At Crossroads, supporting an artist isn’t symbolic — it directly covers the real cost of bringing that artist to Nebraska and giving them the conditions to do their best work. Our $3,000 and $5,000 “Support an Artist” levels reflect what it typically takes to travel an artist here, house them, feed them, and pay them an amount that reflects the high-degree of preparation, skill and risk required by our crazy, boundary-challenging programs.
Complete participation: supports an artist’s full involvement in the festival, from performance through rehearsal and collaboration.
True cost: in most cases, $5,000 closely reflects the real expenses required to bring one artist to the festival, support their work, and present them professionally.
Creative contribution: enables the development of new work when needed, including commissioning, arranging, or adapting repertoire for the festival’s ensembles and forces.
A Full Artist Sponsorship covers all the expenses for an artist’s participation in the festival including fees, travel to and from Nebraska, accommodation during the festival week, and often a modest commissioning or arranging fee.
Listed as Full Sponsor on your chosen artists, biography page on our website, on their biography in the Program booklet and in any concert page where they are a featured artist.
Choose your artist here: www.NebraskaMusicFest.org/Artists
Logo/name with link on website; Listing on festival’s “About” page.
Hospitality: 2 VIP hospitality packages (Food and Drink Vouchers) for Omaha Showcase on July 25th plus reserved seating; 2 invitations to Pre-festival VIP event (OMA); Invitation to informal artist party (LNK)
Program Booklet: quarter page ad; listing on donor page
Fair compensation: supports an artist’s professional fees during the festival, guided by a daily-rate approach with adjustments based on role and scope.
True-cost support: in most cases, $3,000 closely reflects a fair fee plus essential on-the-ground support for an artist participating across the full 8-day festival period.
Artist care: includes local transportation and meals—practical support that makes a major difference for artists working a demanding, rehearsal- and performance-heavy schedule.
A Basic Artist Sponsorship supports an artist’s fees for an 8-day stay at the festival, along with local transportation and meals; the most essential investment for the festival’s core work.
Listed as Contributing Sponsor on your chosen artists, biography page on our website, on their biography in the Program booklet and in any concert page where they are a featured artist.
Choose your artist here: www.NebraskaMusicFest.org/Artists
Listing on festival’s “About” page.
Hospitality: 2 VIP hospitality packages (Food and Drink Vouchers) for Omaha Showcase on July 25th plus reserved seating; Invite to informal artist after party (LNK)
Program Booklet: 50% discount on all ads; Listing on donor page
Donate HERE with a secure credit card transaction, or call Executive Director Olga Smola at (402) 450-7978; or email at osmola@NebraskaMusicFest.org
Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival
4005 Davenport St.
Omaha, NE 68131-2325
Checks can be made out to the Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival
Ensure that you make the most of your tax-beneficial DAF by recommending a gift to the Festival.
Our non-profit EIN number is 83-3364344
Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival accepts publicly traded stocks and securities. To give a gift of appreciated stock free of capital gains tax, please contact Olga Smola to obtain the detailed instructions. Please note that it is important to notify the Festival prior to any stock transfer in order for us to properly identify and acknowledge your gift.
Olga Smola, Executive Director: osmola@NebraskaMusicFest.org // 402 450 7978
To maximize your gift, contact your HR department to determine if your company participates in a matching gifts program. Your matching gift may qualify you to receive additional Festival benefits.
Support Crossroads through convenient and flexible quarterly or monthly credit card installments. Please contact Olga Smola to set up your gift or set it up directly at GiveButter: https://givebutter.com/Crossroads_2024
Olga Smola, Executive Director: osmola@NebraskaMusicFest.org // 402 450 9798
If you are age 70½ or above, you are qualified to make a meaningful, tax-free gift through an IRA charitable rollover, as part of the required minimum distribution.
Our non-profit EIN number is 83-3364344
Celebrate or remember the life of someone special with a contribution to the Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival. Honorary and memorial gifts are a wonderful way to celebrate a loved one’s enthusiasm for the performing arts and cultural expression. You will receive a tax receipt and the Festival can notify the honoree or the honoree’s family members of your thoughtful contribution (upon request). The amount of your donation will be kept confidential.
Carolyn Barber — Director of Bands, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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No program booklet available.