CFA Patrons Society Wish List
You can directly support the success of MU student-artists with your Patrons Society gift. Unrestricted gifts benefit the area of greatest need. Gifts made to specific departments directly benefit the program to which they are designated and help fund needed items, such as those included on this Wish List. You may even choose to designate your donation to purchase a specific Wish List item.
Your generosity over the years has made Performance Learning possible for our students. Some of the equipment, travel and guest artists your gifts have supported include:
- Lighting upgrades for Perkinson Art Gallery in Kirkland Fine Arts Center
- New LED fixtures for Albert Taylor Theatre
- A trip to Chicago’s Art Institute and other galleries for 55 students
- Travel support for student dancers to participate in the American College Dance Association regional conference
- Guest artists such as Alison Krauss, Kyle Lenning and Viktor Krauss
School of Art & Creative Media
- Wacom Cintiq 13HD interactive pen display: $800 plus $50 per digital pen
- 3-D scanner: $800
- Contest and award entry fees: $30/entry
- Specialty paper for book arts and marketing campaign concepts: $200
- Video platform dolly: $200
- Funding for video production students to attend the International Film Festival in Chicago: $100/student
- AIGA St. Louis Student Design Conference Portfolio Review participation: $50/student
- New kiln shelves: $1,800
- Epson projector and screen: $700
- 3-D printer: $1,600
- Go-Pro and accessories: $500
- Improved lighting in painting studio: $3,000
Music
- Kaeuper Hall Advancements:
- State-of-the-art multimedia technology
- Sound-dampening curtains
- Improved lighting instruments
- Five octave marimba
- Additional School of Music Needs
- Alumni Guest Artist fund
- Piano lab updates
- Celeste and contrabassoon for the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra
Theatre and Dance
- Sponsor students with financial need to study abroad in London: $10,000/student
- Sponsor students to attend a national conference: $500-$1,000/student
- Set of exercise and massage balls for voice classes: $400
- CNC router for scenic studio: $10,000
- Materials to resurface Albert Taylor stage: $1,000
Without your support, much of the important technology and opportunities for Performance Learning for our students would not be possible. You make all the difference!