Beneficiaries

Artisan Masters Lodi Wine and Art Auction is the major fundraising event for the Lodi Arts Foundation (LAF), a non-profit entity established to provide financial support and management for many of the events and programs produced by the Lodi Arts Commission.

We assist in creating a vibrant and diverse arts culture in the Lodi Wine Country community. Many of the programs that we offer could not stand on ticket sales alone. Your tax-deductible donations to the LAF are essential for maintaining and expanding art programs and opportunities for the community and our future artisans. We are committed to providing the highest quality of programs, productions and performances at reasonable prices so that all may attend.

Where Your Money Goes

We partner with over 20 Lodi Wine Country winemakers and the San Joaquin Delta College Culinary Arts Program to bring you this one-of-a-kind event. Proceeds from Artisan Masters will be shared with the event partners to help fund cultural programs and scholarships for the arts and education. These programs include the Lodi Arts Foundation programs for our future artists, the San Joaquin Delta College Culinary Arts Scholarship Fund for our future chefs, and the Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship fund for our future winemakers.

The Lodi Arts Foundation (LAF) provides merit and low-income scholarships to students 18 years and younger for art, music and dance classes offered at Hutchins Street Square and managed by the City of Lodi Division of Arts and Culture.

Monies raised by the LAF will fund programs and events produced by the Lodi Arts Commission. The First Friday Art Hop, Smooth Jazz Concert Series, Art on the Square, and Run for the Arts, to name just a few. These events that would not be possible without the support of the LAF.

The LAF is also sponsoring a major fundraising campaign for the purpose of renovating the old ‘auto shop’ building at Hutchins Street Square Cultural Center into a studio for the hard arts. Proposed classes for the new space include ceramics, glass blowing, stained glass, metal arts, and welding.

San Joaquin Delta College School of Culinary Arts

Art Classes and Events