Your support makes all the difference.
As we are a free-admission Museum, we rely on our Members and the generous financial support of our donors to sustain the ongoing programs and exhibitions that we provide for our community. We would greatly appreciate your consideration of making a charitable gift to the Museum today.
Please see below for ways you can become an integral part of The AGB!
Additional Ways To Support The AGB
The Annual Fund
Gifts to the Annual Fund allow us to focus on areas of greatest needs within the Museum. These funds support ongoing programming and exhibition-related expenses and also provide resources for facilities upgrades and operational costs.
Make a difference that will impact the entire community by clicking HERE and selecting Annual Fund in the drop-down menu.
The Art Resource Trust (ART)
The Art Resource Trust provides necessary funding for the Museum’s permanent art collection. Donors can direct funds to the Art Acquisition Fund (to purchase art for the collection) or to the Conservator’s Circle (to support conservation and maintenance of the collection).
Support the Museum’s most valuable assets by making a donation HERE and selecting either Art Acquisition Fund or Conservator’s Circle in the drop-down menu.
The AGB Art Education Fund
Help us enable disadvantaged youth ages 8-14 to participate in one of Polk County's top out-of-school visual art education programs taught by certified art teachers during spring/summer vacations by donating to our Art Education Scholarship Fund. These funds not only support student scholarships but also provide resources and supplies for our students to use during camp or class activities.
You can be an “education angel” by making a donation HERE and selecting Education Fund in the drop-down menu.
Business Partnerships
When businesses partner with the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art, they partner with the entire community. By investing in the life of the Museum, you’re supporting arts education, promoting Museum exhibitions and programs, and supporting daily operations, all while promoting your business and providing your employees exceptional benefits and opportunities.
Find out more info about becoming a Business Partner with The AGB by clicking HERE.
And Even More Ways To Give
If you’re interested in other avenues to offer financial support for the Museum, please reach out to our Director of Development, Lesley Chambers. Perhaps you’d like more info on Legacy Giving via planned gifts such as appreciated stocks and securities, or naming the AGB as a beneficiary on a life insurance policy, 401(k) plan, IRA, bequest, or charitable remainder trust. We also have ways to honor loved ones via Tribute or In Memoriam Gifts as well as Named Gift opportunities to support naming an exhibition or program in recognition of a person, foundation or corporation. And finally, if you’re interested in our top-level giving experience, consider becoming a Sustaining Partner by donating at the $50,000 level or higher.
Our Director of Development can be reached at lchambers@flsouthern.edu or by calling
Why Support The AGB?
The Ashley Gibson Museum of Art at Florida Southern College operates under Florida Southern College’s 501 (c)(3) status as a not-for-profit organization. The Museum is open to the public free-of-charge year-round thanks to the generosity of our Museum Members and Sustaining Partners who support our diverse schedule of exhibitions, public programs, education programs, internships and Permanent Collections. We thank you for your ongoing help to:
Serve over 20,000 local and global visitors annually.
Tour 4,500 4th Graders; and host 9 Kindergarten through 12th grade Student Art Exhibitions each year.
Award Spring Break and Summer Art Camp Scholarships to disadvantaged youth who could not enroll otherwise.
Award Teen Art Class Scholarships to those students interested in pursuing art education outside of school and do not have the means to do so.
Collaboratively offer masterwork and contemporary fine art exhibitions year-round and house and regularly display the FSC American Figurative Art Collection.
Purchase necessary equipment and supplies to update our facilities.
We need your sustained support to continue to offer world-class art exhibitions and programs; award Art Camp and Art Class Scholarships; and purchase critical equipment/supplies needed to improve our facilities. We would greatly appreciate your consideration of making a charitable gift to the Museum today.
Thank you for your generosity and willingness to help advance our mission!
Matching Gift Programs
Corporations can develop a Matching Gift Program with their employees and designate the Museum as its charitable recipient of donations of $100 and up.
Annual Exhibitions Fund
Delineated gift giving levels to support exhibitions are as follows:
Art Enthusiasts ……….……. $100-$1,999
Art Devotees ………….….…. $2,000-$4,999
Art Aficionados …............. $5,000-$9,999
Art Entrepreneurs ........... $10,000-$14,999
Art Connoisseurs ............. $15,000-$25,000
*Annual Fund gifts at $1000 or higher are recognized on our Supporters website page
Friends of Mayfaire
To make an online donation to Friends of Mayfaire, click the button below.
The Ashley Gibson Museum of Art at Florida Southern College operates under Florida Southern College’s 501 (c)(3) status as a not-for-profit organization with a federal identification number of 59-0624401. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
To inquire about partnerships or other gift-giving options, please contact:
Lesley Chambers
Director of Development
The AGB Museum and the Arts
Office of Advancement,
Florida Southern College
(863) 210-5998 (AGB)
(863) 680-4142 (FSC)
Partnership contributions are payable to:
Ashley Gibson Museum of Art at Florida Southern College
800 East Palmetto Street
Lakeland, FL 33801