SmartPartners
The Smart Museum of Art is a vibrant site for reflection, discovery, and dialogue. We work every day to open the world through art and ideas, and, with your help, we can ensure this mission remains alive and well.
The Museum’s SmartPartners provide crucial support at all levels, making an indelible impact on the Smart’s most important programs and initiatives, including boundary-pushing exhibitions, comprehensive faculty and student engagement, and innovative educational experiences for children and families from surrounding communities.
Benefits
In recognition for all the SmartPartners make possible, we are proud to provide the following benefits.
PARTNER LEVEL
$500+ | Impact Partner
- Keeping the Smart and its programming free for everyone
- Digital membership cards for two people
- Invitations to Director’s Preview prior to public exhibition openings with Smart’s Board members, curators, and other notables
- Invitations to intimate special events such as private exhibition walkthroughs, artist talks, and studio visits with Smart Museum curators
- 10% discount on Smart publications
- North American Reciprocal Membership (NARM) at more than 1,000 museums nationwide. See a complete list of museums you can visit for free (PDF).
- College and University Reciprocal Membership Program (SCMA) at 90 academic museums nationwide. Download a complete list of participating institutions (PDF).
- Recognition as an Impact Partner in the Smart’s Impact Report
$100+ | Benefactor Partner
- Keeping the Smart and its programming free for everyone
- Digital membership cards for two people
- Invitations to intimate special events such as private exhibition walkthroughs, artist talks, and studio visits with Smart Museum curators
- 10% discount on Smart publications
- North American Reciprocal Membership (NARM) at more than 1,000 museums nationwide. See a complete list of museums you can visit for free (PDF).
- College and University Reciprocal Membership Program (SCMA) at 90 academic museums nationwide. Download a complete list of participating institutions (PDF).
- Recognition as a Benefactor Partner in the Smart’s Impact Report
CIRCLE LEVEL
$10,000+ | Director’s Circle
- All benefits of the Partners’ Level
- VIP Passes to select art fairs including Art Basel, Frieze, and EXPO Chicago
- Private curatorial walkthrough of Smart exhibitions for your household and up to 10 guests
- Invitations to intimate exhibition opening dinners with Smart’s Board members, curators, and other notables
- Complimentary exhibition catalogues
- Opportunities for art-related travel with the Smart’s Dana Feitler Director, curators, and Board members
$5,000+ | Collector’s Circle
- All benefits of the Partners’ Level
- VIP Passes to select art fairs including Art Basel, Frieze, and EXPO Chicago
- Private curatorial walkthrough of Smart exhibitions for your household
- Invitations to intimate exhibition opening dinners with Smart’s Board members, curators, and other notables
- Complimentary exhibition catalogues
$1,000+ | Curator’s Circle
- All benefits of the Partners’ Level
- Private curatorial walkthrough of Smart exhibitions for your household
Image: SmartPartners and guests mark the opening of Monochrome Multitudes at the Smart Museum of Art. Photo by Jason Smith.