Art nourishes people. Help us keep it accessible.
Art on 1st is a nonprofit gallery in downtown Roanoke where anyone — regardless of ability, income, or experience — can create, grow, and be seen. Your gift keeps that door open.
What your gift makes possible
Workshops & Learning
We offer hands-on workshops in a broad array of mediums and practices taught by working artists in our own space. Your support helps keep registration affordable.
Exhibitions & Artist Development
Every exhibition we mount is an opportunity for a local artist to be discovered. We provide wall space, promotion, and community — things many emerging artists find challenging to access.
Community & Healing
We believe art has real power to support mental health, recovery, and personal growth. Our gallery is intentionally inclusive. It’s a place where people facing challenges of all kinds find belonging and peace through creativity.
Our Positive Impact"I’ll never forget the day their support reached me. Thanks to this donation program, I had access to the resources I needed to get back on my feet. I’m not just getting by anymore — I’m building something stronger."
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