Support the Galleries! Every gift—no matter the amount—is integral to our continued success.
Financial support to the Ewing Gallery and UT Downtown Gallery, supports exhibitions, related programming, and our permanent collection.
UT Downtown Gallery Endowment
The UT Downtown Gallery Endowment supports the gallery’s programming, exhibitions, and community engagement.
Since 2004, the UT Downtown Gallery has served as the University of Tennessee’s only professional, public-facing visual arts organization located in the heart of Knoxville, proudly providing free programming that enriches our community—all without reliance on outside funding. As we look toward the future, we invite you to join us in sustaining and growing our impact. Your gift will ensure the UT Downtown Gallery can continue to offer engaging exhibitions, expanded community outreach, and transformative programming for the next 20 years and beyond.
The Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture Fund
Est. 1981 & 1994 – Established in memory of C. Kermit “Buck” Ewing, the first head of the Department of Art. The fund provides support for broad-based functions of the Ewing Gallery including, but not limited to, special projects, supplemental travel funds, student awards, art acquisitions and support materials, equipment and supplies, visiting artists, and community outreach.
The Samuel Yates Ewing Gallery Quasi Endowment
Est. 2022 – Established a named endowment in recognition of the enormous contributions that Sam Yates has made to the School of Art over 40 years of service to the School of Art as Professor and Director of the Ewing Gallery and the Downtown Gallery. Contributions to the fund will be used for Ewing Gallery programming and to support the conservation, exhibition, and study of the Ewing Collection in the Samuel A. Yates Study Room.