The Robert E. Gard Foundation is committed to helping people and their communities discover the vital role the arts play in their day-to-day lives.

Explore the links to learn more about the Robert E. Gard Foundation and about the man himself.

2018 Robert E. Gard Foundation Leadership Awardees

The Gard Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2018 Leadership award recipients!

Carlton Turner, Mississippi Center for Cultural Production
Listen to Carlton’s presentation at the 2016 Wingspread Symposium
Watch Carlton’s video interview from the 2016 Wingspread Symposium

Barbara Shaffer Bacon, Americans for the Arts
Listen to Barbara’s presentation at the 2016 Wingspread Symposium
Watch Barbara’s video interview from the 2016 Wingspread Symposium

Read four blog posts about the book, To Change the Face & Heart of America, and purchase the book here!

• Ars Populi: Art of/by/for the People, by Dr. Doug Borwick
• Relating to each other as whole people,  by Tatiana Hernandez
• Do we want to foster the arts or do we want to foster creativity?,  by Joanna Chin
• Daily Inspiration to Fight the Good Fight: Gard’s “To Change the Face and Heart of America,” by Todd Trebour