Preview Night and Visionary Award Reception Tickets for the 2026 Show

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

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.

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Patron

$550.
($160)*

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

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Additional Sponsorship Levels

Friend

$1000
($100)*

4 general admission tickets

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

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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 2025 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.

Benefactor

Gifts of $10,000 or more

Harry Mahon and Twig Murray

President’s Circle

Gifts of $5,000 or more

Bulman Financial - Planning and Wealth Management

Graham Holdings

Elizabeth Clagett Beck

Peg and Blain Butner

Winkie Crigler and Tim Harr

Kathryn Fuller

Anne B. Keiser and Doug Lapp

Margaret Gardner

Lucy Rhame

Zander Family Foundation

Donor

Gifts of $2,500 or more

Farr, Miller & Washington

Anne and Ronald Abramson*

Anne-Lise Auclair-Jones

Anonymous

Jess Baily and Capie Polk

Fleur Bresler

Robert and Arlene Kogod

Kathy and Jay Sommerkamp

Sandy Willen

   *Honorary Visionary Donor

Sponsor

Gifts of $1,500 or more

TritonPoint Wealth

Anita Carson

Diana Clagett

The Conant Family*

Lori Cooper

Sharon Fawcett

Lois Jecklin*

Susan Labovich

B. Thomas Mansbach*

Lisa Mountcastle

Katharina Phillips

Robert and Alyce Phinney

Janice V. Pratt*

Drs. Jorge and Patricia Puente

Karen Skinner

Deborah Snead

JoAnn Symons

Wynne and Martin Teel

   *Honorary Visionary Sponsor

Corporate Friends

Gifts of $1,000. or more

Amazon Cares

Capital Vision/myeyedr

DOYLE Auctions

Charles Schwab

Renova Smiles

Riverfront Wealth Advisors

Wealthspire Financial Advisors