MARKETING opportunities:
Branding
Event sponsorship
Promotions and giveaways
Tourism development
Part of a $1.5 million PR/Advertising
budget

PHILANTHROPIC opportunities:
Arts education
Adopt-A-School program
Employee volunteer program
Positive corporate citizenship

HOSPITALITY opportunities:
Complimentary tickets/VIP Seating
Private receptions and artist “Meet
and Greets”
Backstage Tours


The Virginia Arts Festival offers an attractive recognition and benefits package for corporate sponsors. All levels can be tailored to create the perfect relationship between the Virginia Arts Festival and our corporate partners.

PLATINUM: $50,000 LEVEL
The Virginia Arts Festival works with each partner at this level to customize a program that provides a variety of distinct benefits tailored to specific corporate and business goals using creative marketing strategies. Opportunities include sponsorship of a major event or series of events, corporate logo on all advertising relating to the sponsored event(s), a full-page ad in all Festival playbills, link to company website from the Festival’s website, company name on Ticketmaster tickets, hosting a pre- or post-event VIP reception, backstage passes and dress rehearsal screening to select events, VIP seating, VIP parking (where applicable) and 125 complimentary tickets to Festival-produced performances.

GOLD: $30,000 LEVEL
The Festival will work with Gold Sponsors on an individual basis to help create promotional or special event opportunities to maximize their partnership. This includes the opportunity to act as presenting sponsor of a major Festival event, ability to host a pre- or postevent reception, logo acknowledgment in all advertising for the Festival and the sponsored event, a full page ad in all Festival playbills and special acknowledgment in the event playbill, VIP seating at sponsored event, invitations to VIP receptions and 65 complimentary tickets to various Festival-produced performances.

SILVER: $15,000 LEVEL
Opportunities at the Silver level include a presenting sponsorship of one Festival performance with signage at the event, logo acknowledgment in all advertising for the event, special acknowledgment in the event playbill, a half-page ad in all Festival playbills, logo recognition in all Festival publications, opportunity to host a pre- or post-event reception, company name on Ticketmaster tickets, invitations to VIP receptions and 45 complimentary tickets to select Festivalproduced performances.

BRONZE: $7,500 LEVEL
Opportunities at the Bronze level include a supporting sponsorship of one Festival event including signage at the event, logo acknowledgment in all advertising for the event, special acknowledgment in the event playbill, quarter-page ad in all Festival playbills and 30 complimentary tickets to select Festival-produced performances.

CORPORATE SUPPORTER: up to $7,500 LEVEL
The Virginia Arts Festival also offers companies the opportunity to participate in the Festival with minimal financial commitment while receiving recognition and hospitality benefits. This sponsorship level includes 15 complimentary tickets to select Festival-produced performances.

For more information, please contact the Development Office at 757-282-2818 or email rporter@virginiaartsfest.com