There’s no better way to celebrate the holiday season than to attend AIGA Charlotte’s second annual, Giving Gala. On December 11, we invite you to join us at 8.2.0 for a festive evening of heavy hors d’oeuvres, tasty libations, merry mingling, and incredible silent auction items that can be yours regardless of if you’ve been naughty or nice.

This is the perfect opportunity to get into the holiday spirit and give back to the Charlotte creative community—with all proceeds from this event benefitting the Design Continuum Fund. So, don’t be a Grinch—put on your best “creative cocktail” attire and join your friends and colleagues at the 2019 Giving Gala and Silent Auction!

Tickets & Pricing:

• Early Bird (available until November 11): $25
• Pre-Order Ticket: $30

Tickets will also be available for $40 at the door. 

Additional Details:

• Two drink tickets and appetizers included with registration
• Dress code: Creative Cocktail or Festive Attire
• Self-serve coat check
• Free parking in the VBGB/8.2.0 parking lots and in the lot directly across from VBGB (adjacent to the parking deck)

Auction items include:

• Good Karma Ranch
• Adobe
• The Botanicult
• Mac Tabby Café
• Salud! Cooking School
• Charlotte Ballet
• Camp Bow Wow
• Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
• Circles Conference 2019
• Batch Craft
• Charlotte Hornets
• Treehouse Vineyards
• Be Yoga
• Rifle Paper Company
• Light Factory
• Hellcats USA
• Aerial CLT
• Jon Contino
• The Jealous Curator
• Marisol Ortega
• Selwyn & Park Design Co.
• Nikki Villagomez
• Ink Floyd
• Parks Project
• Johnny Cupcakes
• Creative Mornings
• Tech Talent South
• Queen Park Social
  
• NoDa Brewing
• Pure Pizza
• Pike Nursery
• Hatch Show Prints
• Field Notes
• Mama's Sauce
• and many more!

Special thanks to our event sponsors and silent auction donors for their contributions and support!

Platinum Sponsor
The Creative Group quickly finds highly skilled digital, marketing and creative talent who best fit hiring needs on a freelance, contract-to-hire, project or full-time basis. With our industry-leading technology and matching algorithms, combined with our best-in-class customer service and seven decades of experience, we will get the job done.

Platinum Sponsor
CapTech Consulting works with some of the world’s most successful companies, delivering solutions within organizational transformation, customer engagement, data & analytics, and technology.

Gold Sponsor
To help our clients capture attention, make connections, and drive sales, Birdsong Gregory is a Charlotte-based branding & marketing agency that creates and promotes consumer-friendly brand experiences.



Gold Sponsor
BOLTGROUP is an internationally recognized design, innovation, and experience firm. We solve clients' challenges through people-centered design thinking + execution, transforming their brands, products, and services into higher performing assets. 

Silver Sponsor
INSP provides a trusted viewing experience with a lineup of original series, timeless westerns, action-filled dramas focused on adventure and heroic characters.

Silver Sponsor
A full-service agency, Wray Ward creates inspired marketing communications with a special emphasis on brands in the home and building categories.



Silver Sponsor
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, an international architecture and design firm, is recognized for developing exceptional design solutions that generate business results in the workplace, community, healthcare and retail industries.

Silver Sponsor
For brands that want more, Union is a digital agency that helps brands create meaningful relationships with today’s highly-connected consumers. We offer end-to-end digital solutions built on strategy and driven by data.