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.
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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
All gifts to the Smart Museum, including purchasing or renewing a SmartPartners membership SmartPartners membership are fully tax-deductible. In recognition of all that the SmartPartners make possible, we are proud to provide the following benefits.
PARTNER LEVEL
$100 | Benefactor Individual Partner
- Digital membership card for one
- Complimentary tote bag (available at the welcome desk)
- Invitation to the SmartPartners annual party!
- 10% discount on Smart publications
- Special rates at local cultural institutions such as such as Court Theater and UChicago Presents, along with discounts and deals at nearby cafés
- North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) membership which provides free entrance to more than 1,000 museums nationwide, including The Frick Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, and Cleveland Museum of Art. See a complete list of museums you can visit for free (PDF).
- College and University Reciprocal Membership Program which provides free entrance at 95 academic museums nationwide, including Berkeley Art Museum and Grey Art Gallery at New York University. See a complete list of participating institutions (PDF).
- Recognition in the annual report
$150 | Benefactor Partner
- All benefits of the Benefactor Individual Partner
- Digital membership card for two people
- Advance notice for Smart family programs
$500 | Impact Partner
- All of the above benefits
- Priority seating at Smart public programs
CIRCLE LEVEL
$1,000 | Curator’s Circle
- All of the above benefits
- Free SmartPartners membership for a friend
- Private tour of exhibitions with a Smart educator for you and your guests
- Complimentary exhibition catalogues published this year
$5,000 | Collector’s Circle
- All of the above benefits
- Free parking in the Campus North Parking Garage (three vouchers per household per year)
- Private tour of the exhibitions with a Smart curator for you and your guests
- Membership in the University’s Chicago Society, which provides a number of benefits, including exclusive invitations to University events
$10,000 | Director’s Circle
- All of the above benefits
- Invitations to intimate exhibition opening dinners
- Opportunities for art-related travel with the Smart’s Dana Feitler Director, curators, and Board members
- VIP Passes to select art fairs including Art Basel, Frieze, and EXPO Chicago
Image: SmartPartners and guests mark the opening of Monochrome Multitudes at the Smart Museum of Art. Photo by Jason Smith.