Patrons
admin June 14th, 2008
Established in 2005, the Sidney Fine Art Show Patron Program is designed to give individuals an opportunity to support this prestigious show. The Show is totally run by volunteers – funds from Patrons help to pay for renting the facility, promoting and advertising the show, mounting a celebratory Opening Night, and hosting a “Meet the Artists” evening on the Saturday of the Show. In addition, Patrons are supporting the broader arts community as any surplus funds from the Show go to the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula (CACSP) to support their many diverse programs.
With the anticipated cuts in arts funding, which you will have all heard about in the media, this years Show is especially important to the local arts community. Last year, over $110,000 from Show sales went back to artists. The CACSP has used surplus funds raised from the Show to directly support such programs as:
* Art in the Schools (SD63 – Saanich)
* Via Choralis
* Palm Court Concerts
* Deep Cove Folk
* Parkland High School Band
* Plein Air Painting Event
* Peninsula Celebrations Society
* Saanich Pioneers
When you become a Patron, you ensure the Show – one of the largest and most anticipated shows in British Columbia and a highlight on the cultural calendar of Vancouver Island – will continue for many years to come, and that our local arts community remains vibrant.
In return for your help, we offer an evening of first-class entertainment, and recognition of your contribution in the catalogue and on show signage.
Patrons are invited to a special Preview Reception the evening of Thursday, October 15, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Bodine Family Hall. Here you and a guest can view the art, see who won the prizes (before even the artists know), drink fine wine, nibble on tasty food, and have first opportunity to purchase the art chosen for the Show! At 7:00 pm you will be escorted into reserved seating in the Charlie White Theatre where you can watch the awards ceremony and listen to the (always entertaining) guest speaker. Following the ceremony you are invited to mingle with the artists in the Hall and ask them everything you want to know about their art and their passion.
The Sidney Fine Art Show is a gem of an attraction for Sidney, a venue where our artists can shine, and a significant contributor to our broader arts community. We need your help to make it as wonderful as we possibly can. Patron forms are available by clicking the link below, or at the CACSP office at 9565 5th Street., Sidney or call 250-656-7412 and the forms will be happily mailed to you.
For more information contact or visit our office at the phone number and address provided above.
