Sponsorships

Partner with Art Center Waco to Foster Creativity And Grow Our Community.

Waco, Texas is a vibrant hub of creativity and innovation. Join Art Center Waco in our mission to enrich lives through the visual arts. As a sponsor, your contributions will support local arts culture while gaining valuable visibility and benefits for your business.

sponsorship opportunities

By partnering with our arts and educational programs, your business can make a lasting impact on our Waco area community.

Your support directly contributes to:

  • Inspiring the next generation of artists and thinkers
  • Fostering a vibrant art scene in Waco
  • Enhancing the quality of life for residents and visitors alike

 

This exposure can help you:

  • Build strong relationships with potential customers in Central Texas
  • Enhance your reputation as a community-minded business
  • Networking Opportunities: Connect and attract top talent to your organization

Our vision is simple: As a public, nonprofit institution, we strive to deepen understanding, encourage exploration, and foster appreciation through engaging programs, exhibitions, collections, and collaborations. We do this through serving as a creative force in the community for teaching, displaying, promoting and preserving vital, diverse visual arts that enrich and inspire us all.

Creative Waco recently shared the 2016 “Arts Economic Prosperity study, Waco’s non-profit arts and cultural sector supported over 2,000 jobs, earned over $7 million in tax revenue for local and state governments and generated $63.7 million of economic impact per year. (2023 report)

Waco’s arts and cultural sector generated $74.1 million of economic impact.

Why Sponsor Art Center Waco?

  • Tax-deductible contributions
  • Support the arts in your local McLennon County community
  • Align your brand with a respected Waco nonprofit
  • Impact thousands of young people each year
  • Enhance your company’s cultural engagement
 
Ready to make a difference? Contact us today to discuss how your business can become a vital part of the Central Texas’s vibrant arts scene.

Program Partners

If your organization is interested in making a long-term commitment to Art Center Waco, we look forward to welcoming you as our partner or sponsor.

As a sponsor, you support the art and educational programing and your company primarily enjoys hospitality opportunities and membership perks you can share with your employees as a benefit. 

A partner commits to one of our exhibits or programs. Together, we use our values and networks to serve our community in the visual arts and arts education.

Exhibit Partner

Sponsor a full year of exhibit programming starting at $25,000 and up

  • Logo inclusion on all exhibit marketing materials
  • Support 7 forward-thinking exhibitions annually
  • Sponsorship covers food and beverage, artist fees, operational and marketing costs
  • Attract National Traveling Exhibits to McLennon County

Education Partner

  • Full Summer Camp Sponsorship: $20,000
  • Weekly Camp Sponsorship: $250 per child — Help nurture young artists and future creative thinkers!

Corporate Memberships

Support local arts and culture while strengthening your business relationships. Corporate membership at Art Center Waco offers your company valuable benefits including significant savings on event spaces for corporate gatherings and the ability to share the arts with employees and vendors through gifted memberships.


Join Waco’s leading businesses in creating meaningful connections while advancing Central Texas’s cultural landscape.

$2500

Corporate Champion

$5000

Corporate Partner

Bespoke Sponsorships

We understand that every business is unique. That’s why we offer bespoke sponsorship opportunities starting from $10,000 and up to meet your specific goals.

Whether you’re interested in supporting a particular arts program, event, or initiative, we can work together to create a partnership that benefits both your business and our community. Contact ACW to develop a partnership directly aligned with your goals. 

Current Institutional Partners

ACW is grateful to area businesses supporting our exhibitions, programs and community events. View the list of our supporters