The 2025 Artrageous Gala

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025 | 5:30pm

An evening of unlimited enchantment and celebration 

RESERVE YOUR SPONSORSHIP

FEATURING

• A celebration of this year’s Elizabeth Cochary Gross Stewardship of the Arts honoree Gregory Maguire, former Umbrella board member, fierce advocate of children’s literacy, devoted steward of the arts, and celebrated novelist
• Thrilling live performances on the Main Stage Theater 144
  Check back soon for guest artist announcements!
• Seated dinner catered by the fresh, modern talents of MAX Ultimate
• The Umbrella’s annual Artrageous Gala Art Auction & Exhibition

SPONSOR LEVELS & BENEFITS

GALA HERO – $25,000 SPONSORSHIP
(tax-deductible contribution $19,232)

• Two VIP Gala tables (16 seats)
• Premier recognition in sponsor listings
• Reserved VIP theater seating for you and your guests at the Gala
• Invitation to The Gala Art Auction opening reception on March 27, 2025
• One year of early access to The Umbrella’s Concert Series VIP tickets (June 2025, October 2025, February 2026)
• Commemorative Gala gift for you and your guests (one per household)
• Complimentary VIP valet parking for you and your guests
• A private gallery tour for you and your guests
• Live recognition during the Gala
• Customizable logo recognition at the Gala *corporate sponsors only
• Exclusive meet & greet with Gala performer(s) for you and your guests following the program

GALA CHAMPION – $12,500 SPONSORSHIP
(tax-deductible contribution $9,616)

• One premium Gala table (8 seats)
• Premier recognition in sponsor listings
• Reserved premium theater seating for you and your guests at the Gala
• Invitation to The Gala Art Auction opening reception on March 27, 2025
• One year of early access to The Umbrella’s Concert Series VIP tickets (June 2025, October 2025, February 2026)
• Commemorative Gala gift for you and your guests (one per household)
• Complimentary VIP valet parking for you and your guests
• A private gallery tour for you and your guests

GALA CREATOR – $5,000 SPONSORSHIP
(tax-deductible contribution $2,899)

• Six reserved seats at a Gala table
• Recognition in sponsor listings
• Reserved theater seating for you and your guests at the Gala
• Invitation to The Gala Art Auction opening reception on March 27, 2025
• One year of early access to The Umbrella’s Concert Series VIP tickets (June 2025, October 2025, February 2026)
• Commemorative Gala gift
• Complimentary VIP valet parking

GALA PARTNER – $2,500 SPONSORSHIP
(tax-deductible contribution $1,289)

• Four reserved seats at a Gala table
• Recognition in sponsor listings
• Reserved theater seating for you and your guests at the Gala
• Invitation to The Gala Art Auction opening reception on March 27, 2025
• One year of early access to The Umbrella’s Concert Series VIP tickets (June 2025, October 2025, February 2026)

RESERVE YOUR SPONSORSHIP

​For further sponsorship information or for questions, contact Katie Cimet at katie@theumbrellaarts.org. Space is limited.

THANK YOU TO OUR GALA COMMITTEE

THE ELIZABETH COCHARY GROSS STEWARDSHIP OF THE ARTS AWARD 
Each Umbrella Steward of the Arts recipient is a champion of the arts; someone whose leadership and advocacy have had a profound impact on our community and beyond. 

This year’s honoree is Gregory Maguire. Gregory is the number 1 New York Times bestselling author of WICKED as well as of some 40 other books  — picture books, chapter books, novels for teen readers and for adults. WICKED inspired the blockbuster musical, now the fourth-longest-running play in Broadway history, as well as the current two-part film of the same name. Profiled in the Sunday New York Times Magazine and in People Magazine, a guest on Oprah with his children and his husband — the painter Andy Newman — Maguire has also written and performed original work on “All Things Considered.” He has been a studio artist at The Umbrella since about 1996, if his records are accurate, introducing Andy to the halls of The Umbrella in 1999. A former associate professor at Simmons University, Maguire has cofounded several nonprofits advocating for awareness of the significance of literature in the lives of children. He and Andy live in New England and in France.