Image courtesy Allied Works (c) KVANT-1.

Amplifying our role as the Treasure Coast's preeminent cultural destination.

Realizing the vision to enhance and connect galleries, gardens, and our community.

Your Support Invites All to Be Inspired by Art.

Today, 39,000 participants are served annually through VBMA education programs.

With the growth, interconnectedness, and flexibility of the new indoor and outdoor spaces, VBMA will expand our capacity to deepen our impact, enhance our programming, and serve more members of our community.

Every Donation Creates a New Public Realm for Gathering, Learning, and Exchange

Through historic investment in Museum in the Garden: The Campaign for VBMA, our new building’s first floor will offer a piece of everything the Museum does best—education programs, gallery space, events, and amenities—entirely free for all to access.

Make a Gift
To discuss other giving options, such as multi-year pledges or alternative giving vehicles, please contact:
Mary Ann Sprinkle, Director of Development
masprinkle@vbmuseum.org
772.231.0707, ext 106
Rendering of Community Room. Image courtesy of Allied Works. © D-RENDER.
Image courtesy Allied Works (c) D-RENDER.
Rendering of Education Gallery. Image courtesy Allied Works © D-RENDER.
Image courtesy Allied Works (c) D-RENDER.
Pat and Carol Welsh
Campaign Donors
"We are always glad to support worthy causes in the Vero community and to also recognize the hard work of the management and staff that has made VBMA so successful."
visitors in the gallery with museum docent
gallery tour
Salley Gonzalez
Member, Participant Museum Babies & Toddlers
"This Museum has been life-changing for our family and a really positive experience for our daughter. The first day we noticed she was walking so much was here in this program."
child at art zone screen interactive
Art-zone-gavin
Courtney Clark Pastrick
Chair, A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation, Campaign Donor and longtime Vero Beach resident
"You are creating an incredible asset for the community for years to come, both aesthetically and educationally, and we are honored to be a part of it...We look forward to seeing this beautiful project come to fruition."
school children sitting on the floor in front of art listening to an instructor
school group
John Cotugno
Mayor, City of Vero Beach
"I cannot overstate the importance of the Vero Beach Museum of Art to our city’s cultural identity and civic vitality. This museum is more than just a building—it is where our community gathers, learns, creates, and connects."
Family artmaking in the VBMA art studios
Children's Art Festival Studio
Jon and Susan Rich
Campaign Donors
“The Museum plays an important role in our community through the educational programs you provide. Under your leadership, the museum’s collection has grown in size and stature. We are happy to play a small role in making the new museum construction possible. We look forward to seeing the new building come to life.”
Charles and Susan Rusbasan
Campaign Donors
"We believe strongly in the value (that the new building) will bring to the community and the broader cultural landscape. We have thought the VBMA is an undiscovered gem—the new building will undoubtedly change that (the undiscovered part). We are delighted to support the effort and look forward to seeing it take shape."
Smiling Child during Children's Art Festival
Childrens Art Festival 2025
Larry Mathis
Museum Art School Student
“The Museum is a very large part of my life and my community. It has been like a whole reawakening for me. It feels like I’ve been reborn.”
boy, girl, and mom in the children's Art Zone
Art Zone
kids sitting on a bench looking at a painting on the gallery wall
Kids in Gallery
Art history class in the gallery with instructor
Art School
Matt Tanner
Executive Director, United Against Poverty
"There are so many wonderful ripple effect benefits this expansion project will have for Indian River County."
Michael and Susan White
Campaign Donors
"Happy to be part of the dream."

Our Community of Donors

We are deeply thankful for the enthusiasm and generosity of those fueling our momentum.

All Campaign Donors (as of 3/11/26)

Together, We’re Realizing Our Bold Vision

100%
board participation
$110 million
raised to date
158
donor households
*as of 3/11/26
Gardens on the approach to the Museum's Education Terrace. Image courtesy of Allied Works (c) KVANT-1

Your support creates a new and immersive world of art—a place to explore creativity in many dimensions.

Make a Gift
Images courtesy Allied Works. Entry approach (c) Kvant-1.
Sunset on the VBMA event terrace. Image courtesy of Allied Works.Museum Art Zone, an interactive space for children. Image courtesy of Allied Works.

Our Journey Forward

The Design Team
Architect Selection
After a thorough search and RFP process in 2021-2022, Allied Works Architecture was selected as the ideal partner to design VBMA's transformed campus. Unknown Studio was selected early in the process as the landscape architect, emphasizing the importance of the gardens to the overall design.
Outline of VBMA future building location.
Architects discussing the project in the Allied Works studio
Museum in the Garden: The Campaign for VBMA
Campaign Launch
The quiet phase of the Capital Campaign began in early 2023 with a lead gift of $12 million. Since that time, Brady Roberts and the Campaign Committee have continued to share the vision for the new Museum in a series of salon-style events and personal conversations, inspiring 114 donor households to support the project through $100 million in cumulative commitments. These achievements include 100% participation by the Board of Trustees, who together have pledged more than half of that total.
adults assembled in a living room
adults watching a presentation about VBMA's new building
Campaign salon at a home
Construction Milestones
Groundbreaking and Public Launch of Museum in the Garden: The Campaign for VBMA
More than 200 community members, including Museum Trustees, donors, and elected officials, joined Vero Beach Museum of Art leadership on November 7, 2025, for the Museum in the Garden groundbreaking. The ceremonial event marked the start of construction on the future Museum building and reimagined campus and the official launch of the public phase of the capital campaign. Speakers included VBMA Executive Director Brady Roberts, City of Vero Beach Mayor John Cotugno, Board Chair Richard Segal, and Capital Campaign Committee Chair Emily Sherwood.

Project Updates

Capital Campaign Reaches $110 Million
VBMA Marks 40 Years of Service
VBMA Convenes Conversation with the Architects
Vero Beach Museum of Art Presents Museum in the Garden: Envisioning the New VBMA
site of new VBMA building
VBMA Breaks Ground on New Facility, Launches Capital Campaign
VBMA Names Mary Ann Sprinkle Director of Development
project site plan. Image courtesy of Unknown Studio
Meet the Design Team - Unknown Studio
Main entry. Image courtesy of Allied Works (c) KVANT-1
VBMA Unveils Design for Expanded New Building and Transformed Campus
Early project sketch, courtesy of Allied Works
Meet the Design Team - Allied Works
exterior image of Vero Beach Museum of Art
One of the Nation’s Best-Attended Small Museums
early project sketch, courtesy of Allied Works
A New Building for VBMA's Future
Logo for Vero Beach Museum of Art
Vero Beach Museum of Art