Support Us

As a self-support department of Towson University, the Asian Arts & Culture Center relies on memberships, grants, the generosity of donors and sponsors, and limited support from Towson University to bring communities together. Learn more on this page and select an option that works for you.

To simply make a donation, instead of becoming a member or sponsor, choose "Donate to the Asian Arts & Culture Center" from the drop-down menu on our online form.

Students and volunteers at the AA&CC's Japan Festival, April 2014.
Members of TU's Japanese Language and Culture Organization (JLCO) and friends volunteered at the AA&CC's Japan Festival in April 2014.
Sound of Ecstasy

Sponsorship

Help the Asian Arts & Culture Center keep Towson University, local and regional communities, artists, students and teachers connected through Asian arts and culture. Your support may be unrestricted or directed to the specific projects below, a project indicated by you, or the general categories of Exhibitions, Community Programs, Performances, Workshops and Demonstrations, Festivals, Artist Residencies, Collection, Academic Projects, and School and Teacher Programs. Feel free to contact us at asianarts@towson.edu with your specific questions.

SUPPORT ASIAN ARTS & CULTURE CENTER

The Gilbert A. Brungardt Endowment for the Benefit of the Asian Arts & Culture Center (AA&CC) 

The Brungardt Endowment honors Dr. Brungardt for his many years of service to TU. It pays tribute to his foundational role in the creation and development of AA&CC by providing essential funding for AA&CC's operations.

Portrait of Dr. Gilbert A. BrungardtDr. Brungardt was a founding member of AA&CC in 1971 and President of the AA&CC Advisory Board from 1997 to 2009. He taught and directed Towson State College's Choral Society from 1963 to 1965, became Chair of TU's Music Department in 1967, and later served as Dean of the College of Fine Arts until his retirement in 1991.

Donate to the Brungardt Endowment.

Brungardt Endowment Founding Contributors

  • Drs. Albert & Chen-Chih Sun
  • Dr. & Mrs. William E. Kirwan
  • Mr. & Mrs. John G. Danz
  • Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Montcalmo
  • Dr. Ron C. Shieh

Sponsorship Levels

  • Recognition in program-related materials
  • Listing in Donor acknowledgments
  • Complimentary tickets for 2 to all AA&CC events in sponsorship year
  • Tickets for 4 to Annual Donors Appreciation event in the spring

$360 is not tax deductible.

  • All of the above benefits
  • Recognition in the Towson University Foundation Annual Report
  • An additional 2 tickets (4 total) to all AA&CC events in the sponsorship year
  • Tickets for 4 to the annual Annual Donors' Appreciation event 
  • Name displayed on the AA&CC Distinguished Donors scroll in the Center for the Arts Atrium
  • Membership to Towson University's Founder's Society

$720 is not tax deductible.

  • All of the above benefits
  • An additional 4 tickets (8 total) to all AA&CC events in the sponsorship year
  • Recognition in promotional and publicity materials, programs and exhibitions 
  • 2 tickets to the annual Jade Recognition Event 

$1,200 is not tax deductible.

  • All of the above benefits
  • An additional 2 tickets (10 total) to all AA&CC events in the sponsorship year
  • An additional 2 tickets (6 total) to the annual Donors' Appreciation event 
  • An additional 2 tickets (4 total) to the Jade Recognition Event 
  • Member rate on ticketed AA&CC programs for employees

$1,800 is not tax deductible.

  • All of the above benefits
  • An additional 5 tickets (15 total) to all AA&CC events  in the sponsorship year
  • An additional 2 tickets (8 total) to annual Donors' Appreciation event
  • An additional 2 tickets (6 total) to Jade Recognition Event
  • Logo in programs for sponsored year (where applicable)
  • Logo on promotional and publicity materials (where applicable) for the year
  • Individual plaque in your honor

$2,500 is not tax deductible.

  • All of the above benefits
  • An additional 5 tickets (20 total) to all AA&CC events in the sponsorship year
  • An additional 2 tickets (10 total) to annual Donors' Appreciation event
  • An additional 2 tickets (8 total) to Jade Recognition Event
  • Listing as Honorary Advisory Board Member in event programs and on the AA&CC website

$2,800 is not tax deductible.