Support the 2026 Smithsonian Craft Show

Craft show proceeds support research, education, exhibition and other projects at the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, 14 research centers and the National Zoo. 

Purchase Preview Night and Visionary Award Reception Tickets:  Every ticket to the Smithsonian Craft Show Preview Night Benefit Party or Visionary Award Reception includes a tax-deductible contribution to support the work of the Smithsonian Institution.

Become a Craft Show Sponsor:  Sponsorship opportunities are listed below at multiple levels and can be purchased on the craft show's ticket site.

Preview Night Benefit

$300.
($130)*

One (1) ticket to the Preview Night Benefit Party: Meet the artists, shop the show and enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Purchase Tickets here.

Purchase here

Patron

$550.
($160)*

One (1) ticket to the Preview Night Benefit Party and Visionary Award Reception.

Purchase here

Additional Sponsorship Levels

Friend

$1,000
($100)*

4 general admission tickets

Recognition in our Craft Show Program and on the show website. 

Purchase here

Sponsor

$1,500
($320)*

Two (2) Patron tickets (Visionary Award Reception and Opening Night Benefit Party)

Recognition in our Craft Show Program and on the show website

Purchase here

Donor

$2,500
($345)*

Two (2) Patron tickets (Visionary Award Reception and Preview Night Benefit Party)

One (1) valet parking pass

Recognition in our Craft Show Program, on the show website, and in the Smithsonian Annual Report

Purchase here

President’s Circle

$5,000.
($690)*

Four (4) Patron tickets (Visionary Award Reception and Preview Night Benefit Party)

Two (2) valet parking passes

Recognition in our Craft Show Program, on the show website, and in the Smithsonian Annual Report

Purchase here

Benefactor

$10,000.
($1,035)*

Six (6) Patron tickets (Visionary Award Reception and Preview Night Benefit Party)

Three (3) valet parking passes

Recognition in our Craft Show Program, on the show website, and in the Smithsonian Annual Report

Purchase here

Founder's Circle

$20,000
($1,380)*

8 Patron tickets (Visionary Award Reception and Preview Night Benefit Party)

4 valet parking passes

Recognition in our Craft Show Program, on the show website, and in the Smithsonian Annual Report

Purchase here

*Sponsors may decline all ticket benefits, making the entire contribution a donation.

*Fair market value is shown in parentheses.

Thank you so much to all of our 2026 Sponsors. We recognize our donors' commitment to fostering the growth of our artistic community and preserving the tradition of craftsmanship. With their generous contributions, dedication, and shared passion for the arts, they elevate the Smithsonian Craft Show.

The Visionary Lead Sponsor

Gift of $25,000

Marlin and Ginger Miller

Benefactor

Gifts of $10,000 or more

Sandy and Jon Willen**

Diana Davis Spencer Foundation+

    +Honorary Visionary Benefactor       **Craft Show and Visionary Award sponsor

President’s Circle

Gifts of $5,000 or more

Anonymous

Beverly G. Baker

Elizabeth Clagett Beck*

Fleur Bresler

Peg and Blain Butner

Carderock Capital Management

Anne B. Keiser and Douglas M. Lapp

Leon & Deborah Snead Family Fund

Wynne and Martin Teel**

Elizabeth and Jim Thetford**

Zander Family Foundation

    *Visionary Award sponsor        **Craft Show and Visionary Award sponsor    

Donor

Gifts of $2,500 or more

Baily Family Charitable Fund

Barbara Bonessa and Alan Perkins

Marian and Jim Brodsky Fund

Jessica and Barton Clark

Winfield P. Crigler and Timothy A. Harr**

J.J. Gifford and Beth Gould

Mrs. Nancy B. Graves

Andrea and Jim Kiernan

Arlene and Robert Kogod

Barbara Rapp and James Cardwell

Karen Skinner

Kathy and Jay Sommerkamp**

    **Craft Show and Visionary Award sponsor

Sponsor

Gifts of $1,500 or more

Anne-Lise Auclair Jones and Hal Jones

Alexis T. Breaux

Anita Carson*

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Lori Cooper**

Anne W. Cottingham

Sharon Fawcett**

Barbara L. Franklin

Sarah Hake

Frances Kamerow Hamberger*

Babs and Jim Korman

Susan Hilton Labovich

K. Phillips and S. Trubatch

Alyce and Robert Phinney

Suzanne and Steve Schneck

Morgan Reed and Kelly Stowell

Stroll Neighborhood Magazines - Stroll Spring Valley and Stroll Palisades Kent

Janice van Stolk**

Jessica Venegas and Jeffrey Olivet

Wealthspire Advisors

    *Visionary Award sponsor        **Craft Show and Visionary Award sponsor

Friend

Gifts of $1,000. or more

Elizabeth Ballantine and Paul Leavitt

Valerie Burden

Jamie Coley-Long & Foster, Real Estate

Kathryn S. Fuller

Nancy Goff

Lois Jecklin+

Paul Pantano and Cheryl Keamy

Mrs. Emily M. Kendrick

Ethelmary Maddox

Harry Mahon and Twig Murray

Darryl and Janice Settle

JoAnn and Howard Symons*

Eileen Tanner

Susan Vallon

Johan Westenburg and Machteld Schrameyer

   + Honorary Visionary Friend       *Visionary Award sponsor