so.  To date 13 major donors have contributed almost $2.5M in funds for naming rights to the many classrooms and art spaces that will comprise the three buildings.  Are there still naming rights available?  Yes there are!  An additional 9 opportunities still exist and they start at $50,000.

For a limited time, Foundation Circle gifts at the $10,000 level are still available.  In 2019, the 50th anniversary year of the organization, the 50ROCK! Society was formed.  To date, 60 members of the Society have contributed almost $900,000.  We would like to make that a clean million!

Many of you have supported the project by acquiring Imagine’s official t-shirt starting at contributions of $25 or dropping spare change into our donation jar in the gallery.

No gift to the Imagine campaign is too small, and there are several ways to give at any level:

1.     For those of you who must take a Required Minimum Distribution from your Traditional IRA, you have another option for giving.  You can make a distribution in whole or in part directly to the Rockport Center for the Arts.  By doing this, the distribution will not be taxable.  It is a great way to make your money make a bigger impact.  To do so, you will need some information from us which we can handle over the telephone.

2.     You can make a donation in cash, check or credit card by visiting with one of the staff. 

3.     You can also make a donation of highly appreciated stock through our broker. 

4.     You can visit RockportArtCenter/Imagine to learn more about the project and click the Imagine With Us button.

If you are ready to make a contribution but want to learn more, Tracey Bennett, our Capital Campaign Chair, and I are happy to sit down with you and go over an investment packet.  You can secure a visit by dialing 570-702-4032.

In September’s newsletter, I will be releasing the naming rights that have already been committed. 

Get A Piece Of The Rock, the Rockport Center for the Arts, that is.

Yours,

Luis Purón
Executive Director