Florida CraftArt Exhibition Calendar and Sponsorship Opportunities for 2018
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Florida CraftArt Exhibition Sponsorships
“We provide opportunities for the makers and those who desire the connection to handmade to come together as communities.” -Kathryn B. Howd, FCA Board President
Founded in 1951, Florida CraftArt is a state-wide nonprofit organization headquartered at 5th Street and Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg. We are a member-supported organization. Your tax-deductible membership and donations help support Florida artists!
250 of Florida’s fine craft artists’ work is presented in the 2,500-square-foot retail gallery. Seven curated shows are presented during the year in the exhibition gallery.
53,000 people benefit annually from educational programming, collectors’ lectures, docent tours and workshops.
CraftArt Festival, a two-day outdoor festival the weekend before Thanksgiving, showcases 100s of artists from around the world. 1,000s of children and adults enjoy our educational mural tours annually.
Your contributions are tax deductible to the extent of the law.
ANNUAL SPONSOR: $50,000
All of the privileges for the Presenting Sponsor for all the exhibitions
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Presenting Sponsor: $10,000
- Top billing in all print and web publications: Name and logo on web header, E-news 5,000 member list
- Link on FCA website
- Releases to media and web listings
- Signage in event gallery in a large font, on wall and/or exterior window
- Opportunity to speak at the opening reception.
- Acknowledged at receptions and events
- Opportunity to have a complimentary private after-hours event during or at another time
- Opportunity to participate in special events and programming during exhibition
- Invitation for you and your guests to attend a private preview and to meet the artists
Visionary Exhibition Sponsor: $7,500
- Listing in all print and web publications: E-news 5,000 member list. Link on FCA website
- Releases to media and web listing
- Signage in event gallery in a medium font, on wall and/or exterior window
- Acknowledged at receptions
- Opportunity to participate in special events and programming during exhibition
Inspirational Exhibition Sponsor: $5,000
- Listing in print, web, gallery sign and E-news
- Releases to media and reception recognition
Signature Exhibition Sponsor: $2,500
- Listing on web, gallery sign and E-news
News releases to media and web listings
Sustaining Exhibition Sponsor: $1,00
- Listed on the event web, gallery sign and E-news
Contributions are tax deductible to the extent of the law.
Contact Katie Deits, Executive Director or
Rhonda Sanborn, Community and Business Engagement
(727) 821-7391
Exhibition Calendar 2018-2019
November 9-December 31, 2018
Holiday Boutique: The retail gallery extends into the exhibition gallery with handcrafted art and holiday-themed pieces from artists throughout Florida.
November 9, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Opening reception
January 8-19, 2019
Artists of ArtLofts
Nineteen artists from ArtLofts will present their work in Florida CraftArt’s exhibition gallery. See paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, sculpture, glass and jewelry by talented artists.
January 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Artists’ reception
January 25-March 2, 2019
Offbeat Bijou: Alternative materials, processes and ideas in Jewelry
Curators: Melissa Yungbluth and Kelsey Nagy
Artists explore the opportunity to repurpose and reconfigure established materials with contemporary, innovative jewelry in a variety of techniques and styles.
January 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Opening reception
March 2, 5:30-7 p.m. Closing reception/People’s Choice Award
March 7-April 20, 2019
QUEST: Celebration of Glass
In honor of the Glass Art Society Conference (GAS) in St. Petersburg, Duncan McClellan and Mary Childs will curate an exhibition of glass masters who draw on mythological, cultural, and personal imagery. Each work of art illustrates the artist’s intimate and expansive journeys of self-exploration and communication.
GAS holds a three-day conference with more than 5,000 attendees from the glass world; last year, it was held in Murano, Italy.
March 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Opening reception
March 19, 6 p.m. Duncan McClellan Artist Talk
March 27, 4:30 p.m. Jack Gramann and Stephen Pon Talk
April 18, 5:30 p.m. Paul J. Nelson Artist Talk
April 20, 5:30-7 p.m. Closing reception/People’s Choice Award
April 26-June 1, 2019
Florida CraftArt Members’ Show Contemporary Craft at its Finest
This national, juried, call- to-artists exhibition of original fine craft artwork showcases the best of handcrafted work by our members.
April 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Opening reception
June 1, 5:30-7 p.m. Closing reception/People’s Choice Award
June 7-August 10, 2019
Woof, Meow, Chirp & Slither
Artists interpret the world of pets. In this call to artists, works of all things pets can include, but not limited to, 3D portraits, pet items and scenery or functional items for every pet and their human.
June 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Opening reception
August 10, 5:30-7 p.m. Closing reception
August 23-October 20, 2019
The Beautiful and The Bizarre: Figurative Ceramics Invitational
Curator: Taylor Robenalt
This exhibition will include renowned ceramic artists from across the country.
August 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Opening reception
October 19, 5:30-7 p.m. Closing reception
November 23, 24
22nd Annual CraftArt Festival
Thousands of people look forward to this signature event and come to see the nation’s top contemporary fine craft artists, displaying and selling their creations during the two-day outdoor festival.
Ask about sponsorship opportunities for the festival and sponsoring an Emerging Artist.
November 1-December 31, 2019
Holiday Boutique
The exhibition gallery presents handcrafted art and holidaythemed
pieces from artists throughout Florida.
November 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Opening party
Download a PDF Exhibition Schedule
Visit FloridaCraftArt.org for information on interesting lectures, our collecting fine craft art series, workshops and mural tours.
Thank you for your support of Florida CraftArt and artists who are vital to our community.
