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SFF Event Sponsorship Application SFF Event Sponsorship Application Field Name Value Name of Organization Arts & Education Council of Greater St. Louis Organization Address 3547 Olive Street City St. Louis State MO Zip Code 63103 Chief Professional First Name Cynthia Chief Professional Last Name Prost Title President & CEO Email [email protected] Phone 3142894000 Is the contact person the same as the Chief No Professional? Contact First Name Scott Contact Last Name Giffen Contact Title Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships Email [email protected] Phone Number 3142894009 Amount of Request $3,000.00 Event Name 2018 St. Louis Arts Awards Event Date 1/22/2018 Date of sponsorship deadline 11/1/2017 Location of Event Chase Park Plaza Hotel Page 1 SFF Event Sponsorship Application Purpose of event For 27 years, the St. Louis Arts Awards has honored the people, organizations and corporate citizens that craft, create and nurture the arts in the St. Louis region. This year, the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis’ (A&E) signature, sell-out event will once again shine the spotlight on St. Louis' best and brightest on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. Attended by nearly 700 arts patrons, and with a goal of raising over $460,000 in gross revenue, the Arts Awards recognize and celebrate the honorees' impressive impact on their communities. A&E requests that the Staenberg Family Foundation renew its support for this important and prestigious event with a commitment of $3,000 - for which Staenberg Family Foundation will be recognized as a Table Sponsor in all earned and paid media, paid advertisements, Arts Awards publications, stage video scroll, etc. A&E welcomes the Staenberg Family Foundation to this group of distinguished community patrons of A&E's single, largest fundraising event. The 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards was a resounding success - and the A&E board, staff and event volunteers are dedicated to ensuring the 2018 event exceeds all expectations. A&E is proud to announce the 2018 Honorees for the event: Johnetta Haley, Music Educator, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts; Dennis M. Reagan, The Muny, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts; Gene Dobbs Bradford, Jazz St. Louis, Excellence in the Arts; Keith Tyrone Williams, Grand Center Arts Academy, Art Educator of the Year; Saint Louis Fashion Fund, Arts Startup of the Year; Art on the Square, Arts Collaboration; World Wide Technology, Inc., Corporate Support of the Arts. Most notably, the Staenberg Family’s support of Gene and Jazz St. Louis as their founding sponsor of JazzU. The 2018 St. Louis Arts Awards proceeds augment A&E's core mission program which provides critical financial, professional development, collaboration and accelerator services to nearly 70 arts and arts education organizations each year - especially during this tenuous time of government funding. Proceeds from the event will be granted out by the end of the 2nd quarter of 2018. To date, A&E has provided over $105 million in grants to organizations of all sizes throughout the 16-county bi- state region - including Illinois - since 1963. Those organizations, in turn, keep the St. Louis region vibrant and provide access to a wide and diverse variety of performances, workshops and exhibits for over 1.7 million children and adults. Page 2 SFF Event Sponsorship Application Who is your targeted audience? The true targeted audience is the 1.7 million children and adults for whom the event proceeds benefit. A&E was founded in 1963 to acknowledge a disparity in the way arts organizations were being financially supported in comparison to social service, education, health and environmental sectors. A&E supports organizations that provide arts and arts education access to diverse audiences. With a long-term objective of ensuring an enriching and vibrant arts community for all, A&E has committed to funding organizations whose performances, exhibits and educational programs affect every demographic, reaching people of all ages and ethnicity, including those in economically under-served areas. For A&E, arts education and outreach are especially important aspects of any arts organization and are prerequisites for funding. In 2016, A&E awarded grants that enabled over 1.7 million children and adults to attend an exhibit or performance. Grant funded outreach programs, such as art classes and workshops, reached nearly 300,000 individuals while 80% of programs offered by A&E funding organizations reaching and impacting at-risk and special needs audiences. A&E funds organizations throughout a 16-county, bi-state service area which covers urban, suburban, and rural communities, including St. Louis city; the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren and Washington; and the Illinois counties of Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and St. Clair. The arts are our region's greatest assets. By providing essential funding for organizations that host programs, workshops, and performances, A&E improves the quality of life for people in the region. What is your expected attendance? The St. Louis Arts Awards is the only event that brings together arts lovers and community leaders from across all disciplines, organizations, and corporations under one roof. The entire bi-state region of the St. Louis Area is welcome. The target of invitations are on past supporters, those connected to honorees with little exposure/access to the arts and their many walks of life, civic leaders, and constituents of A&E grantee organizations. A&E expects another sell-out crowd approaching 700 this January. Co- chairs for the event are Susan Block and John Russell; presenting sponsor is Centene Corporation; Principal Sponsor is Edward Jones; Gift Sponsor is Ameren; Honoree Sponsors are PNC and Monsanto; and Host Committee members are Dr. Tim and Mrs. Kim Eberlein, etc. Anticipated renewal sponsorships are from World Wide Technology and Steward Family Foundation (Entertainment Sponsor); Emerson (Principal Sponsor); Ken and Nancy Kranzberg (Honoree Sponsor) and many more. The invitation for the 2018 event will be designed this fall and sent this November. Attached is last year’s invitation for reference. Please attach your invitation 2017 AA Invitation FINAL.pdf Please attach sponsorship opportunities 2018 Arts Awards eBrochure 8.23.17.pdf Page 3 SFF Event Sponsorship Application Please attach any other additional documents 2016 St. Louis Arts Awards Program FINAL.pdf you feel is necessary Page 4 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards Honorees Centene Center for the Arts 3547 Olive Street LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT EXCELLENCE IN St. Louis, MO 63103-1014 IN THE ARTS PHILANTHROPY Board of Directors Strategic Planning Jason Hall Chair Cary Hobbs Eric Koestner Leonard T. Eschbach Members at Large Linda Lee Secretary Terrance J. Good Rachelle Rowe Peter Sargent Steven Woolf Jim and Cathy Berges Barbara B. Goodman Donald M. Senti The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis The Berges Family Foundation Treasurer Kenneth Kranzberg Mary Ann Srenco Ruth Saphian Susan A. Stith Development Members Andrew Trivers ART EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS Janet W. Newcomb Nora Akerberg Carol J. Voss Facilities Dorte Bjerregaard Shawn Schukar Susan Block Ex-Officio Governance Sheila Burkett Cynthia A. Prost President and CEO C. Brendan Johnson Chris Cedergreen Noah Vasquez Grants Diane R. Drollinger be inspired. Nicole Hudson President, Young John Gianoulakis Friends of the Arts Marketing & Events Kristin J. Guehlstorf Harvey Lockhart Mike Isaacson Caren Vredenburgh *as of December 1, 2016 Riverview Gardens School District The Muny and Fox Theatricals 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS CORPORATE SUPPORT Invest. Impact. Accelerate. Celebrate. OF THE ARTS The Arts and Education Council is a multi-faceted united arts fund supported solely by private contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. A&E provides financial support, professional development services, incubation, acceleration and promotion services to nearly 70 arts and arts organizations each ARTS INNOVATOR year. Your support for A&E grows into millions of arts experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds across the St. Louis metropolitan region. When the Arts Thrive, Our City Thrives! Give today at KeepArtHappening.org! Presenting Sponsors 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards Major Benefactors Susan Block and John H. Russell, Co-Chairs Monday, January 23, 2017 Alison and Chase Park Plaza John Ferring 5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception Principal Sponsors Lindell Room 7:00 p.m. Dinner, Awards and Entertainment Khorassan Ballroom Susan and RSVP by January 13, 2017 Terry Block to Melissa Howe at Stage & Entertainment Gift Sponsor [email protected] or 314.289.4009 Sponsor Entertainment Table Sponsors Patrons Arthur & Helen Baer Mr. and Mrs. Barry H. Lisa Melandri Charitable Beracha Donna Moog and Art Educator of the Year Excellence in the Arts Foundation Gretta Forrester Leonard Landsbaum Award Sponsor Award Sponsor – Mike Jim and Cathy Berges Nancy and Walter Galvin Jim and Merry Mosbacher Isaacson BKD, LLP David and Barbara Gifford John Nickel Clarkson Eyecare Barbara B. Goodman Penny Pennington and Nancy and Ken Kranzberg Express Scripts Carol and Tom Voss Michael Fidler Friends of Pianos for Kelly Pollock People and the Alex Event Hosts Paul Reuter Gift Bag Sponsor Production Sponsor Ken Page, Emcee Taylor Louderman Townsend Memorial Nora Akerberg Stephanie Riven Award-winning Broadway Broadway Actress Foundation Marie-Hélène Bernard Ruth Saphian and A c t o r a n d S i n g e r and Singer HOK Dorte Bjerregaard Omer Kinran Mike Isaacson and Sandy Blasingame and Alice and Peter Sargent Joe Ortmeyer Gary Hall Elizabeth Gentry Sayad Leigh Gerdine College Sara Burke Pat and Ken Schutte Principal Benefactors Media Sponsors of Fine Arts Mary and Robert Ciapciak Ann and Hugh Scott Clark and Jeanie Davis Lynne and Jim Turley Jim and Merry Don Senti Mosbacher Kim and Tim Eberlein Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Opera Theatre of Len Eschbach Siler Saint Louis Terrance J.
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