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About CAA 

CAA is the preeminent leadership organization in the visual arts serving a global community of artists, designers, and scholars.  

Since our founding in 1911, CAA has been at the forefront of progressive ideas, advocating for marginalized groups and underserved communities, promoting diverse research as well as advanced multidisciplinary artistic practices, expanding access to opportunities for professionals in visual art higher education and artists. Supporting and connecting professionals in the arts is at the heart of our mission. 

CAA includes among its members those who by vocation or avocation are committed to the practice of art, teaching, and research about the visual arts and humanities. Artists, art historians, scholars, curators, critics, collectors, educators, publishers, and other professionals in the visual arts make up the thousands of individual members. Departments of art and art history in colleges and universities, art schools, museums, libraries, professional and commercial organizations hold institutional memberships.  

To learn more about CAA, its priorities and mission statement, visit this page. 

CAA Priorities and Mission Statement 

About the Annual Conference 

Your support activates the event.

CAA’s Annual Conference, an internationally recognized program, is the largest gathering of visual arts professionals and those in higher education in the world. Individuals and representatives of arts organizations from across the globe gather each year to exchange ideas and build community.

The upcoming Conference for 2024 will be in-person in Chicago. The last time we held an in-person conference in Chicago, the event generated an estimated $3,400,000 in total impact for the local economy, generated an estimated $275,000 in local taxes, as well as supported 1,200 jobs. 

What does your sponsorship do for CAA’s Annual Conference? 

Sponsors directly strengthen the setting of cultural and educational standards. 

The Annual Conference has been the primary venue for CAA’s advocacy for more than 100 years.  Leaders and emerging professionals present their latest original research, share practical and up-to-date information on career development, the newest teaching methods, and artistic practices on the forefront of visual art. The ideas and practices cultivated and presented by CAA members set the standard for visual art professionals. This content has helped lead to progressive policies that positively impact academia, as well as culture in general and beyond.  

Sponsors support broad reaching professional development. 

Conference attendees are art historians, visual artists, educators, curators, students, designers, scholars, publishers, and arts administrators who have meaningful connections to the arts and the CAA conference. They obtained their first job offer from interviewing at the conference, received their first book deal, attended a discussion that opened their eyes to new methods of teaching or research, or they participated in a workshop to gain new skills. The conference also brings together our international community to build connections, learn, and grow. This event offers a vital social opportunity and professionally rewarding experience for everyone.  

Sponsors are partners in forward-looking innovation. 

As of 2022, the Annual Conference has been re-envisioned, with in-person, virtual, and recorded content. Providing content both virtually and in person reduces the carbon footprint of the conference, expands access and affordable options for participation, and provides participants with an opportunity for in-person networking and community building. The conference format leverages the latest digital tools for meetings in combination with the traditional in-person event.  

Sponsors facilitate the high-volume production of diverse, transformative content. 

Sessions and panels reflect the vast scholarship and practice of CAA members introducing topics at the forefront of the field. This includes an impressive number of sessions focusing on issues related to climate change, women and feminism, and social justice. The Annual Conference empowers our members to build community allowing participants to engage in conversations that redefine and expand discourse, adding new voices and perspectives. As an organization, CAA has been for decades a leader in promoting diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, reflected in the conference.  

Support for CAA directly impacts promoting art and culture as well as higher education that positively affects the next generation of leaders, builds the global community of professionals in the field and has a sustained effect on expanding access and opportunities for everyone dedicated to these goals.  

Support for CAA directly supports global cultural and educational growth.  

 

 

Promote visual art and design in the 21st century with CAA.
Sponsor the leading organization for visual arts professionals and higher education.

 

 

 

SPONSORSHIPS FOR ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING AS EXHIBITORS IN THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE BOOK AND TRADE FAIR 

For organizations promoting publications, products, programs, or services, the Platinum, Gold, and Silver Sponsorship packages provide maximum visibility and engagement with CAA’s highly dedicated membership during the conference. A combination of high visibility and communications benefits ensures everyone at the conference will take notice of your organization’s support for CAA. These sponsorships directly connect you to CAA members at the conference. 

All sponsor packages can be customized to your organization’s specific needs. 

PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP–$15,000 

$14,000 of the sponsorship goes toward exhibit sponsorship at the Annual Conference  

$1,000 is a tax-exempt donation to CAA to be used for support of conference attendance through the CAA Pay It Forward conference registration program 

The following benefits are included as part of the sponsorship package: 

  • Two (2) standard exhibit booths with prominent placement in proximity to the entrance of the Exhibit Hall. 
  • Six (6) conference registrations. All-access conference registration grants the bearer access to all sessions and Book and Trade Fair.  
  • One (1) promotional item for distribution. Sponsor may include one item to be distributed on-site to conference attendees and press contacts.  
  • Your logo placed on introductory slides for the Annual Artist Interview session or the Distinguished Scholar session, content with some of the highest conference attendance. 
  • Four (4) notifications on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Social media mentions can take place anytime leading up to or during the conference, content subject to approval by CAA staff. 
  • Option to have an invitation sent to CAA members to participate in a market research group meeting you convene. CAA will publicize to its members a call for participation so interested individuals may respond directly to the sponsor for details and schedule. 
  • Acknowledgment in CAA executive director’s convocation speech. 
  • Prominent logo placement on Annual Conference website. Sponsor’s logo on collegeart.org conference sponsor page from October 2023 through March 2024. 
  • Prominent logo placement on Exhibit Hall signage. Inclusion of Sponsor’s logo on signage at the entrance to the Book and Trade Fair. 
  • An online virtual exhibit booth with prominent placement. 

 

GOLD SPONSORSHIP–$12,000   

$12,000 goes toward exhibit sponsorship at the Annual Conference  

The following benefits are included as part of the sponsorship package: 

  • Two (2) standard exhibit booths in prime location. Prominent placement with proximity to the entrance of the Exhibit Hall. 
  • Four (4) conference registrations. All-access conference registration grants the bearer access to all sessions and Book and Trade Fair. 
  •  One (1) promotional item for distribution. Sponsor may include one item to be distributed on-site to conference attendees and press contacts.  
  • Your logo placed on introductory slides for the Annual Artist Interview session or the Distinguished Scholar session, content with some of the highest conference attendance. 
  • Option to have an invitation sent to CAA members to participate in a market research group meeting you convene. CAA will publicize to its members a call for participation so interested individuals may respond directly to the sponsor for details and schedule. 
  • Three (3) notifications on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Social media mentions can take place anytime leading up to or during the conference, content subject to approval by CAA staff. 
  • Prominent logo placement on Annual Conference website. Sponsor’s logo on collegeart.org conference sponsor page from October 2023 through March 2024. 
  • Prominent logo placement on Exhibit Hall signage. Inclusion of Sponsor’s logo on signage at the entrance to the Book and Trade Fair. 
  • An online virtual exhibit booth with prominent placement. 

 

SILVER SPONSORSHIP–$8,000  

$8,000 goes toward exhibit sponsorship at the Annual Conference  

The following benefits are included as part of the sponsorship package: 

  • One (1) standard exhibit booth in prime location. 
  • Two (2) conference registrations. All-access conference registration grants the bearer access to all sessions and Book and Trade Fair.  
  • One (1) promotional item for distribution. Sponsor may include one item to be distributed on-site to conference attendees and press contacts.  
  • Option to have an invitation sent to CAA members to participate in a market research group meeting you convene. CAA will publicize to its members a call for participation so interested individuals may respond directly to the sponsor for details and schedule.  
  • Two (2) notifications on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Social media mentions can take place anytime leading up to or during the conference, content subject to approval by CAA staff. 
  • Prominent logo placement on Annual Conference website. Sponsor’s logo on collegeart.org conference sponsor page from October through March. 
  • Prominent logo placement on Exhibit Hall signage. Inclusion of Sponsor’s logo on signage at the entrance to the Book and Trade Fair. 
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  • An online exhibit booth with prominent placement. 

 

 

PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS OFFERING HIGH-LEVEL SUPPORT AND VISIBILITY 

CAA’s programmatic sponsorships directly support key, ongoing technological developments and programming at the Annual Conference. Your support furthers CAA’s operational growth, sustains long-standing major program features, and strengthens future development while providing you with maximum visibility and broad engagement as a key part in CAA’s legacy as the leading source for visual art professionals and higher education.  

All sponsor packages can be customized to your organization’s specific needs. 

TECHNOLOGY SPONSORSHIP–price variable, $50,000+  

Join CAA’s strategic repositioning by supporting major upgrades and the acquisition of new technological infrastructure. Promote art and design with CAA as we implement a multiyear transformation that will strengthen and grow the evolving priorities of the professional membership. Technology platforms, digital tools, along with communication applications, are a key to sustaining CAA far into the 21st century.  

The following benefits are included as part of the sponsorship package: 

  • Your logo featured on a slide acknowledging your sponsorship presented at the start of each Annual Conference session.  
  • One (1) promotional item for distribution at the Annual Conference. Sponsor may include one item to be distributed on-site to conference attendees and press contacts.  
  • Six (6) conference registrations or access to year-round program. All-access conference registration grants the bearer access to all sessions and Book and Trade Fair. Access to year-round programs grants attendance at one seminar, event or workshop. 
  • One(1) dedicated sponsor email to CAA full membership (can be used throughout the year). Sponsor will select the date and content of the email, text of up to 300 words with an image, content subject to approval by CAA staff. 
  • One (1) right sidebar advertisement on the Annual Conference schedule and content portal. 
  • Three (3) notifications on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Social media mentions can take place anytime leading up to or during the conference, content subject to approval by CAA staff. 
  • Your logo on the conference website with a link to your website.  
  • Acknowledgement of your sponsorship on dedicated sign in the conference on-site registration area. 
  • Acknowledgment in CAA executive director’s convocation speech. 

 

CONVOCATION SPONSORSHIP–$30,000 

CAA’s Annual Conference convocation brings the membership together to highlight some of the most notable recent achievements and events in this official start to the Annual Conference. Distinguished members are formally recognized, a prominent member of the profession provides the keynote address, and the executive director delivers an overview of the year’s progress with an eye to future goals. Your sponsorship directly supports this celebratory anthology of achievements in one of the most highly attended events of the Annual Conference. 

The following benefits are included as part of the sponsorship package: 

  • Your logo featured on a slide acknowledging your sponsorship presented at the start of each Annual Conference session.  
  • One (1) promotional item for distribution. Sponsor may include one item to be distributed on-site to conference attendees and press contacts.  
  • One (1) right sidebar advertisement on the Annual Conference schedule and content portal. 
  • Three (3) notifications on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Social media mentions can take place anytime leading up to or during the conference, content subject to approval by CAA staff. 
  • Four (4) conference registrations or access to year-round program. All-access conference registration grants the bearer access to all sessions and Book and Trade Fair. Access to year-round programs grants attendance at one seminar, event or workshop. 
  • Your logo on the Annual Conference website with a link to your website.  
  • Acknowledgment in CAA executive director’s convocation speech.  
  • Acknowledgement of your sponsorship on dedicated sign in the conference on-site registration area. 

 

ANNUAL ARTIST INTERVIEWS SPONSORSHIP–$30,000 

Outside of convocation, this interview series draws the largest crowds at the Annual Conference. Past interviewees include Judy Baca, Judith Bernstein, Guadalupe Maravilla, Julie Mehretu, Yoko Ono, Catherine Opie, William Pope.L, and many others. Your sponsorship directly supports this recognition of the highest level of artistic practice and education. 

The following benefits are included as part of the sponsorship package: 

  • Your logo featured on a slide acknowledging your sponsorship presented at the start of each the Annual Artist Interviews.  
  • One (1) promotional item for distribution. Sponsor may include one item to be distributed on-site to conference attendees and press contacts.  
  • One (1) right sidebar advertisement on the Annual Conference schedule and content portal. 
  • Three (3) notifications on Facebook Instagram or Twitter. Social media mentions can take place anytime leading up to or during the conference, content subject to approval by CAA staff. 
  • Four (4) conference registrations or access to year-round program. All-access conference registration grants the bearer access to all sessions and Book and Trade Fair. Access to year-round programs grants attendance at one seminar, event or workshop. 
  • Your logo on the Annual Conference website with a link to your website.  
  • Acknowledgment in CAA executive director’s convocation speech.  
  • Acknowledgement of your sponsorship on dedicated sign in the conference on-site registration area. 
  • Acknowledgment in introduction to the Annual Artist Interviews sessions. 

 

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR SESSION SPONSORSHIP–$30,000  

One of the longest-standing panels at CAA, the Distinguished Scholar Session recognizes a leader in the field of art history. Past honorees include Rosalind Krauss, Linda Nochlin, Kaja Silverman, and Leo Steinberg, among many others. Your sponsorship directly supports this remarkable session, showcasing the highest level of achievement in visual art research and education. 

The following benefits are included as part of the sponsorship package: 

  • Your logo featured on a slide acknowledging your sponsorship presented at the start of the Distinguished Scholar Session. 
  • One (1) promotional item for distribution. Sponsor may include one item to be distributed on-site to conference attendees and press contacts.  
  • One (1) right sidebar advertisement on the Annual Conference schedule and content portal. 
  • Three (3) notifications on social media. Social media mentions can take place anytime leading up to or during the conference, content subject to approval by CAA staff. 
  • Four (4) conference registrations or access to year-round program. All-access conference registration grants the bearer access to all sessions and Book and Trade Fair. Access to year-round programs grants attendance at one seminar, event or workshop. 
  • Your logo on the Annual Conference website with a link to your website.  
  • Acknowledgment in CAA executive director’s convocation speech.  
  • Acknowledgement of your sponsorship on dedicated sign in the conference on-site registration area. 
  • Acknowledgment in introduction to Distinguished Scholar Session. 

 

During this pivotal moment in history, it is more important than ever that we support our visual arts community. We hope that you will join us in our mission and help us bring our Annual Conference to life as a sponsor.