Next Level Campaign
After successfully raising $2.5 million, as of July 29, we have relocated to our new home in central South Lake Union (SLU): 2107 Westlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98121. Read more.
However, there is still some work to be done. To continue offering free or low-cost classes, providing tuition assistance, and investing in our people and systems for a thriving future, we need to reach our new goal of $250,000 by September 21, and we are more than halfway there.
Double your impact with a matching opportunity
Thanks to a generous offer from Gage’s long-time supporter Fred Feiertag, every dollar donated to the Next Level Campaign will be matched up to $20,000! Fred made this extraordinary commitment in memory of his late wife, Anne, a beloved Gage student.
Your gift today will help us hit the final milestone in our campaign and ensure we have the resources needed to thrive in this new chapter.
How to give
Donate online to match your gift
Contact us: If you are considering making a multi-year pledge or to learn more about naming opportunities, reach out to Sudeshna Dixit, Director of Development
All contributions over $1,000 will be recognized on the donor wall. See all donor recognition opportunities.
Your support funds 3 major initiatives
In our new home in South Lake Union, we're investing in our people and systems. Read our full Case for Support and select an initiative below to read more.
- 14,000+ square feet of studio and classroom space in a highly-visible, corner location
- Easy access to a wide range of public transportation options, onsite free parking and charging, and secure bicycle parking
- Six flexible spaces to house a library, event hall, and conference rooms
- Gallery and arts lecture space to share student artwork with our community
- Dedicated media room for digital learning, with technology infrastructure to record online classes and photograph artwork
- Full ADA-compliance, modern air filtration, fire and safety features, and comfortable temperature controls
- Beautiful natural light and controllable lighting systems to suit a range of artists’ needs
- Maintaining community access to free or low-cost classes, tuition assistance, and scholarships that serve a wide range of beginning and professional artists.
- Expanding our education reach to more diverse students, both online and in-person.
- Ensuring excellence in both teaching and running our programs by investing in our talented teachers, artists, and staff.
- Strengthening our outreach and communication approach with a new, modern Gage brand.
- Improving our ability to manage student registration, customer service, and donor community outreach with secure, modern systems and databases.
- Providing lunchtime and after-work programming for returning office workers, plus evening and weekend activities for downtown residents.
- Partnering with our SLU culture district neighbors including Cornish College of the Arts, SIFF’s Cinerama, MOHAI, and the Center for Wooden Boats.
- Activating SLU as a creative hub, where arts, tech, and other vital sectors thrive in co-existence, nurturing the vibrance and creativity that makes Seattle a great place to live and work.
- Expanding our Georgetown location to include our Sculpture program: View the Georgetown Sculpture Case for Support pagefor more information and ways to support!
Help us reach our final milestone
Together, we will continue to bring our high-quality arts education programming to a larger, more inclusive population. Your donation will bring us one step closer to transforming how we serve our students, instructors & faculty, and staff. Give online now, through a donor-advised fund, or stock gifts. Want to know even more? Reach out to Kathleen Allen, Executive Director at allen.k@gageacademy.org.
Questions?
Read our Frequently Asked Questions, all about Gage's big move.
Thank you to our
Facilities Task Force
Nirupa Shah, Facilities Task Force Chair, Gage Trustee
Connie Mao, Gage Board President
Scott Wyatt, NBBJ Consulting Partner
Paul Suzman, Principal, OfficeLease
Rob Raab, Community Volunteer
Mike Magrath, Faculty Chair and Sculpture Atelier Director
Daniel Reveles, Director of Operations and Information
Kathleen Allen, Executive Director
Partners
Our move is made possible with generous support from Amazon in the form of rent assistance over a ten-year lease, as well as funds to partially offset the cost of construction and space improvements. Read our features in The Seattle Times and Geekwire.