Art In Wilder Park 2023 - Sponsorship

ART IN WILDER PARK

May 6 & 7, 2023

In partnership with the Elmhurst Park District and Advised by RGL Marketing for the Arts

Response deadline January 16. Payment deadline March 1.

In 2022, the Elmhurst Art Museum helped relaunch Art in Wilder Park with a widely successful festival that attracted over 7,500 visitors (despite cold rain on both days)! For 2023, the Museum takes the reigns as lead producer of the outdoor festival, and we’ve set our sights on an even larger, more inclusive and accessible event for the whole family. Festival programming will feature over 125 booths of one-of-a-kind art, food vendors, and hands-on kid’s activities.

On the weekend of Art in Wilder Park, the Museum will unveil a newly commissioned public art installation of 10 life-sized “superhero” sculptures. This installation will be a bold preview of the Museum’s summer show, Marvelocity, featuring the iconic work of Marvel comic book artist Alex Ross, considered one of the greatest artists in the field of comic books. The superhero figures – customized by 10 different artists in a similar style as the 1999 Chicago cows - will be discoverable by the public during the popular Art in Wilder Park weekend and will remain on view into July 2023 during the Marvelocity exhibition.  

As the first outdoor festival in the region each year, Art in Wilder Park is a highly anticipated Spring event in the western suburbs. In 2022, the event was voted one of the Best in the West, featured in numerous press outlets, and attracted nearly half of its visitors from outside of Elmhurst. Post festival evaluations showed a high percentage of the attendees also visited and supported local restaurants, coffee shops, and other businesses.

By the numbers:

• 7,500 to 10,000 visitors over 2 days
• Nearly 50 local businesses and sponsors on exhibit at the festival
• The museum’s PR team Silverman and Associates will promote the event with a campaign
• Major preview coverage last year by the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Suburban Life, Elmhurst Independent and more
• 10,000 postcards distributed through local businesses, mailings, and our front desk
• Direct email campaigns to over 12,000 members, donors and EAM’s general list
• The Museum's extensive social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) will be leveraged for maximum exposure and interaction, with template posts provided to all exhibitors

Festival sponsorships offer an opportunity to deepen interaction with existing and new patrons through event booths, logo placement on event materials prior to and during the weekend, featured logo placement at special events and programs during the festival, and more.

Presenting Sponsor ($3,500) – only 1 available sponsorship

• Booth space to promote your business at the festival.
• Presenting sponsor and logo recognition on festival materials, including 10,000 postcards distributed through local businesses, mailings, and our front desk; 200 posters displayed at local businesses; and eBlasts to over 12,000
• Presenting sponsor and logo recognition on all materials associated with the festival. This includes posters and postcards, eBlasts, museum newsletters, museum webpages, an outdoor banner outside the museum, and any special invites and special events.
• Presenting sponsor recognition on the museum’s social media
• Logo and presenting sponsor recognition on festival signage and materials during the weekend
• A private docent-led tour of the current Museum exhibit for your business associates and guests

Festival Sponsor ($2,000)

• Booth space to promote your business at the festival
• Logo placement on festival materials, including 10,000 postcards distributed through local businesses, mailings, and our front desk; 200 posters displayed at local businesses; and eBlasts to over 12,000
• Name recognition on all materials associated with the festival, with logo placement whenever possible. In addition to the above, this includes museum newsletters, museum webpages, an outdoor banner outside the museum, and any special invites and special events.
• Logo placement on festival signage and materials during the weekend.
• A private docent-led tour of the current Museum exhibit for your business associates and guests 

Kid’s Court Sponsor ($2,000) – 2 available sponsorships

• Booth space to promote your business at the festival or Kid’s Court
• Logo placement on Kid’s Court signage and materials during the weekend.
• Logo placement on festival materials, including 10,000 postcards distributed through local businesses, mailings, and our front desk; 200 posters displayed at local businesses; and eBlasts to over 12,000
• Name recognition on all materials associated with the festival, with logo placement whenever possible. In addition to the above, this includes museum newsletters, museum webpages, an outdoor banner outside the museum, and any special invites and special events.
• A private docent-led tour of the current Museum exhibit for your business associates and guests

“Superhero” Sponsor ($1,500) – 10 available sponsorships

• Exclusive name recognition as supporting sponsor of the installation.
• Exclusive logo placement on special event signage and materials during Art in Wilder Park
• Exclusive logo placement on signage for 1 of the 10 public art pieces throughout the May – July installation
• Logo placement on festival materials, including 10,000 postcards distributed through local businesses, mailings, and our front desk; 200 posters displayed at local businesses; and eBlasts to over 12,000
• Name recognition on all materials associated with the installation, including Art in Wilder Park and the museum’s public art promotional materials until July 2023.

Special Event Sponsor ($1,500) – Stage sponsor, Museum program/exhibit sponsor

• Exclusive name recognition as main sponsor of a designated special event, such as the entertainment stage or museum special event.
• Exclusive logo placement on special event signage and materials.
• Logo placement on festival materials, including 10,000 postcards distributed through local businesses, mailings, and our front desk; 200 posters displayed at local businesses; and eBlasts to over 12,000
• Name recognition on all materials associated with the festival, with logo placement whenever possible. In addition to the above, this includes museum newsletters, museum webpages, an outdoor banner outside the museum, and any special invites and special events.

Logo Sponsor ($750)

• Logo placement on festival materials, including 10,000 postcards distributed through local businesses, mailings, and our front desk and 200 posters displayed at local businesses
• Name recognition on festival eBlasts to over 12,000, museum webpages, and museum newsletters

Friend Sponsor ($300)

• Name recognition on festival materials, including 10,000 postcards distributed through local businesses, mailings, and our front desk and 200 posters displayed at local businesses
• Name recognition on festival eBlasts to over 12,000, museum webpages, and museum newsletters