THE DC CENTER FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY Arts Programming / Sponsorship Materials

Contact: Kimberley Bush,Director Of Arts and Cultural Programs 202-682-2245 [email protected] DC QUEER OUTWRITE THEATRE REEL LGBT BOOK FESTIVAL AFFIRMATIONS FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL Page 4 AND SERIES ARTY QUEERS: Page 3 DC'S LGBTQ+ Page 5 ART MARKET ABOUT US Our Our

MISSION STATEMENT Communities Programs Center Women Addiction and Recovery The DC LGBT Center educates, Center Men empowers, celebrates, and Center Arts Center Bi connects the lesbian, gay, Center Aging bisexual, and transgender Center Trans Center Careers communities. To fulfill our Center African Center Faith mission, we focus on four core American Center Families areas: health and wellness, arts & Center APA Center Global culture, social & support services, Center Latinos Center Health and advocacy and community Center Deaf Center Military building. Center Seniors Center Sports Center Youth Center Youth OUR VISION Center Bears DC Anti-Violence Project Center Leather HIV Working Group We envision communities where Center GenderQueer LGBT people feel healthy, safe, Out Write Author Series Center Poly and affirmed. Tobacco Working Group

The DC Center for the LGBT Community 2000 14th Street NW, Suite 105 / Washington, DC 20009 http://www.thedccenter.org / (202) 682-2245

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The DC Center’s Arts Program was created to THE DC CENTER entertain, educate, and inspire our community ARTS by presenting the best in international, national, PROGRAMMING and local LGBT arts to Washington, DC. We strive to enrich and encourage the sense of community by presenting culturally diverse artistic expression in the areas of Art, Film, Poetry, Writing, and the Theater Arts!

OUTWRITE is a celebration of LGBT Literature. The weekend is full of book readings, writing workshops, book discussions, poetry readings and more. Several LGBT book publishers regularly exhibit at OutWrite. We will have both new and used LGBT books for sale all day long on Saturday August 3rd. The 8th Annual OutWrite LGBT Book Festival will take place Friday August 2, 2019 through Sunday August 4, 2019 with most events taking place at the Reeves Center in Washington DC.

3 Arty Queers: DC's LGBTQ+ Art Market Coming in 2019

Arty Queers is the DC Center's Monthly LGBTQ Indoor Art Market featuring original artwork for sale including paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry, glasswork, textiles and clothing.

DC QUEER THEATRE FESTIVAL Fall/Winter 2019

Founded in 2012, the DC Queer Theatre Festival is dedicated to unleashing and celebrating the underrepresented voices and diversity of our artists, audiences, and area. By featuring new plays with themes relevant the community, to the DC area and local artists with roots in the DC Queer Theatre Festival combines quality theatre with activism and charity.

4 REEL AFFIRMATIONS Fall Film Festival

Join us for our 26th annual film festival featuring amazing films, filmmaker conversations and celebrations at Gala Hispanic Theater. Spend a weekend with cocktails and popcorn viewing powerful, poignant and often - uproarious films. Meet the filmmakers behind the films at one of our celebrations or just sit back and take part in our filmmakers Q&A

REEL AFFIRMATIONS MONTHLY XTRA FILM SERIES

Join us for a monthly series of entertaining and thought provoking films.

January / The Heiresses February / Alaska Is A Drag March / Room To Grow April /Tucked May / TransMilitary June/ SteamRoom Stories

5 SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS Benefits listed will be provided for EACH of our individual art programs! We will work with you on a marketing program that fits your needs and goals!

Platinum ($10,000) Silver ($2,500) * Press Release Announcing Sponsorship * Company Branding in Event Newsletter (Where app.) * Logo Placement on Boiler Plate Press Release * Company Branding on Webpage * Company Blog Entry on Website * Exhibitor Space (Where applicable) * Company Branding in Event Newsletter (Where app.) * Company Materials at Events and/or in Swag Bags * Company Branding on Webpage * Company Advertisement (Reel Affirmations) – Half Page * Company Name/Logo on Tickets (Where applicable) * Company Advertisement (Theater Festival) – Logo * 30 Second Trailer (Reel Affirmations Only) * Company Advertisement (Outwrite) – Logo * Opportunity to Address the Audience * Facebook Posts (2 Posts) * Exhibitor Space (Where applicable) * Facebook Posts (On Various Community/Program * Company Materials at Events and/or in Swag Bags Pages) * Company Advertisement (Reel Affirmations) – Full Page * Twitter (2Tweets) * Company Advertisement (Theater Festival) – Full Page * Twitter Tweets (On Various Community/Program * Company Advertisement (Outwrite) – Full Page Pages) * Facebook Posts (4 Posts) * Complimentary Passes (Reel Affirmations) – 1 Pass * Facebook Posts (On Various Community/Program * Complimentary Tickets (Reel Affirmations XTRA 2 tixs Pages) * Complimentary Tickets (Theater Festival) – 2 Tickets * Twitter (4 Tweets) * Twitter Tweets (On Various Community/Program Bronze ($1,000) Pages) * Complimentary Listing on Business Service Directory * Company Branding in Event Newsletter (Where * Complimentary Passes (Reel Affirmations) – 4 Passes app.) * Complimentary Passes (Reel Affirmations XTRA) – 4 * Company Branding on Webpage Passes * Exhibitor Space (Where applicable) * Complimentary Tickets (Theater Festival) – 4 Tickets * Company Materials at Events and/or in Swag Bags Gold ($5,000) * Company Advertisement (Reel Affirmations) – Logo * Company Advertisement (Theater Festival) – Logo * Logo Placement on Boiler Plate Press Release * Company Advertisement (Outwrite) – Logo * Company Blog Entry on Website *Facebook Posts (1 Post) * Company Branding in Event Newsletter (Where app.) * Twitter (1 Tweet) * Company Branding on Webpage * Complimentary Passes (Reel Affirmations) – 1 Pass * 30 Second Trailer (Reel Affirmations Only) * Complimentary Tickets (Theater Festival) – 1 Ticket * Opportunity to Address the Audience * Exhibitor Space (Where applicable) * Company Materials at Events and/or in Swag Bags * Company Advertisement (Reel Affirmations) – Half Page Tungsten ($500) * Company Advertisement (Theater Festival) – Half Page * Company Advertisement (Outwrite) – Half Page * Company Branding on Webpage * Facebook Posts (2 Posts) * Exhibitor Space (Where applicable) * Facebook Posts (On Various Community/Program Pages) * Company Materials at Events and/or in Swag Bags * Twitter (2 Tweets) * Company Advertisement (Reel Affirmations) – Logo * Twitter Tweets (On Various Community/Program * Company Advertisement (Theater Festival) – Logo Pages) * Company Advertisement (Outwrite) – Logo * Complimentary Listing on Business Service Directory * Complimentary Passes (Reel Affirmations) – 2 * Complimentary Passes (Reel Affirmations) – 2 Passes Tickets * Complimentary Tickets (Reel Affirmsations XTRA – 2 * Complimentary Tickets (Theater Festival) – 1 Ticket Tickets * Complimentary Tickets (Theater Festival) – 2 Tickets