Annual Giving Circles
KOGEI USA Giving Circles bring together individuals who want to play a more active role in advancing Japanese kogei in North America. Along with supporting exhibitions, artists, public engagement, scholarship, and museum partnerships, Giving Circle donors receive opportunities to connect more closely with the artists, curators, museums, and cultural leaders at the center of this work. Four annual levels offer different ways to participate.
Treasures Circle
$25,000 annually
Treasures Circle donors receive:
- Recognition by KOGEI USA at the corresponding Circle level
- Updates about participating artists and current projects
- Invitations to artist conversations and programs focused on artistic practice
- Advance registration for select KOGEI USA artist programs and events
- Invitations to curator-led programs and select exhibition previews
- Advance information about exhibitions and museum partnerships
- Annual online briefing on exhibitions, artists, and museum partnerships
- Invitations to artist studio visits in Japan
- Priority access to select KOGEI USA programs and events
- Opportunities to engage with leading curators, museum directors, collectors, artists, and cultural partners
- Advance private preview of works being considered by a museum for its permanent collection
- Opportunity to share perspectives on works being considered for museum acquisition
- Invitation to a celebration of selected museum acquisitions
- Ability to schedule a privately curated KOGEI USA experience during museum exhibitions
- Opportunities to join select KOGEI USA trips and tours in Japan
- Invitations to select KOGEI USA major-donor events in the United States and abroad
Studio Circle
$10,000 annually
A designated portion of every Studio Circle gift will support publications and interpretive materials that deepen the understanding of Japanese kogei and extend the reach of KOGEI USA exhibitions. Support may include catalogs, scholarly essays, artist interviews, photography, translation, and related materials that allow the scholarship, artists’ voices, and ideas surrounding an exhibition to remain accessible beyond its run.
Studio Circle donors receive:
- Recognition by KOGEI USA at the corresponding Circle level
- Updates about participating artists and current projects
- Invitations to artist conversations and programs focused on artistic practice
- Advance registration for select KOGEI USA artist programs and events
- Invitations to curator-led programs and select exhibition previews
- Advance information about exhibitions and museum partnerships
- Annual online briefing on exhibitions, artists, and museum partnerships
- Invitations to artist studio visits in Japan
- Priority access to select KOGEI USA programs and events
- Opportunities to engage with leading curators, museum directors, collectors, artists, and cultural partners
Supporters Circle
$5,000 annually
Supporters Circle donors help make possible the exhibitions, interpretation, public programs, and museum relationships that introduce Japanese kogei to new audiences.
Supporters Circle donors receive:
- Recognition by KOGEI USA at the corresponding Circle level
- Updates about participating artists and current projects
- Invitations to artist conversations and programs focused on artistic practice
- Advance registration for select KOGEI USA artist programs and events
- Invitations to curator-led programs and select exhibition previews
- Advance information about exhibitions and museum partnerships
- Annual online briefing on exhibitions, artists, and museum partnerships
Artists Circle
$2,500 annually
Supporters Circle donors help make possible the exhibitions, interpretation, public programs, and museum relationships that introduce Japanese kogei to new audiences.
Artists Circle donors receive:
- Recognition by KOGEI USA at the corresponding Circle level
- Updates about participating artists and current projects
- Invitations to artist conversations and programs focused on artistic practice
- Advance registration for select KOGEI USA artist programs and events
Compare all Circles
| Donors benefits | Treasures Circle | Studio Circle | Supporters Circle | Artists Circle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recognition by KOGEI USA at the corresponding Circle level | ||||
| Updates about participating artists and current projects | ||||
| Invitations to artist conversations and programs focused on artistic practice | ||||
| Advance registration for select KOGEI USA artist programs and events | ||||
| Invitations to curator-led programs and select exhibition previews | Priority | – | ||
| Advance information about exhibitions and museum partnerships | – | |||
| Annual online briefing on exhibitions, artists, and museum partnerships | – | |||
| Invitations to artist studio visits in Japan | – | – | ||
| Priority access to select KOGEI USA programs and events | – | – | ||
| Opportunities to engage with leading curators, museum directors, collectors, artists, and cultural partners | Priority | – | – | |
| Advance private preview of works being considered by a museum for its permanent collection | – | – | – | |
| Opportunity to share perspectives on works being considered for museum acquisition | – | – | – | |
| Invitation to a celebration of selected museum acquisitions | – | – | – | |
| Ability to schedule a privately curated KOGEI USA experience during museum exhibitions | – | – | – | |
| Opportunities to join select KOGEI USA trips and tours in Japan | – | – | – | |
| Invitations to select KOGEI USA major-donor events in the United States and abroad | – | – | – | |
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Not Ready to Join a Giving Circle?
Gifts of every amount are welcome and important. Unrestricted contributions help KOGEI USA support exhibitions, publications, artist engagement, public programs, and museum partnerships as needs and opportunities arise.
Make a giftBenefits are subject to program schedules, availability, capacity, and participating museum guidelines. Museum acquisitions and any related recognition remain subject to the policies and approval of the receiving institution. Travel, accommodations, and related expenses associated with trips and tours are not included unless otherwise stated. Fund-designation benefits reflect each Circle’s specific use of gift funds and are not automatically inherited by higher Circle levels. KOGEI USA is an independent, unendowed U.S. 501(c)(3). Contributions are tax-deductible less the fair market value of any goods or services received.