arts patron
Museum board member
An arts patron is someone who financially supports artists, museums, theaters, or other cultural institutions.
The term carries connotations of wealth and philanthropy—patrons fund exhibitions, commission works, or endow programs: The gallery's arts patrons gathered for a private reception.
Historically, arts patronage sustained painters, composers, and writers before commercial markets existed.
- donorOne who contributes freely
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- collectorOne who gathers items
- promoterOne who organizes events
- Medici familyFlorentine banking dynasty
sponsor · endower · benefactor · Gertrude Stein · connoisseur · contributor · maecenas · Catherine the Great · aficionado · philanthropist · charitable giving · private foundation · enthusiast · advocate · appreciator · investor · old money · underwriter
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- donorsdonor, blood donor, organ donor, living donor, bone marrow donor
- sponsorshipsponsor, backer, donor, supporter, benefactor
- socialitessocialite, debutante, heiress, jet setter, jet-setter