Giving Back

I’m big believer in giving back to the community. Silver City is home to dozens of non-profits doing impressive work to improve the lives of our residents and visitors. Throughout the year I support the vital work these amazing organizations are doing in the community through monetary and in-kind donations.

I hope you’ll check out the amazing work they’re doing!


Silver City Art Association

abandoned bathtub artwork by val weston

The Silver City Art Association is a non-profit organization of galleries, studios, and independent artists dedicated to creating a rich and vibrant art scene supporting the diverse visual arts in the historic town of Silver City and throughout Grant County.


Gila Native Plant Society

The Gila Native Plant Society is committed to promoting the education, research, and appreciation of the native flora of the southwest; encouraging the preservation of rare and endangered plant species; and supporting the use of suitable native plants in landscaping.

agave watercolor artwork by val weston

Silver City MainStreet Project

The Silver City MainStreet Project is a community economic development program working to grow a vibrant historic downtown while preserving and enhancing local culture and historic resources.

silver city signs nm artwork by val weston

Southwest Women’s Fiber Art Collective

flight of strata artwork by val weston

The Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective is a grassroots non-profit whose goal is to stimulate and support successful cottage fiber industry in the Southwest by creating a network of opportunities for everyone working in fiber arts to gain skills and financial independence.


Silver City Film Festival

Mysterious Steps photographic artwork by Val Weston

The Silver City Community Film Festival welcomes the diversity of the Southwest Borderlands region in an intimate yet powerful festival, highlighting the talented filmmakers of this area and providing opportunities for valuable connections and collaborations. 


Silver City Theater

silver city community theater cast on stage

Silver City Theatre is committed to promoting community-based preforming arts opportunities for residents of Southwest New Mexico in all aspects of theatre. Their vision is to enrich, educate, and entertain with a vibrant range of live preforming experiences year around.


High Desert Humane Society

In memory of our beloved Toby, we support the efforts of the High Desert Humane Society to find forever homes for animal companions.


Gila/Mimbres Community Radio

Gila/Mimbres Community Radio is a non-commercial, volunteer-based community radio station in Silver City, NM providing a hub for community engagement and activism.

gila hermanas artwork by val weston

The Commons: Center for Food Security and Sustainability

colorful carrots artwork by val weston

The Commons’ mission is to meet the immediate needs of Grant County residents who are food insecure and strive to build community around the concepts of food justice, local self-sufficiency and sustainability. Their goal is to use locally grown, healthy, nutritious foods as the building blocks of transformational change.