Sponsorships
2025-2026 Exhibitions & Events
Sponsorship has a significant impact on Co events and exhibitions. Key impacts include:
- Crucial Financial Support
- Enhanced Visibility and Brand Exposure
- Networking Opportunities
- Targeted Marketing
- Positive Brand Association
- Product or Service Showcase
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Employee Engagement
- And Data and Analytics
Let us work with you to establish clear expectations and goals for your Sponsorship to maximize mutual benefits and ensure a successful partnership.
Exhibition
Jason REVOK, Paul Verdell, and Jamea Richmond-Edwards
Mar 13 – Jun 6, 2026
Three solo exhibitions featuring artists based in Detroit, MI. Jason REVOK presents a bold exploration of process, authorship, and abstraction, transforming the ingenuity of his graffiti roots into a refined studio practice that blends modest materials, industrial tools, and human imperfection.
Paul Verdell creates luminous, instinctive paintings that merge bold color with gestural mark-making, reflecting both his Black American heritage and his search for self-understanding within a shifting world. Rooted in process and experimentation, his works reveal a dynamic dialogue between material, gesture, and identity.
Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Leviathan is a poetic video work that intertwines mythology, Afrofuturism, and magical realism to explore her family’s migration to Detroit and the city’s layered histories. Infused with movement, music, and a deep sense of place, the work reflects on enduring connections between people, land, and imagined worlds.
PRESENTING SPONSOR EXCLUSIVE – $5,000
ARTIST WORKSHOP & MEMBERSHIP FUND – $1,500
EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS – $1,500
Benefits include gallery wall, print, digital, and podium recognition.
Events
In Small Measure
Fri & Sat, Feb 13 & 14, 2026
Enter a world of small works and big discoveries.
Join the Live Sale Event for $35 or come early to the $135-per-duo Preview Party for first access to a wall-to-wall installation of original 4×6 works created by artists from Dayton and across the country—each available for a flat $100.
No labels. No clues. No hierarchy.
Just pure instinct, excitement, and the surprise of finding out who you chose after you buy.
A fundraiser disguised as a thrill ride—In Small Measure invites you to trust your eye, follow the spark, and support The Contemporary Dayton in the process.
Art Partners
- Black Palette Gallery
- Dayton Printmaker’s Cooperative
- Dayton Society of Artists
- Edward A. Dixon Gallery
- Sugarcreek Photo Gallery
MAIN EVENT SPONSORS – $10,000 each
- Presenting Sponsor (1)
- Media Sponsor (1)
- Admission Sponsors (2)
SPECIAL MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES – $3,000 each
Benefits include print, digital, and podium recognition and event tickets.
The Art Dinner 2026
Early October, 2026
An Unforgettable Culinary & Artistic Experience
The Co’s exclusive, annual, 100-person, secret location, star chef, sit-down, 6-course + wine pairings benefit dinner and art experience!
Sponsors also enjoy a private tasting event where you’ll meet the visionary chef behind this year’s Art Dinner—an immersive encounter with the process, inspirations, and dedication to merging art and cuisine.
Join us to support The Co’s mission while savoring Dayton’s most eclectic art and food experience.
MAIN EVENT SPONSORS – $10,000 each
- Presenting Sponsor (1)
- Chef Sponsor (1)
ARTIST PERFORMANCE SPONSOR (1) – $5,000
TASTEMAKERS (20) – $3,000 per duo
Benefits include print, digital and podium recognition; private experience with Chef and Artist/Performer; and Event Tickets.
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