MIAD Senior Exhibition Sponsorship Opportunities
2023 Senior Exhibition
The eagerly anticipated 2023 MIAD Senior Exhibition is April 21 through May 6. The exhibition showcases the capstone projects of nearly 190 emerging creative professionals representing MIAD’s Bachelor of Fine Arts majors and minors, including Communication Design, Illustration, Interior Architecture and Design, New Studio Practice: Fine Arts, and Product Design. More than 6,000 people attend the exhibition each year.
We invite you to generously sponsor the diverse and vibrant talent showcased in the 2023 exhibition and help launch the careers that fuel our creative economy. Thank you for investing in our students and Wisconsin’s creative future!
To become a sponsor, please contact Noel Feider at noelfeider@miad.edu or (414) 847-3229.
PRESENTING SENIOR EXHIBITION SPONSOR
$20,000 (1 available)
- Invitation to attend the 2023 MIAD Senior Exhibition Preview Night (April 19).
- 2 tickets to MIAD’s Annual Creative Fusion gala on May 6, 2023.
Your recognition includes your logo on:
- Internal and external signage, website, and print collaterals, including postcards to 4,000+ mailing list.
- MIAD’s social media (20,000+ followers).
- MIAD’s multiple e-newsletters, which target donors, businesses, foundations, parents, faculty, staff and alumni.
- Large-scale digital signs in MIAD’s main lobby throughout the duration of the exhibition.
CREATIVE SPONSOR
$10,000 (2 available)
- Invitation to attend the 2023 MIAD Senior Exhibition Preview Night (April 19).
Your recognition includes your logo on:
- MIAD’s website and MIAD’s social media (20,000+ followers).
- MIAD’s multiple e-newsletters, which target donors, businesses, foundations, parents, faculty, staff and alumni.
- Large-scale digital signs in MIAD’s main lobby throughout the duration of the exhibition.
ARTIST SPONSOR
$5,000 (3 available)
- Invitation to attend the 2023 MIAD Senior Exhibition Preview Night (April 19).
Your recognition includes your logo on:
- MIAD’s website and MIAD’s social media (20,000+ followers).
- Large-scale digital signs in MIAD’s main lobby throughout the duration of the exhibition.
FRIENDS SPONSOR
$1,000
- Invitation to attend the 2023 MIAD Senior Exhibition Preview Night (April 19).
Your recognition includes your logo on:
- MIAD’s website.
- Large-scale digital signs in MIAD’s main lobby throughout the duration of the exhibition.
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