New Website Fundraiser • Artaxis.org

Artaxis is working towards the goal of building a new Artaxis website that better serves our community and represents our dynamic membership.

After extensive research and a thorough review process, we have selected a web design agency and are in the process of finalizing a contract that will help us push the mission of our organization forward.

Website updates will include:

Better search functionality and increased options (more extensive category options and the ability to apply multiple filters to a single search)
Automated jury process (quicker jury results)
Automated page creation for new members
Member login for Artaxis members to update their own content
Updated design
Full content migration from current site

We are committed to providing our membership and the larger arts community with a resource that is responsive, relevant, reflective, and cutting edge. The base estimate for our new website is $45,000, and we have raised approximately $36,450 toward that goal already.

This amount is quite significant when one considers that Artaxis is primarily funded through application fees, and that each year we must also raise the money that is spent on running our programming, paying for our website hosting, participating in NCECA, and developing new and exciting opportunities for our membership.

In addition to our Donation page at Artaxis.org/Donate, we have several fundraising options to help us reach our goal:

Online t-shirt sales – we have three new t-shirt designs, in addition to our classic logo designs
Single and recurring tax deductible donations
Member driven fundraisers on Facebook for birthdays and special occasions
Become a monthly sustaining supporter on our Patreon page

But to meet our goal… WE NEED YOUR HELP

Our progress:

Amounts are delayed as they process, but are are updated regularly.

HERE ARE FOUR WAYS YOU CAN HELP

1) Make a tax-deductible donation to Artaxis

Artaxis Organization, Inc. is federally registered 501(c)3 non-profit art organization. You can find our Guidestar profile here. We are also registered as state non-profits in Indiana and Minnesota.

Donate

Online donations are accepted on a secure Paypal page, which you will be directed to after clicking the “Support Artaxis” button above. You do not need a Paypal account to donate.

2) Support our t-shirt fundraiser

Purchase one (or more!) of these sweet Artaxis t-shirts! These “print-on-demand” t-shirts can be purchased from our online store and are shipped directly from Printful. The cost is $25-$32 per shirt, which means $15 is contributed to our fundraiser for each shirt. Find our store shopartaxis.org or by clicking any of the following t-shirt designs …

Artaxis t-shirt designed by Salvador Jiménez-Flores

Artaxis shirt designed by Jubenal Rodriguez

3) Become a sustaining supporter on Patreon

Artaxis is registered with the crowd-funding platform Patreon and there you can become a sustaining donor at any level as low as $2.50 a month. Each month, we give away a ceramic piece to one of our Patreon supporters! If you’re signed up at $5 a month or higher, you could be the one to win!

Mike Cinelli, August giveaway

Samuel Johnson, Woodfired bowl for Patreon Giveaway

Samuel Johnson, October giveaway

Head over there and pledge your support by signing up at just 5 bucks a month!

4) Do your own fundraiser on Facebook

Have a birthday or special occasion coming up? Since Artaxis is verified with Facebook as a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit, you are able to do a fundraising campaign for Artaxis from your own Facebook page.

Just follow this link: Facebook.com/Fund/Artaxis.org/ to learn more and get your own Artaxis fundraiser started.

Some examples are:

Raheleh's Birthday Fundraiser on Facebook

Didem Mert's Facebook Birthday Fundraiser

5) Support Artaxis using Amazon Smile.

If you shop on Amazon, you can raise money for Artaxis with every eligible purchase. All you have to do is select Artaxis Organization, Inc. as the charity you’d like to support on Amazon Smile. You must be on Amazon “Smile” for your purchases to raise funds for our organization. The following link will take you right there!