SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING AT THE FRANKE 2023-2024
Your sponsorship helps sustain our mission: To entertain, educate, and enrich through the arts
…and connects your business with an engaged, appreciative audience who will value your support of the arts in our community!
SEASON SPONSORSHIP | The Franke Center for the Arts sponsorship offers businesses, organizations and individuals an excellent vehicle for reaching potential customers while supporting the arts. Season sponsors receive recognition…
- In our new digital program. Our season program reaches approximately 6000 patrons per year, and our new digital programs will allow the opportunity to link to your website!
- Pre-show slideshows. Sponsors are featured on the screen before our mainstage shows.
- Marquee. We take the time to acknowledge our larger sponsors on our marquee.
- Social media + our website. We thank each of our major sponsors on social media, reaching our 4,000+ social media followers in Calhoun County and beyond.
2023-2024 Season Sponsorship Levels
Legend $20,000 and up
- Largest ad at the top of our digital program + hyperlink to your website
- 16 complimentary tickets for Franke Center events (including fundraisers)
- 4 complementary box seat tickets for Franke Center events (Each box seats 4. Subject to availability.)
- Your name listed on our web page and pre-show slideshow
- Your name displayed on our outdoor marquee during our concert season
- Your logo on the physical program card handed out at each show
- A “thank you” on our social media reaching 3600 Facebook followers
- One FREE business rental in one of the following: Auditorium, Downstage Club Banquet Room or Executive Boardroom
- Mention in the preshow speech before each show
Icon $10,000
- Large ad at the top of our digital program (2nd tier) + hyperlink to your website
- 14 complimentary tickets for Franke Center events (excluding fundraisers)
- 2 complementary box seat tickets for Franke Center events (Each box seats 4. Subject to availability.)
- Your name listed on our web page and pre-show slideshow
- Your name displayed on our outdoor marquee during our concert season
- A “thank you” on our social media reaching 3600 Facebook followers
- One FREE business rental in one of the following: Downstage Club Banquet Room or Executive Boardroom
- Mention in the preshow speech before each show
Diva $7,500
- Large ad at the top of our digital program (2nd tier) + hyperlink to your website
- 12 complimentary tickets for Franke Center events (excluding fundraisers)
- 1 complementary box seat tickets for Franke Center events (Each box seats 4. Subject to availability.)
- Your name listed on our web page and pre-show slideshow
- Your name displayed on our outdoor marquee during our concert season
- A “thank you” on our social media reaching 3600 Facebook followers
- One FREE business rental in one of the following: Downstage Club Banquet Room or Executive Boardroom
Superstar $5,600
- Large ad at the top of our digital program (2nd tier) + hyperlink to your website
- 10 complimentary tickets for Franke Center events (excluding fundraisers)
- Your name listed on our web page and pre-show slideshow
- Your name displayed on our outdoor marquee during our concert season
- A “thank you” on our social media reaching 3600 Facebook followers
- One FREE business rental in one of the following: Downstage Club Banquet Room or Executive Boardroom
Star $3,200
- Large ad at the top of our digital program (3rd tier) + hyperlink to your website8
- Complimentary tickets for Franke Center events (excluding fundraisers)
- Your name listed on our web page and pre-show slideshow
- Your name displayed on our outdoor marquee during our concert season
- A “thank you” on our social media reaching 3600 Facebook followers
- One FREE business rental in one of the following: Downstage Club Banquet Room or Executive Boardroom
Headliner $1,600
- Medium ad in our digital program (4th tier) + hyperlink to your website
- 6 Complimentary tickets for Franke Center events (excluding fundraisers)
- Your name listed on our web page and pre-show slideshow
- Your name displayed on our outdoor marquee during our concert season
- A “thank you” on our social media reaching 3600 Facebook followers
- One FREE business rental in one of the following: Downstage Club Banquet Room or Executive Boardroom
Artist $750
- Medium ad in our digital program (5th tier) + hyperlink to your website
- 4 Complimentary tickets for Franke Center events (excluding fundraisers)
- Your name listed on our web page
Performer $300
- Medium ad in our digital program (6th tier) + hyperlink to your website
- 2 complimentary tickets for Franke Center events (excluding fundraisers)
Patron $150
- Small ad in our digital program (7th tier) + hyperlink to your website
- 2 complimentary tickets for Franke Center events (excluding fundraisers)
Fan $75
- Your business name listed in our digital program + hyperlink to your website
- 1 complimentary ticket for a Franke Center event (excluding fundraisers)
Event Sponsorship $1500 per individual event / $2500 per Youth Theater play
- Logo placed prominently show on posters, on the pre-show slideshow, on the show’s page on TheFranke.org, in eblasts, and on social media
- Your large ad placed at the top of the show’s digital program with a hyperlink to your website
- Your logo on the physical program card handed out at each show
- 1 complimentary box seat ticket to the sponsored show (seats 4 people)
TO SIGN UP simply fill out the questionnaire below.
EVENT SPONSORSHIP | Season sponsors can choose to become the featured sponsor of a specific show during the season. Event sponsors will have their logos placed prominently: on the cover of a show’s program, on posters, on the pre-show slideshow, on the show’s page on TheFranke.org, in eblasts, and on social media. As an added bonus, you’ll receive a complimentary box seat ticket to the show!
2023-2024 Event List
(remains subject to change)
- 9/30/23 Nathan Walton and the Remedy (Michigan Stars Series & Blues Series)
- 10/21/23 Mainstreet Dueling Pianos
- 11/18/23 David Cook
- 1/13/24 Irish Pub Night featuring The Founding
- 1/20/24 Wolf Tree Film Festival
- 1/27/24 Sadie Bass (Michigan Stars Series)
- 2/2/24 Ice, Wine, Beer and Blues (special sponsorship rules apply)
- 2/3/24 Laith Al Saadi (Blues Series)
- 2/24/24 Simply Queen
- 4/6/24 Michigan Music Video Awards
- 4/13/24 Melody Angel (Blues Series)
- 4/19/24 Erin Zindle and the Ragbirds (Michigan Stars Series)
- 4/27/24 Art of Drag
- 5/3/24 Gilmore Keyboard Festival Young Artist
- 6/8/24 Tom Franke Gala featuring Ophira Eisenberg
Thank you! Your support makes our youth theater, concerts, educational outreach, and cultural event programming possible. It also makes a statement that you care about the arts in our community! For more information, please call our office at 269-789-9677 and ask for our executive director, Jacob Gates.
Once you’ve completed your online signup form above, if you wish to pay for your sponsorship electronically you can do so here.