Bo Bartlett: Earthly Matters | Sponsorship Opportunities

BO BARTLETT: E A R T H LY M A T T E R S

The Flood, 2018, by Bo Bartlett (American, b. 1955). Oil on linen, 82 x 100 inches. Image © courtesy the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery NYC

GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART CHARLESTON, SC SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 – JANUARY 15, 2023

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Hurtsboro, 2021, by Bo Bartlett (American, b. 1955). Oil on linen, 70 x 120 inches. Image © courtesy the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery NYC

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Georgia, 2021, by Bo Bartlett (American, b. 1955). Oil on linen, 60 x 80 inches. Image © courtesy the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery NYC

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JENNIFER ROSS, Director of Development 843.722.2706, ext. 216 jross@gibbesmuseum.org

Thin Veil, 2021,

by Bo Bartlett (American, b.

1955). Oil on linen, 82 x 100 inches. Image © courtesy the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery NYC

EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

B O B A R T L E T T : E A R T H LY M A T T E R S SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 – JANUARY 15, 2023 | GALLERIES 8 & 9

Bo Bartlett (American, b. 1955) is acclaimed for his large-scale paintings that explore American life and cultural heritage. His style has been honed through extensive training, including a degree from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Bartlett’s work follows the tradition of American Realists such as Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Eakins and Edward Hopper, while still exploring the beauty he finds in everyday life with a modern point of view. Bartlett’s appreciation for ordinary moments imbues his work with an underlying luminosity and frankness.

Earthly Matters presents a selection of Bartlett’s recent works that explore human impact on and

interaction with the natural world. Bartlett’s subjects find themselves in precarious environmental situations, either from their own doing or by forces beyond their control. His largerthan-life scenes break down the barriers between the subjects on canvas and the viewers who are invited to contemplate their role in the narrative.

Bo Bartlett was the 2017 winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. This show will travel to the Bo Bartlett Center at Columbus State University and to the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville.

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SPONSORSHIP LEVELS STANDARD BENEFITS

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Annual inclusion on the Gibbes Museum Donor Wall Acknowledgement on invitations and signage related to exhibition Logo placement or line listing annually on Gibbes Museum website Corporate sponsorship inclusion in the Gibbes Annual Report (circulated to 3,000 Charleston area households and businesses) Recognition as an exhibition sponsor, and when applicable, this recognition may include radio ads and interviews, advertisements, email-blasts, Instagram and Facebook posts, logo or line listing in print media including brochures and posters Discount for Gibbes Museum private event rental at a sponsorship level of $5,000+ and subject to availability. All other expenses are the responsibility of the renter. * At the $100,000 sponsorship level, we will provide an opportunity to use the Gibbes Museum as a venue for an event a t no rental cost. All other expenses are the responsibility of the renter.

Guest passes (number based on sponsorship level) for private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator.

JAMES SHOOLBRED GIBBES PREMIER SPONSOR..................................... $100,000

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SAPPHIRE SPONSOR........................................ $25,000

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Recognition as Premier Sponsor Invitation for 20 guests to museum exhibition preview reception During museum hours 2 free uses of meeting space with audiovisual or studio classroom, depending upon availability Private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator for up to 25 guests One free Gibbes Museum private event rental, subject to chosen space and availability. All other event expenses are the responsibility of the renter.

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4 complimentary tickets to the Gibbes Annual Street Party

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Invitation for 15 guests to museum exhibition preview reception During museum hours, 1 free use of meeting space with audiovisual or studio classroom depending upon availability Private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator for up to 15 guests

50 one-time free museum admission passes 4 complimentary Bo Bartlett exhibition catalogs

During museum hours, 1 free use of meeting space with audiovisual or studio classroom depending upon availability A 25% discount for Gibbes Museum private event rental, subject to chosen space and availability. All other event expenses are the responsibility of the renter.

Private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator for up to 10 guests 30 one-time free museum admission passes 3 complimentary Bo Bartlett exhibition catalogs

PLATINUM SPONSOR........................................ $10,000

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6 complimentary Bo Bartlett exhibition catalogs

6 complimentary tickets with VIP seating to the Gibbes Museum Distinguished Lecture Series

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100 one-time free museum admission passes

A 50% discount for Gibbes Museum private event rental, subject to chosen space and availability.

All other event expenses are the responsibility of the renter.

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8 complimentary tickets with VIP seating to the Gibbes Museum Distinguished Lecture Series

EMERALD SPONSOR. . ......................... $50,000

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Invitation for 10 guests to museum exhibition preview reception

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Invitation for 8 guests to museum exhibition preview reception During museum hours, 1 free use of meeting space with audiovisual or studio classroom depending upon availability Private viewing of major exhibition with museum director, curator, and/or educator for up to 4 guests A 10% discount for Gibbes Museum private event rental, subject to chosen space and availability. All other event expenses are the responsibility of the renter.

10 one-time free museum admission passes 2 complimentary Bo Bartlett exhibition catalogs

GOLD SPONSOR................................................. $5,000

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Invitation for 6 guests to museum exhibition preview reception during sponsorship year 8 one-time free museum admission passes 1 complimentary Bo Bartlett exhibition catalog

SILVER SPONSOR............................................... $2,500

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Invitation for 4 guests to museum exhibition preview reception during sponsorship year 6 one-time free museum admission passes

BRONZE SPONSOR.............................................. $1,000

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Invitation for 2 guests to museum exhibition preview reception during sponsorship year 4 one-time free museum admission passes

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___ James Shoolbred Gibbes Premier Sponsor ............................................................ $100,000 ___ Emerald Sponsor ............................. $50,000 ___ Sapphire Sponsor ........................... $25,000

___ Platinum Sponsor ................................... $10,000 ___ Gold Sponsor ............................................$5,000 ___ Silver Sponsor ...........................................$2,500 ___ Bronze Sponsor .........................................$1,000

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Hurtsboro (detail), 2021, by Bo Bartlett (American, b. 1955).

Oil on linen, 70 x 120 inches. Image © courtesy the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery NYC

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