Sponsorship Opportunities

Current Sponsorship Opportunities

The Arts

• Folger Theatre's 2009/10 season features Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet, and the world premiere of Anne Washburn's Orestes, A Tragic Romp.
• Folger Consort's 2009/10 season, Circa 1610, explores spirited music of 400 years ago, a world transformed by innovations in science, ideas, and the arts.  
• The 2009/10 Folger Poetry Series features  readings by contemporary poetry's most eloquent voices.
• The Folger's popular family festival, Shakespeare's Birthday Open House, is the one day of the year when all of the Folger, including the magnificent Reading Rooms, are open to all!

Exhibitions

• Imagining China: The View from Europe, 1550-1700 (January 28-May 22, 2010)
• Extending the Book: The Art of Extra-Illustration (January 28-May 22, 2010)
• Lost At Sea: The Ocean in the English Imagination, 1550-1750 (June 10-September 4, 2010)
• Vivat Rex! Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Accession of Henry VIII (September 23, 2010-January 1, 2011)
• Beyond Home Remedy: Women, Medicine, and Science (January 20-May 14, 2011)

K-12 Education

• Shakespeare Steps Out introduces D.C. public school students in third to sixth grade to the life, times, and works of William Shakespeare, while developing academic, teamwork, and leadership skills using the Folger's acclaimed performance-based, multi-disciplinary approach.
• Student Shakespeare Festivals engage students and teachers from the greater Washington area in developing their ownership of the language used in Shakespeare's plays, while giving students an opportunity to perform on the Folger's Elizabethan stage in front of an audience of their peers, families, and fans. 

Special Events

• The Folger Gala  raises critical unrestricted dollars in support of the Folger's cultural and educational programs.
• Acquisitions Night supports the Library's Acquisitions and Conservation Programs.

Benefit packages vary depending on the program and are tailored to meet the sponsors' needs. Some benefits may include:

• Recognition in marketing collateral for events
• Name and/or logo recognition on the Folger website
• Name recognition in the Folger's Annual Report
• Name and/or logo recognition in playbills
• Membership for one year in the Renaissance Circles
• Invitations to exhibition openings and Folger Theatre opening night performances and receptions

For more information on these sponsorship opportunities and benefits, please contact:

Essence Newhoff
Director of Major Gifts
(202) 675-0377