Springfield Area Arts Council

Join Us To Ensure a Vibrant Cultural Community

Membership is vital to the Springfield Area Arts Council and to the services and programming we provide our community.

Together we can:

  • Continue to employ over 500 local artists a year
  • Deliver arts programming to over 5,000 elementary students in Sangamon and Menard counties through the Penny Wollan-Kriel Arts in Education program
  • Bring quality performances to the Springfield area by hosting events such as First Night Springfield–Illinois’ longest running New Year’s Eve celebration, Friday Night Jazz and Blues–the region’s best jazz at Boone’s, and Artist on the Plaza–our summer lunchtime performance series
  • Support Sangamon and Menard county Arts Organizations through grants that help with programming and operating expenses
  • Provide opportunities to local residents to showcase their creativity through The Mayor’s Arts Awards and Art After Hours exhibits
  • Encourage high school students to compete in the Poetry Out Loud regional and state contests

Whichever membership level you choose, you will be making a positive impact on the arts in our community – as an Ally, Advocate, Aristocrat, Ambassador, or member of the exclusive Artist’s Circle. Monthly sustained membership is also an option.

Membership Levels

Ally $30-99

Receive Accolades for the Arts, SAAC’s semi-annual newsletter
Name listed on SAAC website (optional)
Name listed in fall newsletter (optional)
Invitation to SAAC annual meeting

Advocate $100-299

All the benefits of Ally membership, plus:
One free ticket to SAAC Trivia Night
One free ticket to SAAC First Night® Springfield

Aristocrat $300-499

All the benefits of Ally membership, plus:
Two free tickets to SAAC Trivia Night
Two free tickets to SAAC First Night® Springfield

Ambassador $500-999

All the benefits of Ally membership, plus:
Four free tickets to SAAC Trivia Night
Four free tickets to SAAC First Night® Springfield

Artist’s Circle $1000+

All the benefits of Ally membership, plus:
Ten free tickets to SAAC Trivia Night
Ten free tickets to SAAC First Night® Springfield
Circle member at Trivia Night and First Night® Springfield activities (optional)
Name listed as an exclusive Artist’s Circle member (optional)
Invitation to be a community representative at select board or grant panel meetings

Thank You To Our Members

(alphabetical by last name)

Tom Ala
 
B MacKenzie Photography
 
Shelby Beall
 
Sandy Bellati
 
Deborah & Harry Berman
 
Jennifer Bettis
 
Sarah Beuning & John Martin
 
Erin & Don Biggerstaff
 
Rod & Rosemary Buffington
 
Caroline Cavalier
 
Gary & Karen Davis
 
Dan Dungan
 
Linda & Lanie Eagleton
 
Don Ecklund
 
Frank Kimball “Kim” Efird
 
Bill & Barb Engel
 
Barbara Ferrara
Patrick Foster & Donna Lerch
 
Corrine Hinton
 
Douglas Holt
 
Melinda Pitt Kaye
 
Sherry Knight & Vaughn Morrison
 
Gina Kovach & Dave Steward
 
Allison Lacher & Nathan Steele
 
John Lowder
 
Joe & Lynn McMenamin
 
Melvin Wing Charitable Trust
 
Corrin Smithson McWhirter
 
Michael & Teena Myers
 
Trent R. Nelson
 
NPR Illinois
 
Perspectives Art Gallery
 
Chip Piper
 
Steve & Libby Rambach
Keyria Rodgers
 
Jane Roth
 
Kathleen Sass
 
Misty Schierer
 
Stephen & Stephanie Shields
 
Ron Silver & Miriam Wallace
 
Cathy Tapscott
 
Tom Vaught
 
Kim Villaneuva
 
Roberta Volkmann
 
Voices of Love, Joy, and Peace
 
Christi Walden
 
Sheila Walk & Douglas Kamholz
 
Barbara Walker
 
Karen & Randy Witter
 
Penny Wollan-Kriel

We appreciate your support – past, present, and future.