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The Ballad of Shawn Harris: Exhibit Sponsorship
Fri, Oct 09
|NCCIL
Be a part of the magic this season and sponsor an exhibit element today!
Time & Location
Oct 09, 2026, 7:30 PM – Apr 17, 2027, 4:00 PM
NCCIL, 102 Cedar St, Abilene, TX 79601, USA
About the event
This Fall, the NCCIL is excited to bring award-winning illustrator Shawn Harris' art and illustration to life through an interactive literary exhibition. With musical elements, immersive play spaces, sensory experiences, and more, children and families will enjoy an unforgettable artistic visit. With your generous support and investment in the various exhibition elements, we can continue to execute our vision to inspire children to read and be creative. Sponsorships not only underwrite our exhibit, but the adjacent educational and public programming as well.
The exhibit opens October 9th 2026 and closes on April 17, 2027.
Sponsors will have the chance to put their name or business on an element of their choice, which will be promoted and honored all school year long.
Tickets
Good Citizen Sponsor
This sponsorship includes in-exhibit acknowledgment of your gift, October through April, and a table of 8 at "Shawn Harris: The Music of Picture Books" on October 9th. The Good Citizen Sponsorship supports the installation of our local citizen Hall of Fame, and good citizen challenge wall within the exhibit. This immersive and memorable element is one advanced way the NCCIL will impact an excitement for literacy all year long.
$1,500.00
+$37.50 ticket service fee
Flower Sponsor
This sponsorship includes in-exhibit acknowledgment of your gift, October through April, and a table of 8 at "Shawn Harris: The Music of Picture Books" on October 9th. The Flower Sponsorship supports the installation of our vinyl and 5 senses experience within the exhibit. This immersive and memorable element is one advanced way the NCCIL will impact an excitement for literacy all year long.
$1,500.00
+$37.50 ticket service fee
Duel Sponsor
This sponsorship includes in-exhibit acknowledgment of your gift, October through April, and a table of 8 at "Shawn Harris: The Music of Picture Books" on October 9th. The Duel Sponsorship supports the installation of our symmetry element within the exhibit. This immersive and memorable element is one advanced way the NCCIL will impact an excitement for literacy all year long.
$1,000.00
+$25.00 ticket service fee
First Cat in Space Sponsor
This sponsorship includes in-exhibit acknowledgment of your gift, October through April, and a table of 8 at "Shawn Harris: The Music of Picture Books" on October 9th. The First Cat in Space Sponsorship supports the installation of Shawn's First Cat in Space original art work, his most popular among students and young readers, within the exhibit. This immersive and memorable element is one advanced way the NCCIL will impact an excitement for literacy all year long.
$1,000.00
+$25.00 ticket service fee
The Future Book Sponsor
This sponsorship includes in-exhibit acknowledgment of your gift, October through April, and 2 tickets to "Shawn Harris: The Music of Picture Books" on October 9th. The Future Book Sponsorship supports the installation of our "You are the Future" element and the collaborative art project within the exhibit. This immersive and memorable element is one advanced way the NCCIL will impact an excitement for literacy all year long.
$300.00
+$7.50 ticket service fee
Book Nook Friend Sponsor
This sponsorship includes in-exhibit acknowledgment of your gift, October through April. Book Nook Friends support the furnishment of the reading nook!
$150.00
+$3.75 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00