AWARDS CEREMONY + FUNDRAISER
Our signature event, BADG of HONOR, returns in 2025! This one-of-a-kind experience celebrates visionaries who elevate Black creativity and culture. It’s an evening filled with powerful connections, inspiring programs, and a vibrant community of creatives and professionals across art, design, and beyond.
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highlights from bADG OF HONOR 2023
BECOME A SPONSOR
Join BADG and create a more significant impact. Become a sponsor of BADG OF HONOR, an event that amplifies your brand and supports BADG’s mission and education initiatives. Select your sponsor level and email media@badguild.info
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Brand Recognition
Inclusion on BADG collateral materials, including, but not limited to, onsite signage, badguild.info website, select email newsletters, and social media posts.Media
• Legacy sponsor designation in promotional media and all official communication
• Dedicated Legacy sponsor press release
• Inclusion in a general event press release with a brand quoteCeremony
• Opportunity to make sponsor remark live on the main stage - OR - share a 60-second video during the ceremony
• Dedicated Legacy sponsor recognition live from the main stageExperience
• Opportunity to share a personalized message with a logo on a dedicated graphic to be displayed on the main stage screen and/or an event video screenSocial Media
• Instagram Feed two dedicated promotional posts with approved photos
• Instagram Story three dedicated promotional story slides with approved photosTickets
10 Legacy Patron Tickets
Reserved Main Stage Ceremony Seating & 5th Anniversary Gift
10 Ceremony Tickets*Your brand may receive additional press coverage from our media partners; however, BADG does not control the editorial content of partner publications.
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Brand Recognition
Inclusion on BADG collateral materials, including, but not limited to, onsite signage, badguild.info website, select email newsletters, and social media posts.Media
• Generation sponsor designation in promotional media and all official communication
• Inclusion in a general event press releaseCeremony
• Opportunity to share a 30-second video during the ceremony
• Dedicated Generation sponsor recognition live from the main stageExperience
• Opportunity to share a personalized message with a logo on a dedicated graphic to be displayed on the main stage screen and/or an event video screenSocial Media
• Instagram Feed one dedicated promotional post with approved photos
• Instagram Story two dedicated promotional story slides with approved photosTickets
5 Legacy Patron Tickets
Reserved Main Stage Ceremony Seating & 5th Anniversary Gift
5 Ceremony Tickets*Your brand may receive additional press coverage from our media partners; however, BADG does not control the editorial content of partner publications.
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Brand Recognition
Inclusion on BADG collateral materials, including, but not limited to, onsite signage, badguild.info website, select email newsletters, and social media posts.Media
• Blueprint sponsor designation in promotional media and all official communication
• Inclusion in a general event press releaseCeremony
• Blueprint sponsor recognition live from the main stageExperience
• Opportunity to share a personalized message with a logo on a dedicated graphic to be displayed on the main stage screen and/or an event video screenSocial Media
• Instagram Story two dedicated promotional story slides with approved photosTickets
3 Legacy Patron Tickets
Reserved Main Stage Ceremony Seating & 5th Anniversary Gift
5 Ceremony Tickets*Your brand may receive additional press coverage from our media partners; however, BADG does not control the editorial content of partner publications.
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Brand Recognition
Inclusion on BADG collateral materials, including, but not limited to, onsite signage, badguild.info website, select email newsletters, and social media posts.Media
• Diamond Visionary sponsor designation in promotional media and all official communication
• Inclusion in a general event press releaseCeremony
• Diamond Visionary sponsor recognition live from the main stageSocial Media
• Instagram Story one dedicated promotional story with approved photosTickets
2 Legacy Patron Tickets
Reserved Main Stage Ceremony Seating & 5th Anniversary Gift
3 Ceremony Tickets*Your brand may receive additional press coverage from our media partners; however, BADG does not control the editorial content of partner publications.
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Brand Recognition
Inclusion on BADG collateral materials, including, but not limited to, onsite signage, badguild.info website, select email newsletters, and social media posts.Media
• Gold Creator sponsor designation in promotional media and all official communication
• Inclusion in a general event press releaseCeremony
• Gold Creator sponsor recognition live from the main stageTickets
3 Ceremony Tickets*Your brand may receive additional press coverage from our media partners; however, BADG does not control the editorial content of partner publications.
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Brand Recognition
Inclusion on BADG collateral materials, including, but not limited to, onsite signage, badguild.info website, select email newsletters, and social media posts.Media
• Silver Collaborator sponsor designation in promotional media and all official communication
• Inclusion in a general event press releaseCeremony
• Silver Collaborator sponsor recognition live from the main stageTickets
2 Ceremony Tickets*Your brand may receive additional press coverage from our media partners; however, BADG does not control the editorial content of partner publications.
The Black Artists + Designers Guild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; all donations are 100% deductible and support our mission and education fund.
PAST Honorees
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Black Reconstruction Collective
COLLECTIVE CIRCLE AWARD 2023
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Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Lewis
EDUCATION AWARD 2023
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Michelle Wilkinson Ph.D
LEGACY AWARD 2023
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Cheryl R. Riley
BADG MAKER AWARD 2023
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Leyden Lewis
FOUNDER AWARD 2023
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Mashonda Tifrere
Founder, ArtLeadher
COLLECTIVE CIRCLE AWARD -
Walter Hood
Creative Director + Founder
Hood Design Studio
FOUNDER AWARD -
Franklin Sirmans
Director, Perez Art Museum Miami
LEGACY AWARD -
Dr. Dori Tunstall
Dean of Design, OCAD University
EDUCATION AWARD -
Jomo Tariku
Jomo Design Furniture
BADG MAKER AWARD