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Donate to Art League Houston

Thank you for supporting ALH!

Your donation provides the core support necessary to run all of our artist-centered and community-focused programs and services. Gifts provide sustaining support to our long-running initiatives and enable us to remain flexible as we evolve and identify the most crucial needs of our creative community.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.

Art League Houston’s (ALH) mission is to connect the community through diverse, dynamic and creative experiences that bring people together to see, make and talk about contemporary art.

ALH is dedicated to ensuring its exhibitions, education, and community-based programs are inclusive and reflective of Houston’s diverse community at large. The design and implementation of these programs are driven by a commitment to accessibility, lifelong learning, and service to the greater Houston community.

ALH continues to be committed to presenting artist-centered programs designed to re-imagine the role of an Art League model to foster radical imagination, empathy, and impact positive social change through the arts.


GERTRUDE BARNSTONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Gertrude Barnstone

Gertrude Barnstone

Donate To The Gertrude Barnstone Scholarship Fund

Thank you for supporting the Gertrude Barnstone Scholarship Fund!

Your donation is helping to sustain our Summer High School Studio Art Intensive program each year.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.

Each summer, teens are awarded the opportunity to attend the Summer High School Studio Art Intensive program at Art League Houston for free through the Gertrude Barnstone Scholarship Fund. 

Gifts to this Fund underwrite all costs associated with providing scholarships to attend the Summer High School Studio Art Intensive program. To invest in the future of this organization and its rigorous, in-depth studio art experience for high school student, we urge you to make a contribution today.

About Gertrude Barnstone

Montrose- based artist, Gertrude Barnstone creates glass and steel sculptures.  She is a San Jacinto High School alumnus, Rice University graduate and sculptor who has been blazing trails for more than 40 years. She helped lead the way in the desegregation of Houston schools in the 1960's and a decade later served as President and Treasurer of the Texas ACLU Foundation Board. She also co-founded Houstonians for Global Warming Action and the Artist Rescue Mission.

Barnstone, a mother of three (Dora Barber of Tampa, Fla., Lily Wells of Montrose, George Barnstone of Montrose) and grandmother of five, began taking art classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston when she was 7 years old.  Art has been a life long passion. In the 1970's she studied welding and became a master welder, something unheard of at that time for a women. Her sculpture has been widely exhibited and she has shown at Art League Houston on several occasions. Recently, at eighty-nine years of age, she was commissioned by a patron to create a new gate for their residence.  

Exhibition Sponsorship Program

Donate to ALH's Exhibition Sponsorship Program

Thank you for supporting ALH’s Exhibitions program!

Your donation is helping to sustain our exhibition programming throughout the year.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.

ALH’s Exhibitions program presents diverse, and underrepresented local, regional, and national artists in a flexible and casual atmosphere inviting the community to consider art in unconventional ways. ALH remains committed to supporting artists and artist projects which present fresh, inspired, and ambitious projects that address social, political, and cultural issues relevant to the local community.

ALH utilizes a hybrid exhibition selection process which employs a combination of: 

  • An open call in an effort to be open and democratic

  • Artist advisory board input to ensure ALH is reflective, relevant and responsive to the local community

  • Focused curatorial vision to foster a thoughtful and critical exploration of current issues

ALH is also one of the most trusted organizations in the art community, due to both its longevity and the relationships built in the community through artist advocacy, and a commitment to equitable compensation for all exhibiting and presenting artists. ALH’s commitment to supporting the growing needs of artists has been a driving force of the organization since its inception. In 2014, ALH was the first arts organization in Texas to become W.A.G.E. Certified.

Gifts to the Exhibition Sponsorship Program underwrite all costs associated with producing and mounting exhibitions in Art League Houston’s three galleries. To invest in the future of this innovative and responsive exhibition program, we urge you to make a contribution today.

Flexible Access Program

Donate to Art League School's Flexible Access Program

Thank you for supporting the Art League School’s Flexible Access Program!

Your donation is helping with the growth of this education program.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.

Flexible Access is a program focused on providing continuing education opportunities through pay-what-you-can visual art courses for ages 17 and up. In 2022, ALH kicked off a multi-year initiative to re-imagine the role of an Art League School to foster radical imagination, reduce economic barriers to art education and impact positive social change through the arts. This program marks the start of a larger initiative to prioritize arts access and equity taking place at the ALH school.

At the Art League School, creating a welcoming and inclusive environment is a top priority. The school's mission is to foster an artistic community where individuals can come together to learn, share their knowledge, and explore new ideas and techniques through the creative process. Through this exploration, students are encouraged to develop their own unique style, leading to personal and artistic growth that extends beyond the classroom. The goal is to instill a love for creativity that lasts a lifetime.

The Art League School offers adults of all backgrounds and skill levels a range of lifelong learning opportunities in arts education. Established in 1968, it currently serves over 1,200 students each year through studio art classes and workshops led by professional artist instructors.


Art League Houston is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, Houston Endowment, Inc.,
Brown Foundation, Inc., and Texas Commission on the Arts.

Art League Houston acknowledges the following individuals, private foundations, public funders, and corporations for their support this season:

Catherine D. Anspon & John Mason Walker • Arts Connect Houston • Amy Blakemore • Jereann H Chaney • Edaren Foundation • Nima Farzaneh
Field of Study • Zachary Gresham & Pablo Moreno • Gustin Law Firm, PLLC • Harris County Department of Education: CASE for Kids – County Connections • Heartmade Houston • HEB Community Investment Program • Heimbinder Family Foundation • Hooks Epstein Galleries
Jacques Louis Vidal Charitable Fund • John P. McGovern Foundation in the name of Kathrine G. McGovern • Jill Nepomnick
The Powell Foundation • The Probus Law Firm • Rarity Solutions • Russell Reynolds Associates • Saint Arnold Brewing Company • SK Foundation
Scott Sparvero • Texas Art Supply • Workhorse Printmakers • Wortham Foundation • Lauri & Robert Wray