Support Cal Poly Arts

It’s your generous donations that enable us to bring the magic of the performing arts to life.
The revenue generated from ticket sales merely scratches the surface of the substantial expenses associated with presenting a high caliber performing arts season, as well as providing transformative artist residencies, masterclasses, workshops and other engaging experiences to community members and students.

Thank you for supporting live performing arts on California’s Central Coast!

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VIP MEMBERSHIP

Our VIP Membership program offers great benefits to our patrons and provides the broad range of support levels needed to revitalize and strengthen Cal Poly Arts. Enjoy special perks all season long while supporting the arts in our community!

FRIEND [$100+]
Benefits include:

  • Donor Honor Roll recognition in the Performing Arts Center lobby during Cal Poly Arts events

  • Exclusive Pre-Sale access for Single Ticket Sales

  • Exclusive E-Mail Updates with Cal Poly Arts news and special offers

  • Complimentary Season Magnet

BECOME A FRIEND

ADVOCATE $300+
All of the previously listed benefits plus:

  • Free ticket exchange

  • VIP one-time use parking pass for the Top Level of the Grand Avenue parking structure.
    Valid at Cal Poly Arts events only.

BECOME AN ADVOCATE

CHAMPION $600+
All of the previously listed benefits plus:

  • Add an additional 5% off* your subscription tickets for up to 15% off*.
    *Excludes Broadway shows and select events

  • Invitation to a VIP Appreciation Party

  • One additional (2 total) VIP one-time use parking pass for the Top Level of the Grand Avenue parking structure. Valid at Cal Poly Arts events only

BECOME A CHAMPION

BENEFACTOR $1500+
All of the previously listed benefits plus:

  • Invitation to the 2026-27 SPOTLIGHT Season Preview Party

  • All season VIP parking pass for the Top Level of the Grand Avenue parking structure.
    Valid at Cal Poly Arts events only

BECOME A BENEFACTOR

  • For a magical moment we share in darkness the light of the stage and who inhabits it with joy and skill. We forget gruesome realities and come to believing again in the humanity of the world. Leaving our seat a little taller, more proud, a content heart. We give where we can with donations and time to keep the spirit alive. Knowing that we are making a difference !

    Cal Poly Arts Supporter

  • We are so impressed by the caliber of artists Cal Poly Arts brings to SLO (especially in dance). You bring in the same caliber/variety of artist of any big city community arts program and you can’t beat the community access or the ticket prices.

    Natalie, Cal Poly Parent

  • The arts - all of them: performing, visual, literary, and culinary - are the core of all of us, and our shared human history. To consider the arts as mere novelty or unnecessary luxury is a sort of obliivion to what they give to all of us, now and throughout time. I give to the arts because it’s giving back to everything it has already and continues to give to me - con mucho gusto!

    Cal Poly Arts Supporter

  • Thank you Cal Poly Arts for continuing to provide access to a wonderful variety of performances for our students, it is an invaluable service. It was especially nice to attend the theater. Noel Gaulin’s performance was incredible and the icing on the cake after reading the book. Having him come to our class the next day and genuinely engage everyone with the message of having fun was so special.  Thank you for sharing the arts with us.

    Satia, 4th – 6th grade teacher

  • We give to Cal Poly Arts because the season's programming helps us discover artists we would otherwise never have the opportunity to experience; this enlivens our souls and leaves us with vivid memories that stay with us always.

    Cal Poly Arts Supporter

Leave a Legacy

Including Cal Poly Arts in your estate plan is a powerful way to support a vital cultural resource on the Central Coast. Your legacy gift helps ensure that Cal Poly Arts continues to present diverse, high-quality performances and provide impactful arts education programs for local youth - every gift helps carry that mission forward for generations to come.

To start a conversation, please reach out to the Cal Poly Development Office

Endowment

An endowment gift to Cal Poly Arts is an investment in the future of the arts on the Central Coast. Endowments provide stable, long-term funding that helps us plan for the future, present world-class performances, and expand arts education programs. By contributing to an endowment, you become a lasting part of our mission to inspire, educate, and connect through the performing arts.

Join us in building a strong, sustainable future for Cal Poly Arts.

To start a conversation, please reach out to the Cal Poly Development Office

Think about employer matching benefits

Many companies offer matching gift programs that can double or even triple the impact of your donation to Cal Poly Arts - amplifying your support for exceptional performances and arts education on the Central Coast. We are deeply grateful to our corporate partners and donors who take advantage of this meaningful opportunity to strengthen the arts in our community.

Questions?

Please contact us at mtaylo83@calpoly.edu or 805-756-6383.

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