Our New Home

Farm Arts Collective has incredible news! We are the residents of a modern new barn on Willow Wisp Organic Farm. Our new Agri-Cultural Center will provide year-round programming in a flexible education and theatre venue, with modern ADA bathrooms, and offices designed to give Farm Arts Collective a permanent home for programs in Farming, Art, Food, and Ecology. Designed by Jeffrey McMahon Design + Build, we are launching a 2024-2025 Capital Campaign to help support the build out and establish a “home fund.”

For 5 years, Farm Arts Collective operated out of a plastic greenhouse on the farm. This was the perfect place to affordably incubate Farm Arts Collective, but the organization has matured to the point that it needs a permanent space to provide an inviting environment for learning, agriculture, and the arts.

 

Join our Capital Campaign

 

The capital campaign will fund the build-out of a fully-equipped theatre and educational venue including ADA-compliant bathrooms, storage, and an office.  When funds are raised, we will purchase a state of the art lighting and sound system, along with theatre curtains and most importantly, a flexible, tiered audience seating system. The new space offers immense potential to expand our work and cement our reputation as a thriving Agri-Cultural center for our community while contributing to the local economy landscape.

We are searching for major donors, “Barn Raisers” who are able to make a substantial gift to this campaign. Contact us.

Thank you to our “Barn Raiser” Donors

$20,000
William E. Chatlos Foundation
$15,000
Bernard & Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
Wayne County Community Foundation
$10,000
Annie Hat
Petersheim Family Foundation
Hickory Hill Foundation
$7,500
Leo Schmidt and Melissa Bell
$5,000
Heidi Finkelberg, Jean Kogut, Kris Kurtz
Betsy & Mike Swartz
Roger Cacchiotti & Stephen Kennard

Thank you Capital Campaign Donors

Alyssa Adams, Michelle Agins, Anonymous, Pam Arnold & Richard Fairbanks, Pat Ashley & Chuck Stroble, Sam Avrett, Kate Baldus & Oscar Stern, Jesse & Colette Ballew, Sue & Jim Beveridge, Heather Bidwell, Lisa Bonacci (Citizens Savings Bank), Gloria Bonelli, Ellen Brooks (In Honor of John D.), Mary Burkart, Martha Chapman, David Chavkin, Michael Chojnicki & Karen MacBride, Matthew Conover, Roberta Conroy, Linda Corshen, Jocelyn Cramer & Mike Rollison, Rebekah Creshkoff & Lenny Friedland, Mindy Cronk, Jackie DeSau, Ian & JJ Dickinson, Vicky Diescher, Rima Fand, Yael Feinerman, Lila Frodesen & Terry Davidson, Sandy Gansberg, Albi Gorn & Robin Joseph, Nicole Guzenski, Soraia Haberli, Donald Hamilton, Lisa Hartjen, Sean Harrington, Andrea Henley Heyn & Chuck Heyn, Gerard Hovagimyan, Debra & Arliss Howard, Ela & Aaron Jakubowicz, Maya Jakubowicz & Brian Pritchett, Bill & Cindy Lou Jenks, Ryanne Jennings, Chris Kelsaw, Mark Keoppen & Wendy Townsend, Marla Kessler, Jean Klaber, Janina Kowalchuk, Phyllis Lehrer, Daniel Lendzian, Lisa Locurto, Lisa Lyons, Lisa Mark, Robin McClernon, Maureen McGuigan, Georgia & Dan McGurl, Jeffrey McMahon, Susan Mendoza, Douglas Militzer, John Murphy,The Moed Family, Irene Nikolai, Jill Padua & Tom Rue, Georgette Pascotto, Lisa Peifer, L. Pinetree, Barry Plaxen, Deborah Pursch, Linda Reik, Lori Rosendale, John Roth & Laura Moran, Jennifer Ruden, Joan Russo, Robin & Jim Sampson, Jim & Pat Sanders, Steven Schwartz & Kathleen Christie, Tracy Schwarz, Rosie & Norm Starr, Megan Stewart, Jamie Stunkard, Barb Swartz, Micki Trager, Jill Weiner, Jeff Wells & Diane Barclay, Linda Wescott, Steve White, Derek & Lisa Williams, Sarah Williams, Pat Wilson, Kara Yeargens, Yellow Brick Road Fund, Yolande Zahler

YOU CAN HELP US REACH OUR GOAL of $250,000

Thanks to gifts of all sizes we are currently at $128,000
The opportunity to operate a permanent building on our farm year-round is going to provide huge possibility for growth and expansion in all our public programming. Now we can be a 4-season operation which will increase our activities from 6 months to 12 months, which will in turn, increase programmatic income as well.  The new building provides us with the opportunity to invite our community to a beautiful welcoming ADA accessible space situated on a working Wayne County farm, promoting local agriculture, community connection, and creative resiliency.

Farm Arts Collective also hopes to attract new visitors and be a welcome addition to the growing Agri-Tourism landscape of Wayne County honoring the vast farming history that defines the traditions and culture of our community.

“Amazing new and welcoming space. Terrific inaugural programming and such vision for the moment and the future as always. Congratulations to you and your fine collective of colleagues, Tannis. Our communities are so blessed to have you all gathered, growing with authenticity in magnificent collaboration with the world. Best wishes for another successful farming and arts season. Continue to make magical entertainment grounded in depth. Farm Arts brings people together.” With admiration, Lisa L