Annual Fund Drive 2023
The Mill is an essential space. In 2024 our historic building turns 70! Big plans are currently in the works that aim at addressing our growing community needs through a major renovation of the existing structure and the future addition of new permanent spaces. We need to raise $70,000 during the Annual Fund Drive to support critical projects that will enhance and protect our space.
Your gift today helps see these projects through while supporting our ongoing programming and general operations. Please help us ensure our beloved building is around for another 70 years.
Happening Now
The Mill Effect
“The Donkey Mill has taught me the importance of taking intentional risks, gently pushing the limits of my comfort zone by asking myself “what happens when I/we….”
— MILL MEMBER
From 2017-2021:
640 artists
exhibited their work
2800+ Adults & 970 Youth
attended workshops, classes and other events at the Mill
From 2017-2021:
$548,000
paid to artists through teaching opportunities, gallery and retail sales
20 EXHIBITS
with free admission at the Mill
From 2017-2021:
$65,200
in Youth program subsidies to make tuition more affordable
55 DOE TEACHERS
welcomed arts curriculum into their classrooms through the Artist in the Schools Program
45%
of our classes, exhibitions, and events showcase the diverse cultural knowledge of our island community
Shop the Mill
Featuring a curated selection of art with proceeds supporting our local artists.
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Nurturing Confidence & Creativity
As we close the 2023 in-school programs with Hōlualoa Elementary School (HES), we celebrate the amazing collaboration between our teaching artists, classroom teachers, cultural experts, HES Administration and the PTO team that are committed to serving the next generation. By emphasizing a well-rounded education, imbuing wonderment and creativity into lessons for both in-school and after-school programing, these collaborators are the heartbeat of what makes a resilient community. In the Schools This semester our teaching artists focused on the moana (sea) and kahakai (shoreline) zones of the ahupua'a with kindergarten, first [...]