Help Us Cultivate the Arts in Rural Minnesota
Your generosity brings artists, creativity, and community connection to schools, parks, and public spaces across our region.
How to Donate to the Cultural Center
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Let's Connect
Contact betsy@kulcher.org to learn about sponsorships, sustaining memberships, or other ways to give.
Why Support the Arts?
Since 1990, the New York Mills Arts Retreat and Regional Cultural Center has served as a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts.
Your gift directly supports:
- Performances & Concerts in our 80-seat listening room
- Visual Arts Gallery exhibitions
- Classes & Workshops for all ages
- Artist Residency Program
- School & Community Outreach bringing artists into classrooms and local spaces
- Annual Festivals & Community Events such as:
- Celebrating Cultures (May)
- The Great American Think-Off (June)
- Fish House Festival (July)
- Kalevala Puppet Pageant (August)
- Longest Night Music Festival (December)
Your Impact
Every contribution makes a difference:
$25 – Provides art supplies for one child in a hands-on workshop
$75 – Pays one local musician at the Longest Night Music Festival
$100 – Funds one free Art in Your Park session for youth
$300 – Supports one public art or cultural program open to the community
$500 – Covers a day of arts instruction for one classroom in a local school
$1,000 – Underwrites artist fees for a live concert or cultural performance
$2,500 – Funds one week of community workshops and outreach during an artist residency
$5,000 – Supports artists, materials, and production costs for the Kalevala Puppet Pageant
Your generosity sustains meaningful arts experiences for residents, students, and visitors across rural Minnesota.
Leave a Legacy
You can ensure access to the arts for future generations by leaving a gift to the Cultural Center in your will, trust, or by beneficiary designation. There is no minimum amount, and your gift costs nothing today while creating lasting impact. Contact us at info@kulcher.org or call 218-385-3339.
Join us in bringing people together through art, culture, and creativity.
With your support, we celebrate the local and serve as a window to the world.