Heights Arts 2025-26 Annual Fund
Our Future is Bright – Thanks to Your Support
2025 has been a year of new experiences and inspiring programming. Webegan the year celebrating 25 years of connecting arts and community. We welcomed our 12th Poet Laureate, Michelle R. Smith, hosted four poetry readings and several community readings, produced ten group, spotlight, and student exhibitions, and presented thirteen music performances across three series – not including additional concerts with our partners. Of course, currently we are presenting our 24th Annual Holiday Store, when our year-round store fills our entire space with locally made gifts from 138 artists.
To date, we have raised over $30,000 for our Arts Access Fund—enabling us to provide materials, transportation, childcare, interpreting, and other support so artists and audience alike can participate in and enjoy our programs without barriers.
As the year comes to a close, we are eager to share more exciting news: in collaboration with LAND Studio, we will be installing several new public art pieces by the end of 2026 in the Coventry and Cedar Lee districts. These projects honor our roots in public art, celebrate our milestone anniversary, and help us officially brand the Cedar Lee district as the Arts District it already is—creating a more vibrant, welcoming community for all.
Please consider a gift this year to help us launch the next 25 years of inspiring the community through the arts.
With gratitude,
Rachel Bernstein, Executive Director and Steve Presser, Board President
We ask that you consider a gift at any level – knowing it will make a big difference to our small but mighty organization. Gifts of $50 or more receive membership benefits. We are grateful to our generous supporters, who show us that our work is meaningful and makes a difference.