Become a Sponsor

Support a Growing Arts Movement in Rural Alabama

Art on the River is a curated contemporary arts exhibition held inside the historic Elba Theatre in downtown Elba, Alabama. Through gallery exhibitions, youth arts initiatives, workshops, and artist partnerships, Art on the River is helping cultivate meaningful creative experiences in a rural community. Support creativity, community, and cultural enrichment while gaining meaningful recognition for your business.

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ABOUT THE EVENT
October 23–24, 2026

Held inside the historic Elba Theatre in downtown Elba, Alabama, Art on the River brings together local, regional, and national artists for a curated contemporary arts exhibition featuring original artwork, ACEOs, collectible works, youth art initiatives, and community-centered creative experiences.

The exhibition highlights a wide range of artistic styles and mediums while creating meaningful connections between artists, collectors, and the surrounding community.

WHY IT MATTERS

Rural communities deserve meaningful access to the arts. Art on the River exists to create space for artists, collectors, families, and emerging creatives to connect through contemporary art in an unexpected place.

Hosted inside the historic Elba Theatre in downtown Elba, the exhibition is helping cultivate a growing creative movement rooted in both artistic excellence and community engagement. By bringing together local, regional, and national artists, Art on the River expands opportunities for cultural connection while supporting artists working across a wide range of mediums and styles.

The exhibition also creates opportunities for youth engagement through the Brooke Chapman Memorial Kids’ Gallery, community-centered workshops, and creative experiences designed to encourage artistic exploration across generations.

Sponsorship support helps:

Expand access to the arts in a rural community
Support exhibiting artists and emerging creatives
Sustain youth art initiatives and educational programming
Grow free and low-cost workshops and public events
Strengthen long-term cultural investment in the region
Build a lasting creative presence in downtown Elba

Art on the River is more than a single event. It is part of an ongoing effort to cultivate connection, creativity, and community through the arts.

WHAT SPONSORS SUPPORT

Sponsorships directly help make Art on the River possible while expanding access to meaningful creative experiences within a rural community. Contributions support both the exhibition itself and the broader vision of growing long-term arts engagement in Elba and the surrounding region.

Sponsor support helps fund:

Curated Gallery Programming

Supporting the exhibition and presentation of original artwork from local, regional, and national artists across a wide range of mediums and styles.

Youth Arts Initiatives

Helping sustain the Brooke Chapman Memorial Kids’ Gallery and other opportunities that encourage creativity, artistic confidence, and youth participation in the arts.

Community Workshops & Public Engagement

Supporting free and low-cost creative workshops, demonstrations, and hands-on community experiences designed to make the arts more accessible to all ages.

Artist Outreach & Exhibition Expansion

Helping bring artists from across Alabama and beyond into a rural arts space while expanding opportunities for creative collaboration and cultural exchange.

Exhibition Installation & Presentation

Supporting gallery preparation, professional artwork display, signage, lighting, printing, framing assistance, and the overall visitor experience inside the historic Elba Theatre.

Marketing & Community Visibility

Helping promote the exhibition throughout the region through print materials, social media, community outreach, and public engagement efforts.

Long-Term Cultural Growth

Investing in the continued development of an ongoing arts movement that strengthens creative opportunities, community identity, and cultural connection in downtown Elba.

Every sponsorship directly contributes to building accessible, meaningful, and lasting creative experiences within the community.

SPONSOR RECOGNITION

Art on the River values the businesses, organizations, and community partners who help make this growing arts initiative possible. Sponsors play an important role in supporting artists, expanding arts access, encouraging new collectors, and helping cultivate meaningful cultural experiences within a rural community.

Website Recognition

Sponsor names and logos are featured on the Art on the River website, recognizing the businesses and organizations that help make the exhibition possible.

Social Media Recognition

Sponsors are recognized across Art on the River social media through sponsor spotlights, event promotions, acknowledgements, and community appreciation content leading up to the exhibition.

Art on the River Magazine

Sponsors receive recognition in the Art on the River Magazine, our collectible publication created to accompany each exhibition and celebrate the artists, stories, and community behind Art on the River. Recognition and advertising opportunities vary by sponsorship level.

Complimentary Gala Tickets

All sponsors receive complimentary tickets to the Art on the River Collector Preview Gala, an opening-night celebration featuring early access to the exhibition, opportunities to meet artists, and an evening centered around original art. The number of complimentary tickets varies by sponsorship level.

River Bucks

Every paid sponsor receives River Bucks equal to 10% of their sponsorship contribution to spend toward the purchase of original artwork during the Friday Collector Preview Gala or Saturday Gallery.

For example, a $250 Friend of the Arts Sponsor receives $25 in River Bucks, while a $1,000 Gallery Sponsor receives $100.

With original artwork ranging from collectible ACEOs beginning around $15 to major works priced into the thousands, River Bucks invite our sponsors to experience Art on the River not only as supporters, but as collectors.

Your sponsorship supports Art on the River. Your River Bucks help support an exhibiting artist.

Sponsor Recognition Displays

Sponsor names and logos are featured in rotating Sponsor Recognition slideshow presentations throughout both the Friday Collector Preview Gala and Saturday Gallery, providing visibility to visitors throughout the exhibition weekend.

Event Signage

Sponsors are recognized through printed signage and visual materials displayed throughout the exhibition, including our Art on the River Sponsor Recognition Banner.

Printed Promotional Materials

Select sponsorship levels include enhanced logo placement and recognition on promotional graphics, gallery materials, exhibition materials, and other printed content.

Public Acknowledgement

Sponsors are recognized during exhibition events, including acknowledgements during the Friday Gala and other opportunities throughout the Art on the River weekend.

Community Partnership Visibility

Sponsorship demonstrates direct support for working artists, young creatives, arts access, artist opportunities, and cultural development within the region.

Customized Sponsorship Opportunities

Art on the River welcomes flexible and collaborative sponsorship partnerships. Businesses and organizations interested in supporting specific initiatives, artist hospitality, shipping, lodging, youth programming, exhibition experiences, or other needs are encouraged to reach out to discuss custom and in-kind sponsorship opportunities.

A Sponsorship That Supports Artists Twice

Every sponsorship contributes to the continued growth of Art on the River while helping create opportunities for the artists who make the exhibition possible.

Through River Bucks, that support comes full circle: sponsors help make Art on the River possible and then have the opportunity to directly support an exhibiting artist by taking home an original work of art.

Every May. Every October. Always Original.

HELP GROW THE ARTS IN RURAL ALABAMA

Art on the River is building more than a single exhibition. It is part of a growing effort to create meaningful artistic experiences, support working artists, encourage youth creativity, and strengthen cultural connection within a rural community.

Through curated exhibitions, community partnerships, youth arts initiatives, workshops, and public engagement, Art on the River is helping cultivate an accessible and lasting creative presence in downtown Elba.

Your sponsorship directly supports:

Opportunities for local, regional, and national artists
Youth arts programming and creative education
Free and low-cost community art experiences
Expanded public access to contemporary art
The continued growth of arts and culture in rural Alabama

We welcome businesses, organizations, and community partners who believe in the value of creativity, community investment, and cultural growth.

Together, we can continue building an arts experience that is meaningful, welcoming, and lasting for artists, families, and the surrounding community.

Interested in Becoming a Sponsor?

We would love to connect and discuss sponsorship opportunities, community partnerships, and ways to support the continued growth of Art on the River.