Sponsorship Information
Decision deadline: August 15, 2008
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What is it? Who is it for?
The Great Art Party is a fundraising event to support Floating Bridge Press. The press is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1994 to support Washington State poets through publications and poetry readings. We’ve published over 200 Northwest poets, many for the first time, and produced over 100 poetry readings across the state. Now in its 14th year of operations, the press is holding its second annual fund raising event to create a permanent endowment fund* that will produce annual income and free the press from reliance on grants forever.
What happens?
Floating Bridge Press is procuring 100 works of art in all forms and media, such as paintings, prints, sculpture, even passes to performance arts such as opera, and theater. We will sell 100 event tickets ($300 Gold Tickets and $100 Premium Tickets). When the Party starts, we will draw tickets one by one; Gold Tickets will be drawn first. Each ticket holder will then approach the display and take the artwork they want most. Everyone goes home with art! (Last year artists donated work valued from $100 to $1,100!)
Simple, easy, no bidding and LOTS of fun! Last year’s event sold out by word-of-mouth alone.
Guest tickets will be sold for $25 for non-art-choosing attendees. A no-host bar will be available. Food and snacks will served. Scattered throughout the evening will have short, mini-performances including Girl Trouble Burlesque, a nationally-recognized performance poet and a special surprise.
Contact Information
Jeff Crandall (206) 766-8007
jeff.crandall@yahoo.com
Floating Bridge Press:
PO Box 18814 Seattle, WA 98118*
An endowment fund maintains a principal, interest-bearing balance that is never spent. Only the annual interest is withdrawn, leaving a permanent nest-egg for the future. The Floating Bridge Press Endowment Fund will be maintained by The Seattle Foundation.When & Where is it?
The Great Art Party! will be held Friday, September 5th, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Lake Union Park Armory Building in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood 860 Terry Ave North.
Demographics: Event attendees will be drawn from the general public.
Advertising: The event will be advertised by press releases, word of mouth, posters, e-mail and website. (Last year’s event was covered by Seattle Metropolitan magazine)
Attendance: 250+ people
Sponsorship Levels and Partner Benefits
$5,000 Presenting Sponsor
(limited to one)Your name listed before or after the event title (as you prefer) on all promotions
Your name listed in the largest font of all sponsors
Your promotional material sent home with each piece of artwork
Full page color ad on the inside front cover of the event catalog.
2 Platinum Level Tickets, 2 Premium Tickets, and 4 guest tickets
PLUS
all the items listed in BOLD below!$2,500 Gold Sponsor
(limited to two)Your banner/promotional material on display at the event.
Full page ad in Floating Bridge Press’ annual literary publication:
1 Platinum Level Ticket, 1 Premium Ticket and 4 guest tickets.
PLUS all the items listed in BOLD below!
$1,000 Silver Sponsor
Sponsorship recognition during 2009 at all our free poetry readings, held throughout the state.
Half page color ad in event catalog
Half page ad in Floating Bridge Press’ annual literary publication:
2 Premium Tickets and 2 guest tickets
PLUS all the items listed in BOLD below!
$500 Corporate Sponsor
Half page black and white page ad in event catalog
Half page ad in Floating Bridge Press’ annual literary publication:
State Poets
2 Premium Tickets
PLUS all the items listed in BOLD below!
$250 Gallery Level Sponsor
Logo and web link on The Great Art Party! page of the Floating Bridge Press website.
Quarter page color ad in event catalog
Quarter page ad in Floating Bridge Press’ annual literary publication: The Floating Bridge Review:
1 Premium ticket and 1 guest ticket
PLUS all the items listed in BOLD below!
$100 Advertiser
Quarter page black and white ad in event catalog
Quarter page ad in Floating Bridge Press’ annual literary publication: The Floating Bridge Review: (750 copies printed, 1 year shelf life)
Sponsorship credit on The Great Art Party! page of the Floating Bridge Press website.
Sponsorship credit on Sponsors page of the event catalog.
Sponsorship credit on all press releases.
Sponsorship credit on the donors page of The Floating Bridge Review.
$any! Friendship Sponsor
Sponsorship credit on The Great Art Party! page of the Floating Bridge Press website.
Sponsorship credit on Sponsors page of the event catalog.
Sponsorship credit on all press releases.
Sponsorship credit on the donors page of The Floating Bridge Review.
Other forms of support:
We need partial or full in-kind donations of:
Advertising
Artworks in all media
Catering services
Credit card services
Give-away items for our volunteer gift bags (50 of each item needed)
Fine art framing
Volunteers to help out at the event
If you know of other ways we can help each other, please let us know! We’ll be glad to work with you on other forms of sponsorship and benefits.
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