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.
Cindy and Mark Galant
Campaign Donors and VBMA Trustee
"The VBMA has served our community well, but the community is growing & the Museum must grow too."
visitors in the gallery with museum docent
gallery tour
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."
child at art zone screen interactive
Art-zone-gavin
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."
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."
Smiling Child during Children's Art Festival
Childrens Art Festival 2025
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.”
Family artmaking in the VBMA art studios
Children's Art Festival Studio
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."
boy, girl, and mom in the children's Art Zone
Art Zone
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."
kids sitting on a bench looking at a painting on the gallery wall
Kids in Gallery
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.”
Michael and Susan White
Campaign Donors
"Happy to be part of the dream."
Matt Tanner
Executive Director, United Against Poverty
"There are so many wonderful ripple effect benefits this expansion project will have for Indian River County."
Art history class in the gallery with instructor
Art School

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
$115 million
raised to date
180
donor households
*as of 5/12/26
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

Architectural Concrete Developed Exclusively for Vero Beach Museum of Art
An L-shaped mock-up of a 30-foot-tall, cast-in-place architectural wall was revealed on the site's northwest corner in July 2026. The architectural concrete, developed expressly for the Vero Beach Museum of Art, is mixed at the Maschmeyer Concrete plant in Indian River County. All the components—including natural sand—come from within the State of Florida. Florida beach shells and oyster shells are added on-site by Reinforced Structures Inc., which pours the custom mix and finishes it by sandblasting the surface by hand.
l-shape mock up of exterior wall
Capital Campaign Advances: $115 Raised Toward Goal
To date, more than 180 donors have supported Museum in the Garden: The Campaign for VBMA, including 43 individuals and organizations that have committed gifts of $1 million or more. (Photo of the future Vero Beach Museum of Art courtesy of Allied Works © KVANT-1)
VBMA Readies Site for Construction
Turner Construction crews prepare the site of the new Vero Beach Museum of Art and transformed campus. Work on the foundation and retaining walls begin Spring 2026.
VBMA Has Raised More Than 87% of Its Campaign Goal
The Vero Beach Museum of Art is pleased to announce that it has reached a new milestone in its Museum in the Garden capital campaign, raising $110 million toward its $126 million goal, including gifts from nearly 50 new donors since the project’s November 7, 2025, groundbreaking. To date, more than 39 individuals and organizations have committed gifts of $1 million or more to Museum in the Garden: The Campaign for VBMA, including a recent $2 million grant from the Indian River Community Foundation (IRCF) to name the Indian River Community Foundation Ceramics Center at VBMA.
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.
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
Groundbreaking Set for November 7 2025
Vero Beach Museum of Art will mark the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony on November 7, 2025.
Design Team Selected
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

Project Updates

Museum in the Garden Spring 2026 Construction Update
$115 Million Committed to Capital Campaign
VBMA Acquires Large-Scale Bronze Sculpture by Yinka Shonibare, CBE
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
Main entry. Image courtesy of Allied Works (c) KVANT-1
VBMA Unveils Design for Expanded New Building and Transformed Campus
VBMA Names Mary Ann Sprinkle Director of Development
project site plan. Image courtesy of Unknown Studio
Meet the Design Team - Unknown Studio
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