Dallas Arts District2027 Annual Breakfast
Join Us at the Annual Breakfast
Celebrate the impact of the Dallas Arts District and hear from community leaders, partners, and supporters helping shape the future of arts and culture in Dallas.
This event will take place in the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, East Lobby.
Meyerson Symphony Center
2301 Flora St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Attire: Business
About | Keynote Speaker | Vishaan Chakrabarti
Keynote Speaker | Vishaan Chakrabarti, FAIA FRAIC
Vishaan Chakrabarti is an architect, author, urbanist, and public thought leader. He is the founder and creative director of PAU | Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, a Manhattan-based architecture firm dedicated to building ecological, equitable and joyous communities.
As a licensed practitioner across the United States, which he has traversed by camper numerous times, Chakrabarti leads the studio’s cultural, institutional, commercial, and infrastructure work including New York’s Pennsylvania Station—a civic endeavor he has doggedly pursued for decades—Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery, Queen’s Sunnyside Yards, Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Princeton’s Hobson College, Philadelphia’s Wanamaker and first phase Schuylkill Yard Buildings, Indianapolis’ Wave Bride, Columbus Indiana’s InterOculus, a new City of Niagara trail system, and several air traffic control towers for the FAA.
His past positions include principal roles at leading global architecture firms; teaching at Cornell and Columbia Universities; and serving as the William Wurster Dean at U.C. Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design. As Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s director of planning for Manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11, Chakrabarti helped to reimagine the High Line, rebuild the World Trade Center, extend the #7 subway line, and revitalize the borough’s waterfronts.
Chakrabarti is the author of two books: A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America (Metropolis Books, 2013), and The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy (Princeton University Press, September 2024). He is a contributor to the New York Times Op Ed page, Vital City, Air Mail, and other notable publications, and has been a guest on Fareed Zakaria GPS, WNYC’s Brian Lehrer, the Charlie Rose Show and multiple broadcast networks. Chakrabarti serves on numerous non-profit boards including The World Around and the Regional Plan Association, and has been appointed by Lord Norman Foster to be a trustee of the The Norman Foster Foundation. Under his direction, PAU’s work has been awarded the Miller Prize, the American Architecture Award, the A+ Award, and the MAS MASterworks Award. In 2025 Chakrabarti received the Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Award in recognition of his visionary
Sponsorship Opportunities
The Dallas Arts District Annual Breakfast celebrates the transformative power of the arts and supports expanded access to arts education, artist engagement, and creative opportunities throughout Dallas.
PRESENTING SPONSOR | $25,000 (Exclusive)
PRESENTING SPONSOR | $25,000 (Exclusive)
- Exclusive naming rights: Dallas Arts District Annual Breakfast
- Premier logo placement on all materials
- Recognition in press and social media
- Podium recognition/speaking opportunity
- Two premier tables of 10
- VIP reception access
- Full-page program recognition
- Recognition on stage screens/signage
- Opportunity to host Dallas ISD students/artists
- 16 commemorative gifts/books
VISIONARY SPONSOR | $15,000
VISIONARY SPONSOR | $15,000
- Premier table of 10
- VIP reception access
- Prominent logo placement
- Recognition from podium
- Half-page program recognition
- Website/social media recognition
- Sponsored student or artist seating recognition
- 10 commemorative gifts/books
CULTURAL IMPACT SPONSOR | $10,000
CULTURAL IMPACT SPONSOR | $15,000
- Preferred table of 10
- Additional sponsored student/artist seating
- Logo recognition
- Recognition in printed materials and screens
- Quarter-page program recognition
- 6 commemorative gifts/books
ARTS ADVOCATE SPONSOR | $5,000
ARTS ADVOCATE SPONSOR | $5,000
- Preferred table of 10
- Logo recognition
- Recognition in event program and website
- 4 commemorative gifts/books
COMMUNITY PARTNER TABLE | $2,500
COMMUNITY PARTNER TABLE | $2,500
- Table of 10
- Name recognition in program and website
FRIEND OF THE ARTS TABLE | $1,500
FRIEND OF THE ARTS TABLE | $1,500
- Table of 10
- Name listing in program
OPTIONAL ADD-ON SPONSORSHIPS
PROGRAM SPONSOR………………………… $3,500
PHOTOGRAPHY SPONSOR………………… $3,500
STUDENT ARTIST SPONSOR……………… $5,000
VALET SPONSOR……………………………… $5,000
WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR……… $5,500
STAGE SPONSOR……………………………… $7,500