Sponsorship Options Overview

All sponsorship inquiries should be directed to Marketing Manager Michael Workman at michael.workman1@gmail.com. Please note that sponsorship opportunities are for this year's Festival of Holes and Artists United events, including upcoming Listening Session events with dates TBA.

Sponsorship Tiers for Festival of Holes 2026

Tier 1 — Program Supporter | $250–$500

Recognition includes:

• Name or logo listed in the festival program booklet (interior supporter page), printed as a section in the Bridge Fall 2026 print magazine

• Name listed on Bridge's website sponsor/partner page for the festival season

• Social media thank-you mention on Bridge's Instagram and/or newsletter leading up to the event

• 2 complimentary festival passes

Tier 2 — Block Sponsor / Presenting Supporter | $750–$1,500

This tier offers a more visible, specific association;  a sponsor "owns" one element of the festival's programming structure.

Recognition includes:

• Named association with a specific program block (e.g., "The [Sponsor] Film Block," "The [Sponsor] Reading Set") — verbally acknowledged by the host at that block

• Logo on the program booklet cover or back cover (the program is a designed artifact; back cover placement is prominent without being intrusive for a first-time sponsor)

• Logo in pre-show slides/loop before screenings

• Featured in Bridge's newsletter and event recap email to 13k subscribers

• Logo on digital event materials (event page, social promotion posts)

• 4 complimentary passes + invitation to any opening reception

Tier 3 — Presenting Partner / Festival Underwriter | $2,500–$5,000

This is the top tier: the sponsor is co-presenting the event, their name is attached to the festival itself, and recognition runs across all channels Bridge operates.

Recognition includes:

• "Presented by [Sponsor]" or "with support from [Sponsor]" on all festival collateral — program cover, event signage, digital assets, social media, and newsletter

• Logo on the front cover of the program booklet printed as a section in the Bridge Fall 2026 print magazine

• Half-page ad inside the program booklet

• Named in the press release and any media coverage

• Brand presence at SITE/less on event day: table, banner, or branded activation appropriate to the venue's scale (SITE/less is intimate; this would be tasteful, not commercial)

• Featured placement in Bridge Video as a presenting supporter (banner on streaming platform, mention in Film Friday emails through the season)

• Option to include a branded in-kind element — e.g., sponsor a printed edition of the program as a collectible zine, or fund a specific commissioned work acknowledged in their name

• 6–8 complimentary passes, VIP reception access, opportunity for sponsor remarks

What makes this distinctive from the others: at this level, you're not just in the program: you're part of Bridge's broader publishing and programming identity for the year. Given that Bridge has Bridge Magazine, the Journal, and the streaming service running year-round, a Presenting Partner could negotiate recognition across the full season, not just the one-day festival. That's sponsor preence par excellence.