Underwrite the work. Shape culture.
Art changes lives. It deserves to be protected, funded, and shared. In partnership with The Art of Elysium (501c3), tax-deductible patronage powers first-of-its-kind residencies for exceptional artists. The result is bold, culturally resonant work—and cinematic record of the artist stories behind it.
BECOME A PATRON
Underwrite the work.
Shape culture.
Art changes lives. It deserves to be protected, funded, and shared. In partnership with The Art of Elysium (501c3), tax-deductible patronage powers first-of-its-kind residencies for exceptional artists. The result is bold, culturally resonant work—and cinematic record of the artist stories behind it.
BECOME A PATRON
The residency you bring to life
Each scene is engineered to set the mood, heighten inspiration, and unlock emotional range—sculpted environments, bespoke lighting, live chamber and jazz, and a signature fragrance create the conditions for career-defining work. Artists paint in half-day sessions and leave with a cohesive suite of paintings and a cinematic short telling their story.
Three weeks later, an intimate black-tie exhibition gala and cultural salon present the finished works and premiere the films.
Residencies are free to artists and community-powered—made possible by patrons and local partners.
Become a patron
Your experience:
- Closed-door studio visit: stand inside the making during painting sessions (phones down; guided).
- Private preview: first look at the finished works before exhibition; reserved acquisition appointments.
- The patron’s table: host your circle at the black-tie gala with priority seating or your own table; join the salon conversation.
- Recognition, your way: on-screen/program credit at upper tiers—or full anonymity.
Your impact:
- Mastery, not compromise: couture scenes in immersive settings so artists reach their highest mark.
- Local, by design: commissions for Charleston musicians, makers, artisans, local businesses, and venues.
- Stories preserved: cinematic portraits and a residency film build a lasting archive.
- Legacy you can point to: finished bodies of work and films credited to your patronage, held in the archive.
Charleston · January 2026
The residency you power
Each scene is engineered to set the mood, heighten inspiration, and unlock emotional range—sculpted environments, bespoke lighting, live chamber and jazz, and a signature fragrance create the conditions for career-defining work. Artists paint in half-day sessions and leave with a cohesive suite of paintings and a cinematic short telling their story.
Three weeks later, an intimate black-tie exhibition gala and cultural salon present the finished works and premiere the films.
Residencies are free to artists and community-powered—made possible by patrons and local partners.
Charleston · January 2026
Become a patron
Your experience:
- Closed-door studio visit: stand inside the making during painting sessions (phones down; guided).
- Private preview: first look at the finished works before exhibition; reserved acquisition appointments.
- The patron’s table: host your circle at the black-tie gala with priority seating or your own table; join the salon conversation.
- Recognition, your way: on-screen/program credit at upper tiers—or full anonymity.
Your impact:
- Mastery, not compromise: couture scenes in immersive settings so artists reach their highest mark.
- Local, by design: commissions for Charleston musicians, makers, artisans, local businesses, and venues.
- Stories preserved: cinematic portraits and a residency film build a lasting archive.
- Legacy you can point to: finished bodies of work and films credited to your patronage, held in the archive.
SIMPLE GIFTS
STUDENT SPONSOR
ARTIST SPONSOR
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Giving tiers
$500+
$5,000
$25,000
$50,000
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SPONSOR STUDENTS
SPONSOR AN ARTIST
SPONSOR MUSES & MUSIC
Prefer a simple gift? Make a fully deductible donation here.
SIMPLE GIFTS
STUDENT SPONSOR
Funds the student fellows program during the residency.
Our Giving Tiers
ARTIST SPONSOR
Sponsors one artist’s
residency experience.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Underwrites the residency, documentary, and exhibition.
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Prefer to fund a specific project directly?
Sponsor an entire residency, film series, or new work from exceptional artists. Share what you care about. CINÉ curates a slate of projects aligned to your interests. Art of Elysium stewards your gift and retains discretion to ensure charitable use.
Your gift sets a story in motion. We’ll bring it to life.
INQUIRE
Prefer to fund a specific project directly?
Sponsor an entire residency, film series, or new work from exceptional artists. Share what you care about. CINÉ curates a slate of projects aligned to your interests. Art of Elysium stewards your gift and retains discretion to ensure charitable use.
Your gift sets a story in motion. We’ll bring it to life.
INQUIRE
INQUIRE
Write Charleston's next chapter.
Here, artists push boundaries and create art that shapes culture. We capture it in cinematic film. The result: real visibility for artists, new ways to tell their story, and a career-defining body of work premiered at a black-tie gala for collectors, curators, and press.
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Write Charleston's next chapter.
Artists push boundaries here—creating art that moves culture. We film it. The result: real visibility and a career-defining body of work premiered for collectors, curators, and press.
PLEDGE NOW
