Private gifts to the David Owsley Museum of Art are used to acquire and conserve works of art, to enhance educational programs, and to cover general operating expenses. Your donations maintain the museum as a dynamic cultural resource for the university and east central Indiana.

How to Give

Online

Gifts can be made online by clicking the button below and selecting "David Owsley Museum of Art" from the dropdown menu.

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Mail a Check

Please make checks payable to the Ball State University Foundation. In the memo line, please write Friends of the Museum of Art, Account #702.

Send all checks to the following address:

Ball State University Foundation
2800 W. Bethel Avenue
Muncie IN 47304

Phone

You can give to the museum by calling the Ball State University Foundation.

  • Phone: 765-285-8312
  • Toll free: 800-446-4278 (800-I-GO-4-BSU)

Endowed Funds

The David Owsley Museum of Art is grateful to groups and individuals who have established endowments that support educational programs, acquisitions, and general operating expenses. For more information on planned giving or to establish a fund in your name, contact the Ball State University Foundation.
This endowment provides funds for the acquisition and conservation of artwork.
Graduates of Ball State's Class of 1935 established this fund in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Ball State University Art Gallery (David Owsley Museum of Art) and the Fine Arts Building. Funds are used to supplement the current needs of the museum over and above normal operating and maintenance expenses.
Established with funds from the Margaret Ball Petty Foundation, the Ball Brothers Foundation, and the Petty family, this fund supports the educational mission of the museum by bringing an artist or art historian to the Ball State campus to serve as a visiting lecturer.
Established by an anonymous donor to further the educational mission of the museum, this fund provides a cash award to a student or individual who develops educational materials based on the museum's collections that help a part of the museum's audience forge meaningful connections with the collection.
This endowment was funded by John and Janice Fisher and supports future glass acquisitions.
This fund was established by Ball Corporation and private individuals in memory of Lucy Ball Owsley, daughter of Frank Clayton Ball, one of the five brothers who founded Ball Corporation and donated the land and buildings that became Ball State. The fund helps finance acquisitions, conservation activities, educational programs, and equipment purchases.
This fund supports educational programs, with an emphasis on those benefiting the Muncie-area community, as well as educational equipment and materials. The endowment also funds the acquisition of works of art for the museum's collection.
This endowment provides funds for the acquisition and conservation of artwork.