Sponsorship and Benefactor Opportunities

The Society of American Mosaic Artists is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and promoting excellence in mosaic arts.  Your support enables us to bring our mission to life through our annual conference, educational programs, exhibitions, and partnered programming.

If you have been a Sponsor in the past, THANK YOU!  SAMA looks forward to your continued support and if possible, please consider increasing your support.

Major gifts of $1,000 and more play a critical role in helping SAMA provide programming that has an impact on the mosaic community, both in the USA and abroad.  Higher levels will secure operational support beyond our events in Michigan.

Please select a level that represents your willingness to support the mosaic arts and provides the benefits most compelling to you.

If you have questions contact our Sponsorship team

Review the details below to determine the Sponsorship level that is right for you!

Vendor Marketplace

In a letter direct to SAMA Members, our volunteer Executive Director, Dawnmarie Zimmerman shared an update to the developing programming for the American Mosaic Summit event in Greater Detroit this September. It included a sneak peek of the incredible line up of Workshops and Featured Presenters and the plans for Art Tours and Mosaic Marathon to return in a new exciting format.

She also shared the exciting news that Mosaic Arts International will return this Fall and for the first time travel to two exhibition venues for an extended run from Detroit to Kansas City.

One item from her letter that is receiving quite a bit of feedback and stirring passionate conversation on social media is that due to the shortened format of the 2024 conference, we were not planning on including the Vendor Marketplace event this year. It has been great to see such strong support by artists and mosaic enthusiasts online advocate for a space to engage with vendors in person. As one member responded, “To see, touch and explore new materials and tools is one of the best things about the Summit”.

As many in the greater mosaic art community understand, most mosaic art materials and tools suppliers are small businesses with a slim bottom line. The Vendor Marketplace is for many, a steep business expense that includes travel, lodging and shipping or driving their inventory to the venue in addition to the modest booth or table fees SAMA needs to cover our expenses at the venue to host the event. More often than not, Vendors and SAMA, year after year take a financial loss for participating and hosting the Vendor Marketplace event.

So while it is surprising, it has been wonderful to see such passionate enthusiasm for the Vendor Marketplace to be a part of our downsized event this Fall. We will be sharing the feedback with potential vendors and exploring potential scenarios where we can make room and time in the program for those who wish to participate. We trust the members so strongly supporting a vendor presence at the conference will ultimately make it worth their while!