This year is our 2nd Annual Mad Hatter’s Art Party and our 4th outdoor arts festival at Robert Mills House & Gardens in Columbia, SC. The Festival will be held on Saturday May 7, 2022, 11am-4pm with more that 70 curated booths by local and regional fine artists & fine crafts. Our main stage with performances by The Red Shack Pickers, spoken word poetry and dance performances by Moona Wu & Laura Yin, selected works of art in our Juried show tent, great food, frozen cocktails, hat & costume parades, contests and more.
Admission is Free and open to the public, with plenty of free parking, with an attendance goal of 5,000.
And with your help we can have the best art party!

We offer multiple distinctly different Sponsorship/Advertising levels.

Business Sponsors

Package B. $400. ($2500.00 value)
Benefits:

• Company name & logo included on Festival website, includes link to your company website
• Acknowledgement in all Festival publications
  
• Company name included in radio spots for the Festival
  
• Company name included in all media and public relations releases by the Festival
  
• Company name or logo included in print advertisements at the Festival
  
• Logo on yard sign near entry of festival grounds.

Package A. $200. ($700.00 value)
​Benefits:

• Company name & logo included on Festival website, includes link to your company website
• Company name included social media releases by the Festival
  

Individual Sponsor $75. Great for entrepreneurs
Benefits:

• Name listed on SCA website
• link to individual website
  

Goals

South Carolina Artists is a dynamic group whose mission is to promote visual arts in South Carolina through its many exhibits, programs, activities and festivals. We have served the Midlands area for over ten years. And this year, we are aiming to raise $5000 to fund our Mad Hatter’s Art Party. We need you in order to reach our fundraising goals.

Our Target Groups and Demographics 

• Majority of attendees adult’s 25+ 
  
• The Festival Goers tend to be more affluent and have more purchasing power then the general population, making them a desirable target market for sponsors. 
  
• Attendees travel from towns outside of Columbia.
  
• Tourists, The Festival is a major attraction for Art Collectors, Families and Adults who visit our area for the weekends. 
  

South Carolina Artists organized Arts Festivals provide more economic impact to Downtown Merchants than any other one day, once a year event in the Historic District! 
Benefits of sponsorship:

• Event marketing is a great way to reach customers
  
• Experiential marketing drives purchases and consideration across age, gender, and ethnicity
  
• Consumers state they would purchase a product or brand after seeing their sponsorship of a local event.
  

Sponsor a contest. Pure sponsorship, for the love of art!

We have 4. Sponsoring the contest will enable us to provide great prizes!

• Hat Contest Sponsor $50
• Costume Contest Sponsor $100
  
• ​Best in Show Sponsor $150
  
• Juried Show Sponsor $200
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​​If you or your company is interested in sponsoring our beloved event reach out to us at contact@SouthCarolinaArtists.com or 803-602-4814. We can’t wait to hear back!

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