Boston Arts Academy (BAA) is the city’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts, serving students who reflect the diversity of Boston’s neighborhoods.

Boston Arts Academy serves as a laboratory and a beacon for artistic and academic innovation, preparing a diverse community of aspiring artists, scholars and global citizens to be successful in their college or professional careers and to be engaged members of a democratic society.

Learn more about BAA and the new school building at 174 Ipswich St!

Learn more about BAA's 25th Anniversary!

In 2020-2021 School Year:

• 53% of students lived in Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury

• Students are accepted from all 23 neighborhoods of Boston

• 91% of the 482 students identified as Black, Latinx, Multiracial or Asian

• 56% of students come from economically disadvantaged families

• 35% entered 9th grade reading below grade level

• 33% spoke another language than English at home

• 17% have documented learning challenges, requiring additional instructional accommodations

• 97% were accepted to college

Programs:

• 30% of students participated in BAA's state-certified Career and Technical Education programs Fashion Technology and Design, and Visual Communications

• 30 juniors and seniors took classes at BAA and at local colleges, earning high school and college credit as part of BAA's Dual Enrollment program with the ProArts Consortium colleges

• Summer Reading Program and Summer and Saturday Math Program were offered to help students achieve grade-appropriate reading levels and math proficiencies

• Majors: Dance, Music, Theatre, Fashion Tech, Visual Arts

The BAA Honors 2022 Leadership Circle is a volunteer group of individuals passionate about the arts, arts education, and Boston's youth. The group plays a key role in helping BAA Foundation achieve an ambitious $2.5 million BAA Honors goal that helps the school's 500 students get an arts-intensive education at no cost to them. BAA’s educational model works: 97% of BAA’s students are accepted to college.

 Each Leadership Circle member is asked to donate and/or secure donations totaling $25,000 or more. This can be achieved through sponsorships, ticket sales, live auction items and more. Specifically, Leadership Circle members can contribute to their give/get by:

·        Buy/Sell seats to BAA Honors ($1,000 each)

·        Buy/Sell sponsorships (starting at $10,000)

·        Buy/Sell program advertising (starts at $1,500 an ad)

·        Secure online donations

·        Donate or secure high-value auction items

·        Secure Leadership Circle and Auction Committee members, and,

·        Raise visibility of BAAF, BAA and BAA Honors.

By joining this extraordinary group of volunteers, Leadership Circle members help BAA Foundation in its efforts to continue to provide equitable access to an arts education and life-changing opportunities for BAA’s growing student body.

For more information, or if you’d like to join, please contact Caitlin Durkin at cdurkin@baafdn.org or 617-406-9228.

BAA HONORS EVENT

• Tickets for 40 guests for Black-Tie event on Saturday, October 8, 2022

• Premiere, reserved seating during a unique dining experience, hosted by BAA Honors Honorees

• Prominent logo visibility, including standalone signage and logo on step-and-repeat

• Special acknowledgement from event host and opportunity to speak during program

• Access to VIP Meet & Greet before event, and inclusion in Honoree publicity photos

GRAND OPENING EVENT

• 10 tickets to attend Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the grand opening of the school in early October with prominent local and state leaders

• First look! Tour of new BAA school building after Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

• Naming opportunity of a dedicated space within the new BAA building; spaces such as the Landing Platform or Performing Platform*

• Pre-arranged media interviews during Grand Opening weekend

VISIBILITY & GOODWILL

• Logo placement on all event material and in all media

• Inclusion in Grand Opening weekend press release and publicity stories

• Right of first refusal for industry exclusivity as 2022 BAA Honors Presenting Sponsor

• 2 dedicated social media posts in advance of Grand Opening weekend

• Full color, full page ad on the back cover of event program book

BAA HONORS EVENT

• Tickets for 30 guests for Black-Tie event on Saturday, October 8, 2022

• Unique dining experience, hosted by BAA Honors Honorees

• Standalone signage and logo on step-and-repeat

• Special acknowledgement from event host and opportunity to speak during program

• Access to VIP Meet & Greet before event, and inclusion in Honoree publicity photos

GRAND OPENING EVENT

• 6 tickets to attend Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the grand opening of the school in early October with prominent local and state leaders

• First look! Tour of new BAA school building after Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

• Naming opportunity of a Bench and Gathering Stair within the new BAA building; and four Theatre Seats in BAA's fully-accessible 500-seat theatre*

• Pre-arranged media interviews during Grand Opening weekend

VISIBILITY & GOODWILL

• Prominent logo placement on Grand Opening weekend website, donor “thank you” letter and post-event video recap

• Inclusion in Grand Opening weekend press release and publicity stories

• 1 dedicated social media post in advance of Grand Opening weekend

• Full color, full page ad in event program book

BAA HONORS EVENT

• Tickets for 20 guests for Black-Tie event on Saturday, October 8, 2022

• Unique dining experience, hosted by BAA Honors Honorees

• Logo on event signage and step-and-repeat

• Special acknowledgement from event host during program

• Access to VIP Meet & Greet before event

GRAND OPENING EVENT

• 4 tickets to attend Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the grand opening of the school in early October with prominent local and state leaders

• First look! Tour of new BAA school building after Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

• Naming opportunity of a Bench OR Gathering Stair within the new BAA building; and three Theatre Seats in BAA's fully-accessible 500-seat theatre*

VISIBILITY & GOODWILL

• Prominent logo placement on Grand Opening weekend website, donor “thank you” letter and post-event video recap

• 1 dedicated social media post in advance of Grand Opening weekend

• Full color, full page ad in event program book

BAA HONORS EVENT

• Tickets for 15 guests for Black-Tie event on Saturday, October 8, 2022

• Unique dining experience, hosted by BAA Honors Honorees

• Logo on event signage

• Access to VIP Meet & Greet before event

GRAND OPENING EVENT

• 2 tickets to attend Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the grand opening of the school in early October with prominent local and state leaders

• First look! Tour of new BAA school building after Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

• Naming opportunity of a Gathering Stair within the new BAA building; and two Theatre Seats in BAA's fully-accessible 500-seat theatre*

VISIBILITY & GOODWILL

• Prominent logo placement on Grand Opening weekend website, donor “thank you” letter and post-event video recap

• 1 dedicated social media post in advance of Grand Opening weekend

• Full color, full page ad in event program book

BAA HONORS EVENT

• Tickets for 10 guests for Black-Tie event on Saturday, October 8, 2022

• Unique dining experience, hosted by BAA Honors Honorees

• Access to VIP Meet & Greet before event

GRAND OPENING EVENT

• Naming opportunity of two Theatre Seats in BAA's fully-accessible 500-seat theatre*

VISIBILITY & GOODWILL

• Prominent logo placement on Grand Opening weekend website, donor “thank you” letter and post-event video recap

• 1 dedicated social media post in advance of Grand Opening weekend

• Full color, half page ad in event program book

BAA HONORS EVENT

• Tickets for 5 guests for Black-Tie event on Saturday, October 8, 2022

• Unique dining experience, hosted by BAA Honors Honorees

GRAND OPENING EVENT

• Naming opportunity of a Theatre Seat in BAA's fully-accessible 500-seat theatre*

VISIBILITY & GOODWILL

• Logo placement on Grand Opening weekend website, donor “thank you” letter and post-event video recap

• Inclusion and mention in social media posts in advance of Grand Opening weekend

• Black & white, half page ad in event program book

Dimensions: 5"w x 8"h

Ads due: September 1, 2022 in PDF format

Dimensions: 5"w x 8"h

Ads due: September 1, 2022 in PDF format

Dimensions: 5"w x 3.875"h

Ads due: September 1, 2022 in PDF format

Dimensions: 5"w x 3.875"h

Ads due: September 1, 2022 in PDF format

Ticket for entry to the black-tie BAA Honors 2022 Grand Opening & 25th Anniversary Celebration event at the state-of-the-art Boston Arts Academy school building. Event includes an auction, live entertainment, star-studded guest appearances, awards and programming, dinner, dancing and more.