Become a Community Partner

Build a prosperous future for Topeka.

ArtsConnect is committed to improving Topeka’s quality of life and economic success through the arts. ArtsConnect fulfills this mission by painting murals, organizing the First Friday Artwalk and advocating for funding at the municipal level.

By becoming an ArtsConnect Community Partner, you will play a critical role in nurturing a growing arts movement in Topeka - through the First Friday Artwalk, public art, grants, and more.

The arts tell our story as a community – giving rise to voices that might otherwise go unheard and helping us all to find common ground from which to build strength and resilience.

The arts play a vital role in the social determinants of health – improving outcomes for those with chronic illness, childhood obesity, mental health [1] and improving overall community well-being.

The arts create positive change in Topeka by:

• increasing cross-cultural understanding,

• enhancing community engagement,

• documenting history, and

• finding creative solutions to social issues. [2]

[1] Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health & Wellbeing, July 2017, Link

[2] The Role of Visual Artists in Society. Alana Vye, Houston Chronicle, retrieved from the internet on September 16, 2019, Link

BECOME A COMMUNITY PARTNER TODAY!

GAUGIN – $15,000

• Logo printed in First Friday Artwalk map for one year (12,000 distributed annually)

• Logo with link included on our Community Partner Web page

• Sponsorship of the Arty Awards & Arty Party (4 tickets w.option to purchase additional)

• Four Facebook and/or Instagram posts dedicated to your business.

• First Friday Sneak Peek: Special preview event on the Thursday prior to First Friday for a group of your choosing.

• Other sponsorship options as agreed to by sponsor & ArtsConnect.

• Inclusion of logo in First Friday Artwalk email blast.

ROTHKO – $1,000

• Logo printed in First Friday Artwalk map for one year (12,000 distributed annually)

• Logo with link included on our Community Partner Web page

• Sponsorship of the Arty Awards & Arty Party

• Two Facebook and/or Instagram posts dedicated to your business.

• Inclusion of logo in First Friday Artwalk email blast.