YAC Plans New Fundraising Event

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Yoknapatawpha Arts Council plans new fundraising event

Oxford, Miss.-- Sponsorship opportunities abound as The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC) brings a brand new fundraising event to the Oxford area. The event will not only showcase local art, but give everyone the chance to let out the artist in themselves--all while wearing blue jeans! Now is the perfect time to become a sponsor for the newest fundraising event in the arts community. 

“We are planning this event in the hopes that it will be a fun, down-to-earth fundraiser that people will want to return to year after year. It’s really an alternative to the stuffy atmosphere of formal gala-style fundraisers,” says executive art director Wayne Andrews. “It’s going to be a wonderfully unique celebration of local artists.” 

The event, designated ‘The 1st Annual T-shirt and Blue Jean Ball,’ will offer blank t-shirts as canvases for attendees to paint and decorate and turn into wearable art. Local artists will be showcasing their own creatively designed t-shirts and a few will be on-site painting and designing t-shirts for purchase. All proceeds will funnel back into the local arts community. The event date is currently TBA, but the fundraiser will take place at the historic Powerhouse in downtown Oxford, MS.

The 1st Annual T-shirt and Blue Jean Ball is the perfect event for sponsors to gain exposure, both local and regional, to a wide array of enthusiastic individuals. As a sponsor, this one-of-a-kind event will offer you the chance to expose your product in an eclectic and vibrant atmosphere where hundreds of local art enthusiasts will be looking to casually enjoy themselves to the fullest while they sample your product.

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization functioning as the official arts advocate for Oxford and Lafayette County. Since 1995, the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC) remains committed to an extraordinary and diverse offering of artistic and cultural opportunities for its members and constituents. The Arts Council is headquartered at the Powerhouse, a 2,800 sq.ft exhibition hall that hosts more than 300 artistic events of all types throughout the year.

For more information on sponsoring the 1st Annual Blue Jean Ball or information regarding future YAC events, please call 662-236-6429.