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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
A guide to ongoing programs and their associated costs
The Arts Initiative's ability to make the arts part of every Columbian's education and to promote lifelong involvement in the arts - as creators and audiences - depends on the support of alumni and friends. Below is just a sample list of ongoing Arts Initiative programs. You may click on any project title for more detailed information including associated costs. These are meant as a guide and are by no means a minimum gift requirement. Contributions in any amount make a difference and help make the arts part of every Columbian's education and life regardless of his or her academic or professional focus. While unrestricted gifts have an immediate impact by allowing the Art Initiative to address its areas of greatest need, you may choose to designate your donation towards a particular program. Should you have any questions, please contact us. |
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| STUDENT PROGRAMS
 Columbia Arts Experience
The Arts Initiative, in partnership with Columbia's Center for Career Education, places students in internships with various arts organizations such as museums, theatres, publishing houses, TV and film studios and provides them with a stipend that is matched by the employer.
| Provide one student with an internship stipend |
$250 |
| Sponsor CAE interns for a semester |
$10,000 |
New Student Orientation Program (NSOP) Cultural Event
Introduce over 2,000 new incoming undergraduate students to Columbia and New York's great art institutions by hosting the Arts Initiative's orientation cultural event.
The inaugural event in 2005 welcomed 1,200 students in MoMA’s Sculpture Garden and in 2007, 1,600 students were introduced to Columbia and NYC culture with a private reception in the Greek and Roman, Egyptian, and African galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
| Host a student |
$30 |
| or just your alma mater's freshmen or an entire first-year undergraduate class |
| Barnard College |
$16,500 |
| Columbia College |
$30,000 |
| General Studies |
$9,000 |
| School of Engineering and Applied Science |
$9,500 |
| or an entire first-year undergraduate class |
$65,000 |
Ticket and Information Center
This new resource connects our students, faculty and staff to the arts on campus and around the city.
The Arts Initiative created a fully fitted and staffed Ticket and Information Center in the main lobby of Alfred Lerner Hall that distributes and sells tickets to campus productions and events on behalf of university organizations, as well as discounted tickets to cultural events throughout New York City. It further serves as an information booth for campus and city arts activity. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please inquire with the development office.
| Run the box office for a week |
$5,000 |
| Run the box office for a semester |
$67,500 |
| Run the box office for an academic year |
$135,000 |
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| ALUMNI INITIATIVES |
Columbia Alumni Arts League
Provide graduating students with discounts and special benefits to more than 50 of New York City's finest cultural organizations with a one-year introductory Columbia Alumni Arts League membership.
Congratulate new graduates and introduce them to the alumni community by presenting a graduating class with discounted access to the city’s best cultural offerings .
Provide recent graduates of your alma mater with a one-year introductory CAAL Membership
| College of Physicians and Surgeons |
$475 |
| Columbia College |
$1,150 |
| Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation |
$400 |
| Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |
$1,600 |
| Graduate School of Business |
$1,250 |
| Graduate School of Journalism |
$350 |
| School of Continuing Education |
$150 |
| School of Dental and Oral Surgery |
$200 |
| School of Engineering and Applied Science- Graduates |
$600 |
| School of Engineering and Applied Science- Undergraduates |
$400 |
| School of General Studies |
$450 |
| Schoolof International and Public Affairs |
$700 |
| School of Law |
$750 |
| School of Nursing |
$475 |
| School of Public Health |
$400 |
| School of Social Work |
$400 |
| School of the Arts |
$250 |
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| Provide recent graduates of all undergraduate schools with a one-year introductory CAAL Membership |
$2,000 |
| Provide recent graduates of all graduate schools with a one-year introductory CAAL membership |
$8,000 |
| Provide an entire graduating class of Columbia University with a one-year introductory CAAL membership |
$10,000 |
Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL) Nights
Keep Columbia Alumni engaged in the arts and with each other.
CAAL Nights bring members together for drinks and premiere cultural events. These evenings (all discounted, some free) provide alumni the opportunity to connect with each other, converse with artists and special guests, and navigate the city's arts scene.
| Host a CAAL Night for 100 alumni |
$1,200 |
| Host a CAAL Night for 50 alumni |
$750 |
| Host a CAAL Night for 25 alumni |
$400 |
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ARTS & THE GREATER WORLD
Visiting Artist Residency
Visiting Artist Residencies invigorate academic life through the interaction of internationally acclaimed artists and Columbia faculty and students. Past visiting artists have included renowned director Peter Brook and playwright and former President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel.
Through performances, symposia, panels, and screenings, their residencies respectively explored the power of tolerance and the connection between art and citizenship.
Visiting Artist Residency costs vary and range from $5,000 - $150,000 |
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