Your Support Keeps Arts & Culture Thriving in San Diego

Your generosity ensures artists, students, and neighbors continue to connect, create, and be inspired for generations to come.

Why Your Support Matters

Support Arts District Liberty Station to sustain a vibrant, inclusive creative campus serving the San Diego–Baja region.

Your investment advances community arts education, dynamic public art commissions, and studio residencies for early-career artists. It deepens visitor engagement, strengthens funding for tenants and campus partners, and provides essential general operating support—ensuring artists thrive, neighborhoods connect, and creativity drives belonging, cultural vitality, and economic opportunity for all. Support from individual and institutional supporters has enabled the development and activation of 18 historic buildings (so far), sustained their upkeep, and connected 120 tenants with vital resources and opportunities—contributing to state designation as a California Cultural District in 2026. None of this is possible without the vision and generosity of donors, friends, and partners.

Ways to Support Arts District Liberty Station

Choose the giving opportunity that aligns with your values and passions. Every gift, large or small, creates meaningful impact.

Friends of Arts District Liberty Station

Belong to something meaningful.

Friends are the heart of Arts District Liberty Station. With annual memberships starting at just $50, you become part of a community that believes art should be accessible, inspiring, and transformative. Membership support helps fund exhibitions, performances, public programming, and daily operations that keep the district vibrant.

Art in Public Places

Paid commissions for artists to create public art that populates the campus; studio residencies for early-career visual and dance artists from the transborder region; and the David G. Fleet Curator-in-Residence program for curators to realize exhibitions in Gallery 201 and support the Arts District team in activating the campus in engaging and inclusive ways.

Liberty School – Arts Education for All

Changing lives through access to the arts.

Liberty School provides free, high-quality arts education to at-risk students—many from military families—serving 1,000+ youth each year across San Diego County. Supported by 20 resident arts organizations and funded entirely by donors, every dollar goes directly to teaching artists, empowering creativity and building brighter futures.

Dedications & Tributes

Honor someone special while supporting the arts.

Create a meaningful, lasting tribute within one of San Diego’s most cherished cultural destinations. Whether celebrating love, commemorating a milestone, or remembering someone dear, your tribute becomes part of the district’s legacy—helping sustain creativity, community, and the continued growth of Arts District Liberty Station.

Tenant Funding & Community Partnerships

From our Summer Arts Fest to Art Walk, to collaborations with organizations and artists throughout the region and on both sides of the border, community partners expand the reach of the campus and audience. Our tenant funding provides grants to artists, nonprofits, and creative businesses in Arts District to activate the campus – like offering a workshop or concert on a First Friday, host a small festival in textile arts or crafting, or Make Music Day.

With Gratitude

Thank You to Our Program Sponsors:

We are deeply thankful for the generous individuals, foundations, and organizations who make our mission possible.

Bank of Southern California
Beyster Family Foundation
Capdevilla Gillespie Foundation
Chicago Capital Funds LLC
City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture
County of San Diego
The Samuel I. and John Henry Fox Foundation
Chrisanne Gordon, MD
Jill G. Hall Fund
Hervey Family Fund
Optimist Club Foundation of Point Loma
Judy McDonald
Parker Family Foundation
Pratt Memorial Trust
Price Philanthropies
ResMed Foundation
Reuben F. Fleet Fund
RiverRock Real Estate Group
Dorothea Tuney Foundation
Washington Elementary School Foundation

Tribute & Dedications

Create a lasting tribute in one of San Diego’s most meaningful cultural spaces.

Rose Garden Dedication

Since 2007

Celebrate love, remembrance, or milestones with a dedicated rosebush in the Sybil Stockdale Rose Garden. Each dedication includes a commemorative plaque and is a living symbol of beauty and perseverance.

Bench Dedication

Limited availability

Honor history and community with a commemorative bench overlooking the former Parade Grounds of the Naval Training Center. Each $1,500 tribute includes a bronze plaque and supports the site’s new mission as a training ground for the arts.