Youth programs, outreach projects, exhibitions, classes, and performances! It takes the support of our community to offer the programs you've come to love and expect at Side Street! There's never been a better time to join or renew your membership!
ALL Side Street Members Will Receive:
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Exemption from most artist submission fees
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Recognition On Our Donor Thank-you Page
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Members Only Access and Updates
AND SO MUCH MORE!
BECOME A SIDE STREET MEMBER TODAY!
SIDE STREET MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
Artist/Individual Level: $50
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Exemption from most artist submission fees
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Recognition Donor Thank-you Page
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Members Only Access and Updates
Creative/Business Partner: $250
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Everything from the Artist/Individual and Household Levels PLUS...
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Advertising logo on SSSA website
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Advertising on all SSSA social media outlets
Household Level: $100
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Benefits as applicable to Artist/Individual Level members, PLUS...
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Three (3) added family members
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Discount on rentals, including lab
Sustaining/Business Partner: $500
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Benefits as applicable to Artist/Individual/Creative/Business Level members, PLUS...
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Members will be featured advertisers and/or presenters for a performance or exhibition of their choosing
Patron: $1000
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Benefits as applicable to Artist/Individual Level members, PLUS...
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Advertising logo* on SSSA website
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Name and logo listed on all SSSA social media outlets
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Name and logo on any and all SSSA event-marketing materials
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Members will be featured advertisers and/or presenters for a performance or exhibition of their choosing
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(* Anonymous/personal donors excluded as desired.)
What You Help Us Accomplish
Donations ensure we are able to continue our current endeavors, pay artists, and grow our year-round offerings. In 2023 alone, SSSA hosted or produced:
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108 free or low-cost off-site arts education events – reaching over 4000 young artists
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502 free or low-cost, on-site arts education events – reaching over 1000 artists
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25 visual art exhibitions – featuring over 300 artists
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55 on and off-site professional development opportunities for SSSA staff and area artists
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140 performance events – reaching over 4000 audience members
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400+ hours of donated and discounted space for creative events for area organizations, artists, and individuals
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paid out over $46,000 to area visual and performing artists through the Gallery, MADE, and numerous additional professional opportunities
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1 Artist-in-Residence
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3 Artist/Arts Administration Internships
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15 Farmers Market Appearances
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10th annual Elgin Fringe Festival in collaboration with the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission
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continued CONNECTED, our podcast featuring creative conversations
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acted as the umbrella organization for ELGbtq+, which won an Elgin Image Award for Game Changing Project for Elgin’s first-ever Pride Parade and Festival in June
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Reached a huge milestone of having paid out over $1 million to artists since our opening in 2013.