WHO WE ARE

​The Visual Arts Association of Northwest Florida, Inc. (VAA) is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to assisting and encouraging arts education. Over its 20 year history it has served as a catalyst to stimulate and support the arts community in both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Our main purposes include:

• encouraging appreciation and knowledge of the visual arts
• assisting and promoting the advancement of arts education through grant programs
• growing our funding annually to establish larger and more diverse educational grant opportunities for our community

WHAT WE DO

Since 1999, our collective grant-making aims to bring transformational changes for community arts education. Each donation is 100% tax deductible and goes directly towards grant opportunities aimed at impacting area art classroom funding, projects and artist development. By bringing together additional donors each year we strive to make a much greater impact on the quality of arts education in Northwest Florida.

The Board of Directors wishes to thank ALL donors for helping to sustain and improve our Association.

VISIT THE VAA AT GALLERY NIGHT

Look for us at the February Gallery Night event to learn more about our organization and how to apply for a Leave a Legacy Scholarship or Grant. Our info table will be located between Main Street and Zaragoza on Palafox on Friday, February 28, 2020. For event details, please visit our community sponsors at gallerynightpensacola.org.

ONGOING CALL FOR ART WORKSHOPS + TEACHERS OF ALL VISUAL ARTS DISCIPLINES 

Do you teach or host an in-person art class in Escambia and/or Santa Rosa county? Classes, workshops and camps in all mediums, skill levels and for all ages welcome. Private or group lessons. With your help we are making local art education more accessible in our community - and more profitable for teachers! ​Listing is FREE and may be completed by filling out either of the two forms below. 

Through your help this list will be continually updated to evolve to a comprehensive database. Listings will also be promoted via VAA social media channels and email. For questions or feedback please email us directly at visualartsnwf@gmail.com.

List a class you teach / host

​For those who teach or host in-person art lessons or serve as an arts mentor in a specific field. 

List a workshop / camp

For those who teach or host art workshops, camps or recurring classes with specific dates.
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Are you an organization with a wide range of multiple ongoing education events? Email us directly with your website link and approval for us to promote. ​