Support Our Students

We know that you support Roanoke City students in countless ways as families and friends. Here’s another opportunity to enrich their school experience–from helping buy musical instruments and art supplies to funding life-changing trips and theatrical productions.

Roanoke City Public Schools has a high quality, award winning, and comprehensive arts program. Roanoke City has been awarded the Best Communities for Education since 2013. Students have performed in Carnegie Hall, The John F. Kennedy Center, Pearl Harbor, and Orchestra Hall in Chicago. The school system has made a commitment to the arts by providing funding and securing quality full-time arts teachers throughout the district. Your support is needed to continue the forward momentum. Click here to learn about the many arts programs that your donations help to support.

Our students face a number of obstacles and challenges. Be eliminating financial barriers, we can continue to provide life-changing experiences. The increasing enrollment (doubled in five years) has presented a unique challenge to provide equipment and high-quality experiences while building for the future. Quality instruments can range from $500 to $5,000. Royalties for a musical can cost $2,500.

Your generous support will allow us to bridge the funding gap, expand art offerings, and create unique engagements. A student stated, “Theatre is where bonds are created and you turn from a caterpillar to a butterfly.” Please help us build a bright future and Sustain the Arts in Roanoke City Public Schools.