Support

The Black Swamp Arts Festival is all-volunteer operated. There's something great happening here. Be a part of the art. 

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Your support makes the Festival possible.

The Black Swamp Arts Festival is 100% community supported and volunteer-run. Your tax-deductible donation to this 501(c)(3) non-profit helps create this free, 3-day, community festival of fine art, live music, and hands-on children's art. Together, we are celebrating, enjoying, and encouraging visual and performing arts. When you are a part creating this amazing arts festival, you are recognized for your support. We appreciate you, thank you!

A community festival is surprisingly expensive to conduct. From licenses, permits, tents, chairs, performing arts, youth arts materials, artists' demonstrations, art awards and scholarships, refuse, and more of the behind-the-scenes costs, there is a reason this is a volunteer-led, non-profit organization. It's for the love of the arts.

Support the Arts with a donation today. Every dollar counts.  

Make a lasting contribution of support to the future of the Festival by donating to the Black Swamp Arts Festival endowment held by the Toledo Community Foundation.

 

Thank you, Sponsors!

                      

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Amy Craft Ahrens & Todd Ahrens

In Memory of Rob Spence

Linda Hanna

Aaron Mantel & Heather Holmes

In Memory of Chris Miller

Jean Geist

Geoffrey Howes

Jeff & Lee Anne Snook

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Caperna

Thomas & Marcia Suter

Mark Strang

Lou & Linda Katzner

Dick Newlove

Darlene Petkwitz

Thomas Venis

Thom & Wendy Headley 

           

 

The best and biggest free live music and arts festival in Ohio is possible because of all of our support.
Your donation is direct support for the arts. Thank you! No, really. We mean it. Thank you. 

Thank you!

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This Festival is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

 Thank you, Sponsors!

Support the Festival with a check to the Black Swamp Arts Festival, sent to PO Box 532, Bowling Green, OH 43402.

Look at you, supporter of the Arts. We see see you and thank you!

 

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Volunteer with us!

 

The Black Swamp Arts Festival is volunteer-run. Together, we make this amazing arts festival possible. Volunteer as an individual, with your colleagues, your family, and your friends. Be part of the fun! It’s not too early to sign up - we really need you!

 

Sign-up!

 

Volunteer Positions:

 

Artist Hospitality - Provide refreshments and booth-sit for artist breaks.

Backstage - Sell band merchandise and monitor entrances.

Beer Ticket Sales & ID Check - Check IDs and sell tickets.

Artist Move-In - Help artists move in on Friday and Saturday mornings.

Info Booth and Merchandise - Sell Festival merchandise, provide information.

Set-up & Tear-down - Set it up and take down tables, chairs, snow fencing, and garbage cans.

Street Closure Crew - Help open and close Main Street for the Festival.

Volunteer Check-in - Assist Volunteers with checking in and finding their stations.

Youth Arts - Facilitate hands-on art experiences for youth. Multiple stations of free activities need over 850 volunteers.

 

Exemplary Volunteers are nominated for the Dan Baglione Service Award. Learn about the namesake and the recipients.