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Sponsorships

Put your company behind experiences Memphis will remember.

Sponsorship at Memphis Art Museum connects your company with exhibitions, learning experiences, and events that bring people together through art. Your support helps make ambitious ideas possible while creating meaningful ways to engage your employees and clients.

Every sponsorship is developed around the opportunity, your company’s goals, and the level of support.

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Types of sponsorships

Exhibitions

Help bring major exhibitions and special installations to Memphis, connecting audiences with artists and ideas from our city and around the world.

Community Days

Support free community celebrations filled with art-making, performances, and experiences for visitors of all ages.

Special Events

Partner with the museum on signature events, opening celebrations, and annual fundraisers that bring Memphis together.

Education Programs

Help students and educators experience art through school visits, teacher programs, family learning, and hands-on activities.

Sponsorships by program

Memphis Art Museum hosts more than 400 events per year, drawing community and visitors from all over the world. Sponsoring one of our special programs put your brand in front of thousands of people. Some of our programs include:

  • Artist Talks & Guided Tours

    Artist Talks feature exhibiting artists and curators, art history lectures, docent-guided tours, and so much more.

    Sponsor an Artist Talk

  • Adult Art Workshops

    Bring creativity to more adults by sponsoring adult art workshops in formats such as Figure Drawing, Calligraphy, Teacher Workshops, Watercolor, Printmaking, Fashion Upcycling, and more.

    Sponsor Adult Art Making

  • Memphis Art & Fashion Week

    Memphis Art & Fashion Week, starting every first Monday in May, includes nightly events to celebrate the fashion community right here in Memphis.

    Sponsor MAFW

  • Super Saturdays

    Every Saturday, guest enjoy free admission and free drop-in art-making classes designed for families, encouraging exploration, skill building, and connection.

    Sponsor Super Saturdays

A Partnership Built Around Your Goals

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Shape Your Benefits

Recognition and benefits vary by opportunity and level of support. Our team will develop a package around your company’s goals.

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Visibility

Receive company recognition across selected on-site signage, sponsorship materials, museum webpages, and digital communications.

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Engage Team & Clients

Offer invitations, tickets, private tours, or hospitality experiences connected with the exhibition, program, or event you support.

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Philanthropy

Your support funds school tours, lifelong learning programs, community initiatives, and our world-class art collection

Engage Team & Clients

Impact

20,000 Children

A museum visit helps children connect classroom learning to real objects, stories, and creative experiences. Seeing art in person builds curiosity, visual literacy, and confidence as students practice looking closely, asking questions, and sharing ideas.

Living & Aging Well

Museum visits support lifelong learning, social connection, and personal reflection for older adults. Engaging with art can stimulate memory, invite conversation, and create meaningful moments of discovery, creativity, and belonging.

A Place for Families

The museum gives families a shared space to discover, talk, and learn across generations. Art sparks conversation in a way that feels natural and memorable, helping families build curiosity, connection, and new ways of seeing the world together.