2026 Featherstone Gala

Annual Summer Gala
Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 5:30pm

Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and dinner along with a silent auction on the campus outside the Art Barn. Proceeds from this event support year-round programming and community outreach. Event sponsorship offers individuals and businesses the opportunity to demonstrate support for creative expression on Martha's Vineyard. Please join us in advancing our artistic mission and celebrating the arts and artists on Martha’s Vineyard! Individual tickets are $300 per person ($175 of each ticket is tax-deductible).

Please Join Us As a Sponsor!

As we celebrate our 30th year on the Featherstone Farm campus, we are introducing two new sponsorship opportunities: one celebrating this milestone year and another commemorating two of our instrumental founders, Virginia Besse and Mary Stevens. Both artists played a vital role in founding Featherstone alongside their husbands, Arthur and Bill.

Our original gallery was named in honor of Virginia Besse for her dedication to the organization; and Featherstone Farm, which became our campus, was owned by fellow artist and friend Mary Stevens and her husband Bill.

30th Anniversary Sponsor - $30,000 ($27,500 is tax-deductible)

• Two reserved tables for ten (10) at the Gala
• Exclusive recognition as the 30th Anniversary Sponsor at the event
• Name on Featherstone’s website with link to business website for one year
• Primary recognition in newsletters and on social media promoting the Gala
• Reserved parking on site for for all guests
• VIP access to events and programming (early admission and selection at Anonymous Art and Potters Bowl for two; tickets to Musical Mondays and Johnny Hoy Fridays for up to 10 guests; reserved parking to these events plus gallery opening receptions and literary arts events)
• Behind the scenes, private gallery tour with curator

Virginia Besse and Mary Stevens - $15,000 ($13,750 is tax-deductible)

• Reserved table for ten (10) at the Gala
• Recognition on signage at the event
• Recognition in newsletters and on social media promoting the Gala
• Name on Featherstone’s website with link to business website for one year
• Reserved parking on site for all guests
• VIP access to events and programming (tickets to Musical Mondays and Johnny Hoy Fridays for up to 10 guests; reserved parking to these events plus gallery opening receptions and literary arts events)

Loïs Mailou Jones - $10,000 ($8,750 is tax-deductible)

• Reserved table for ten (10) at the Gala
• Recognition on signage at the event
• Recognition in newsletters and on social media promoting the Gala
• Name on Featherstone’s website with link to business website for one year
• Reserved parking on site for all guests

Walker Evans - $8,000 ($7,000 is tax-deductible)

• Reserved table for eight (8) at the Gala
• Recognition on signage at the event
• Recognition in newsletters and on social media promoting the Gala
• Name on Featherstone’s website with link to business website for one year
• Recognition on signage at the Gala

Henry Ossawa Tanner - $4,000 ($3,250 is tax-deductible)

• Six (6) tickets to the Gala
• Name on Featherstone’s website with link to business website
• Recognition on signage at the event

Louise Nevelson - $2,000 ($1,500 is tax-deductible)

• Four (4) tickets to the Gala
• Name on Featherstone’s website with link to business website for one year
• Recognition on signage at the event

Frida Kahlo - $800 ($550 is tax-deductible)

• Two (2) tickets to the Gala
• Name on Featherstone’s website with link to business website for one year
• Recognition on signage at the event

Thank you for your support of Featherstone Center for the Arts!