Virginia Beach Competitive Arts Festival2027
Prepared for Music & ArtsPresented through Margali Grenier, General Manager — the Providence Road store at Kemp's Fairfield Shopping Center
No brand in America is closer to the beginning of an artist's story than Music & Arts. This proposal invites the corporation to stand at the end of that story as well — on the championship stage.
VB-CAF 2027 is the inaugural championship of the Competitive Arts Entertainment industry — a full day of collegiate and high-school ensembles competing under a broadcast-grade production, built in coordination with the City of Virginia Beach and regional institutional partners. Every investment level below is open. We are presenting the full ladder so Music & Arts can select the position that matches its community investment strategy.
Local sponsor of record
This proposal is carried forward by Margali Grenier, General Manager of the Providence Road store at Kemp's Fairfield Shopping Center. She has reviewed the mission directly and stands as the local champion of this partnership inside Music & Arts.
Our request is that this move up through corporate marketing and community partnerships with her endorsement attached — the store validates the relationship on the ground, the corporation carries the position on the stage.
Why Music & Arts belongs at the center of VB-CAF 2027
Music education access — the first door
Every artist who ever competed started at a counter, holding an instrument for the first time. Music & Arts is that door in the 757 — the place where instruments get into young hands, where rentals make participation possible for families who could not otherwise afford it, and where repairs keep a program alive mid-season. Title presence at VB-CAF 2027 places the brand at the exact moment those instruments become achievement.
Local retail champion — Providence Road, made national
The Kemp's Fairfield store on Providence Road already serves the directors, the parents, and the students who will fill this festival. Corporate sponsorship turns a single-location relationship into a regional statement: the national brand investing back into the community that walks through its doors every week — and doing it visibly, alongside the City of Virginia Beach.
Artist development pipeline — instrument to standard to stage
Music & Arts supplies the instrument. The WOODSHED, by APOLLO trains the artist against the APOLLO GOLD STANDARD. The Triad of Student Agency builds the mindset behind the technique. VB-CAF is where it is proven in front of a broadcast audience. That is one continuous pipeline — and Music & Arts owns the first link in it.
Investment levels
All positions are currently available. Selection is entirely Music & Arts's.
Premier — Title Sponsor
Presenting partner of the entire festival. One partner only.
- Naming rights: the NAE Credit Union Main Stage
- Title billing on all festival materials — “VB-CAF 2027, presented by NAE Credit Union”
- Logo placement on stage, signage, programs, and digital assets
- Integrated feature across CAEN broadcast coverage
- Joint press release and media announcement
- Private VIP reception with directors, city officials, and honorees
- 50 VIP credentials for staff, members, and guests
- Live emcee recognition throughout the competition day
- Premium activation footprint — full booth plus stage-adjacent presence
- First right of renewal for VB-CAF 2028
Gold Partner
Major supporting partner with a named competition division.
- Named division or performance block sponsorship
- Logo on festival materials and digital assets
- CAEN broadcast mention package
- 20 VIP credentials
- Emcee recognition
- Full activation booth
Silver Partner
Program-level partner with on-site presence.
- Logo in program and on venue signage
- CAEN broadcast mention
- 10 VIP credentials
- Standard activation booth
Bronze Partner
Community supporter recognition.
- Logo in program and community supporter wall
- 4 VIP credentials
- Shared activation table
Vendor / Tent Presence
$2,500The standard tent-and-table footprint most sponsors settle for. Visibility for one day, to whoever walks by.
- • 10x10 vendor tent or table space
- • Listing in the vendor directory
- • 2 staff credentials
Our honest assessment: Music & Arts is worth considerably more than a tent. A tent is seen by the people who happen to walk past it. The Main Stage carries your name through every performance, every broadcast segment, every photo, and every mention of this festival — before, during, and long after March 27.
Share with your leadership team
This proposal lives at a permanent link. Forward it, drop it in a board packet, or project it in a meeting — no login required for anyone you send it to.
Dispatch proposal
Step one sends the exact rendered proposal to your own inbox for approval. The live send to Margali unlocks only after you've reviewed it.