On Friday, May 13, 2016, Columbia College Chicago will celebrate the work of its more than 2,000 graduating students with its annual urban arts festival. Columbia
College Chicago is the largest arts and media college in the country and one of the largest private colleges in Illinois.
Columbia College Chicago’s overwhelming talent pool of artistically driven professionals are rising to the top of their respective industries and placing Chicago among the nation’s most respected and sought after cities for art, culture, and communication. Columbia College Chicago anchors the South Loop’s radiating art and culture throughout the surrounding community.
Manifest Urban Arts Festival has become an unrivaled public cultural event. From art exhibitions to readings, from film screenings to singer showcases,the full day event marks the
16th year and will be filled with engaging, thought provoking and playful art, music and visuals that only
Columbia students can create.

W. VAN BUREN ST.
W. CONGRESS ST.
W. HARRISON ST.
CTA
W. POLK ST.
W. ROOSEVELT ST.
CTA
E. BALBO ST.
W. 8TH ST.
W. 9TH ST.
W. 11TH ST.
Columbia College Chicago
Wabash Arts Corridor between
Roosevelt & Congress and State & Michigan
May 13, 2016
12:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Private Receptions
The Great Convergence
Urban Arts Festival
Tic Toc {food spots}
and
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Mainstage Headliners
Graduation Party at the Metro
Sharod Smith
Student Activities
Sponsorship Coordinator ssmith@colum.edu
312.656.3589

Presents
dance, stage combat, and more.
for bands, musical theater,
Highlights a headliner performance on the MAIN STAGE for an exciting show of community and celebration. Past performances include Chance the Rapper , Lupe Fiasco , Common and many more.
Draws 20,000 GUESTS and is a vehicle for more than 80
SHOWCASES – film screenings, lectures, gallery exhibitions, web casts, performances, fashion shows, and radio and television broadcasts. Includes private parties for seniors, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and donors.
Showcases the TIC TOC performance art showcase that shares site specific, time-based performance art within the buildings and on the streets.
Celebrates the GREAT CONVERGENCE , a festival procession, street performance, and a collaborative showcase that reveals the work of students and faculty while highlighting our signature brand of school spirit.
Recognized in the Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out Chicago, the
Chicago Reader and various arts, media and cultural publications, both print and online.

“Ask anyone who regularly writes about Chicago bands, and they’ll tell you it often seems as if two out of three groups here have some connection to Columbia College . . . Even more impressive, though, is the musical component of Columbia’s annual Manifest Urban Arts
Festival, the college’s annual spring celebration of student creativity.”
- Chicago Sun-Times
“Columbia grads are taking to the streets, and they’re bringing their art and performance talents with them. Throughout the day, the college’s entire South Loop campus will be teeming with the arts of all genres-dance, film, theater, visual arts, music readings and more.”
- Time Out Chicago
“Columbia College marks the end of the school year with a big art party, featuring gallery shows, live music, and eclectic performances.”
- Chicago Reader
“Manifest’s annual showcase is a resourceful vehicle for displaying a remarkable mix of performances and presentations from nearly every level and every department at Columbia College.”
- Flavorpill.com

ENROLLMENT
9,003
ETHNICITY
322
MINORITIES
AVERAGE AGE
21
28
16.3
%
9.6
%
5.6
%
4.6
%
3
%
2.6
%
2.6
%
0.3
%
AMER. INDIAN / ALASKAN NAT.
ATTENDEES
• Graduating Students
• Current Students
• Alumni
• Faculty & Staff
• Parents
• Donors
• Honorary Degree Recipients
• Prospective Students & Guests
• South Loop Residents
• Friends of Columbia College
WHITE
NON-HISPANIC
57.5
%
FACULTY
FULL TIME
374
PART TIME
1,086

Features a national-touring headliner and Columbia
College Chicago student bands/DJs. The biggest venue within Manifest filled with people coming in and out and even staying the whole day!
Student DJs all day from Columbia’s own Radio
Department. An edgy, innovative, unique and diverse crowd.
Highlights all of Columbia's student communities, not to mention a skate park, zipline and obstacle course .
Hands on learning opportunities. Another big area of traffic throughout the day.
Located in the Big Lot, sponsor’s tent will allow our
Sponsor to have their own area for an active audience-engagement experience.
An interactive area for our festival attendees that includes a stage for performances and tents for games and activities. Put on by Columbia’s Event Management
Practicum .
Held at the historic venue, Metro Chicago , this party is all about celebrating our graduating students’ final day at
Columbia College Chicago.
Frequency TV is Columbia College Chicago's own television network, brought to you by student's of Columbia's
Television Department. Frequency Television reaches approximately 14,000 across campus and Chicago.
Frequency TV is an extension of Columbia's Television
Department.
The Columbia Chronicle is considered the highest rated collegiate newspaper of its kind. In addition to being named the #1 weekly college newspaper in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists, its editorial and visual content has consistently won awards and honors from highly respected institutions.

Festival Lot Sponsor 10 x 10 tent
Mainstage Sponsor with signage on LCD screen
Sponsor mentions at Mainstage
623 Lot Sponsor 10 x 10 tent
623 Lot Sponsor w/ signage
Sponsor mentions at 623 Lot
Papermakers stage signage
Sponsor mentions at Papermaker's stage
Metro Chicago Grad Party sponsor w/signage
Sponsor mentions at Metro Chicago Grad Party
Day-of Interview spotlight with Frequency TV live coverage
14,000+ day-of hits
Entrance signage in 25 buildings
Large entrance signage to (3) primary lots
Trolley stop signage (5) stops
(3) invitations to VIP President's reception
Logo on all Manifest staff and VIP Lanyards (500 distributed)
PLATINUM
$15,000
ELITE
$10,000
SIGNATURE
$5,000
PRESENTING
$1,000
SUPPORTING
$500
Logo on Manifest Website
Frequency TV promo video
Tally Ho, a daily roundup in all campus elevators
Logo on Student Loop email blasts from April-May
(40% open rate)
Twitter and Facebook promotions March-April-May
(1000+ Twitter impressions / 3400 likes)
Logo on Posters 500 distributed campus and citywide
Full page ad in day-of Chronicle program
(25,000 printed and distributed)
Half Page ad in day of Chronicle program
(25,000 printed and distributed)
Quarter Page ad in day-of Chronicle program
(25,000 printed and distributed)
Logo on Manifest T-Shirts
(4000 printed and distributed, need locked down by
March 15th)
Logo included in all print and web advertisements

For more information about Manifest and to organize a sponsorship package that best fits your company, please contact:
Sharod Smith
Student Activities
Sponsorship Coordinator ssmith@colum.edu
312.656.3589