Community Contributors
Festival of the Arts is extremely grateful to the following organizations, companies and individuals for supporting our nonprofit, non-commercial community event. We appreciate the financial contributions, sponsorships and in-kind donations of products and services. Thank you!
Community Donors:

Event & Services Underwriters:
- Calder Stage
- Grand Rapids Art Museum
- Regional Art Exhibition
- Dan & Pamella DeVos Foundation
- Regional Art Exhibition Opening Reception
-
Sue Oberlin Conway, Daniel K. DeWitt
Jeffrey A. Ott, Richard A. Roane
Stephen C. Waterbury
With matching funds from:
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
- Kid’s Mad Hatter, Glue-In & Storytelling
- Amway’s One by One Campaign for Children
- Youth Art
- Bissell, Inc.
- Paint-In
- Option 1 Credit Union; X-Rite
- Chalk the Walk
- SoundOff Signal
- Handicapped Services
- Hope Network
In-kind donors of goods and services:
A-1 Tent Rental
American Legion Boat and Canoe Club
Aquinas College, Music Dept.
Arctic Glacier Ice
Aromatics Chemical, Inc.
Art Craft Display, Inc.
Baker Tent Rentals
Calvin College, Offices of Conferences & Campus Events
Carver’s Piano Works
Celebration Cinema
City of Grand Rapids: Building Operations, Executive Office, Fire Department, Parking Services, Special Events, Traffic Safety
Chase Bank
Comcast
Constructive Sheet Metal
DeWitt Barrels
Dyer-Ives Foundation
El Sombrero Restaurant
Ellis Parking Co.
Family Fare
Fifth Third Bank, Property Mgmt.
Fort Knox Storage & Moving, Inc.
Frank's Market
Fusionary Media
Gordon Food Service
Gordon Water
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Grand Rapids Community College, Music Dept.
Grand Rapids Community Media Center
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Grand Rapids Pizza
Great Lakes Access, Inc.
Grand Valley State University Facilities Services
GR Press
GRTV
Heeren Brothers Produce
Hudsonville Truck & Trailer
John S. Hyatt & Associates
Kendall College of Art & Design/Ferris State University Alumni Association
Kendall Electric
Kent Beverage
Kent County Facilities Mgmt.
Kent County Courthouse, Facilities Mgmt.
Kent County Sheriff’s Dept., Honor Camp
Klise Manufacturing
Lawrence Productions, Inc.
Levitation, Inc.
Life EMS
M.C. VanKampen Trucking
Meijer Inc.
myway Mobile Storage
NES Rentals
Northview Public Schools
On-the-Town Magazine
Penske Truck Rental
Progressive AE
Purity Cylinder Gases
Richmond Stamp
Rite-Aid
Rosendall Disposal
Royce Rolls Ringer Co.
Ryder Trucks
Seal-Tec
Service Reproductions
Shred-it
Skywalk Deli
SMG - DeVos Place
Spartan Stores
Sprint/Nextel
Star Truck Rentals, Inc.
Steelcase CARE Volunteer Program
Stegeman Creative
Sysco Food Services of Grand Rapids, Inc.
T&W Electronics, Inc.
Trailer X-Press Inc.
Uccello’s
UICA
U Rent It
U.S. Golf Cars
Van Eerden Distribution Co.
Van Manen Oil & Propane Co.
Vanguard Fire & Security Systems
Vinecroft Studios
Vista Manufacturing
West Michigan Piano
West MI Mobile Storage (PODS)
West Michigan Woodworkers Guild
Western Equipment Company, Inc.
WOOD TV
X-Rite Corporation
Individual donors:
- Michael and Sarah Julien
- Matthew and Kara Taylor
- Gary and Jan Walker
- Robert and Katherine Brower
- Melinda Jacobson
- Roger and Cat Timermanis
- Dee Hockemeyer
- Fred and Gina Bivins
- Kevin Hoekstra and Stasia Savage
-
In Honor of Fred Bivins and
Roger Timermanis 60th Birthdays - Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation
- The Tassell-Wisner-Bottrall Foundation
- Keeler Foundation
- Steelcase Inc.
Grants:
- Arts Council of Grand Rapids/MCACA
Friends of Festival Donors:
- Robert & Shelly Batterbee
- Robert Bird
- Fred & Gina Bivins
- William Casey
- Andrew Crosby
- Darryl & Connie Delabbio
- Michael Despres
- Jeanine Devlin
- Eric Doyle & Amy Brower
- Karen Dunnam
- Joyce Elzinga
- Vance Fennell
- Martin Fitzgibbon
- Steven Lee Foster
- Karilyn Frederick
- Anna Goddard
- Laura & Gordon Goodrich
- Janet Haynes
- George Heartwell
- Dee Hockemeyer
- Allison Hoekstra Reynolds
- Kevin Hoekstra & Stasia Savage
- Tom & Lisa Hyde
- Vern & Laura Hyde
- Helen Kinsworthy
- Kathy & Terry Kuhn
- Tom & Anne Logan
- John & Susie Logie
- M. Longcore
- Teri & Bud Lorch
- Stephanie McNamara
- David Mix & Mary Ann Cheney-Mix
- Nancy Mroczhowski
- Nancy Mulnix
- Dan & Mary Nordenbrock
- Tom & Lynne O’Rourke
- Linda Pitchellis
- John Poppe
- Win Prothro & Kathy Hooker
- Kevin & Gina Paul
- Bonnie Quarandillo
- Joann Reeves
- Dakota Riemersma
- Maria Rystedt
- Jim Sailors
- Mary Savage
- Kate Scheid
- Ken Schmidt
- Bob & Nancy Schoofs
- Eileen Schwarz-Duty & Jim Duty
- Jonathan & Brooke Shuff
- Penny Stanley
- Matt & Kara Taylor
- Betsey Tinkham
- Marilyn Titsche
- Susanne Tracy, OP
- Greg & Kim VandenBerg
- Phyllis & Jerry Van Zyll
- Dick & Gloria Vaughn
- Gary & Janice Walker
- Robert & Deborah White
- Christina Zinn


