Smith Center for the Arts

Why donate to The Smith?

Donations Make A Difference

It is a reality that the cost of running and maintaining this beautiful theater greatly exceeds income from ticket sales, sponsorships and rental income. As a not-for-profit organization, we must rely on additional financial assistance to meet our annual needs.

Generous contributions allow this organization to stabilize its foundation, and will help make The Smith Center for the Arts a destination for generations of Finger Lakes residents and visitors to enjoy for many more years.

Gifts from donors also allow us to program our stage with a diverse array of live, engaging performances and enables us to preserve, maintain and improve the functionality and comfort of this theater, this community’s center of performing arts activity.

Ways you can donate to The Smith 

Become a Member | Buy a Brick | Take a Seat | Be a Star

 Become a Member

Select a membership level that works for you. You can make a one-time annual contribution or consider a sustaining gift, a convenient way to support The Smith.

Annual Membership | Sustaining Membership

Buy a Brick

Remember or honor a friend, neighbor, loved one or family pet. Proudly display your own name or the name of your business. Beautify the sidewalk with a few poetic words.

By leaving your mark on Geneva’s street-scapes, you can support the Smith Opera House at the same time.

Take a Seat

Sponsor one of our iconic red theater seats. All seat sponsors will be recognized with a nameplate attached to your seat.

Be a Star

As you gaze upward toward the ceiling, you will be reminded of your generosity and commitment to the arts in our community.