Introduction |
Membership |
Director's Circle |
Capital Campaign
Corporate Giving |
Exhibition Sponsorship Opportunities |
Planned Giving
Director's Circle
Become a member of the Director's Circle and enjoy a unique opportunity to network with arts, civic, and business leaders from the Washington, D.C. area and across the nation. Director's Circle members come together to learn about art and experience the museum in greater depth. Contributions support the museum's education and outreach programs throughout the country. This year, among other projects, member dues support the training of new docents .
This fall Director's Circle members will have many chances to explore and enjoy the museum. Our annual Director's Circle Dinner will be an exclusive occasion to dine in the new Luce Foundation Center for American Art. Preview tours of new exhibitions and other special opportunities will be offered.
All Director's Circle members receive a SAAM catalogue, quarterly museum updates, and reciprocal membership benefits at great museums across the country. Discounts are given to Director's Circle members on purchases made at the museum stores in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture as well as the Renwick Gallery, and on subscriptions to our academic journal, American Art.
Director's Circle Levels
Contributor $1,500 ($1,100 tax deductible)
Benefits include:
Complimentary invitation for two to the Director's Circle Dinner in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art this fall
Invitations to exhibition opening receptions
Exclusive preview tours of exhibitions with curators and artists
Executive $2,500 ($1,900 tax deductible)
Contributor benefits plus:
Additional invitation for two to the Director's Circle Dinner this fall
Acknowledgement on the Director's Circle Dinner program
Recognition in Smithsonian Annual Report
Connoisseur $5,000 ($3,400 tax deductible)
Executive benefits plus:
Connoisseur's Salon—Join SAAM curators for a unique behind-the-scenes experience. This half-day event created only for Connoisseur members will include an opportunity to meet SAAM curators and specialists in a variety of areas and explore our collections and resources in-depth.
For more information on the Director's Circle, please contact:
Phone: 202-633-8420
Email: saamdevelopment@si.edu
Pictured 1st: Wendy Pangburn, Museum Director Elizabeth Broun, and Dinner speaker Tony Bennett at the 2005 Director's Circle Dinner.
Pictured 2nd: Museum Commission Chair James F. Dicke II, Rebecca Pearson, and Rachel Pearson at the 2005 Director's Circle Dinner.