Icon Awards

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF THE LONG CENTER

Honoring Eva Womack and AT&T
April 6th, 2023 
Meredith Stage, Dell Hall
11:30am: Check-In & Champagne Reception 
12:00pm: Program & Awards
Attire: Business Casual 
Parking: Valet – $20, Palmer Garage – $8
Additional Parking Information  

 

Join us on the Meredith Stage in Dell Hall as we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Long Center and honor our 2023 award recipients with an incredible luncheon filled with special live performances.   

The Long Center Icon Award honors individuals, corporations, and organizations in our community for their outstanding commitment to the arts in Austin. Award recipients embody the Long Center’s values of live arts, community, and diversity and have been guiding forces in our vision that everyone deserves access to the arts and cultural experiences. 

Proceeds from the Icon Awards support the Long Center’s mission to serve and uplift Austin’s artistic community while being a catalyst for creative discovery in our community.  

 
 About the 2023 Honorees
Eva Womack

Eva Womack is a beloved member of Austin’s arts and culture community and has been a champion of the performing arts in Central Texas for over 25 years. Together with her late husband Marvin Womack, Eva has been a dedicated supporter of the Austin Opera, Austin Symphony Orchestra and the Long Center for the Performing Arts, serving as a Trustee to the Opera and Symphony. Eva and Marvin were instrumental in making the dream of the Long Center a reality and in recognition of their generous gift to the Capital Campaign, the Long Center’s Entry Courtyard is named in their honor. Outside of the Long Center and our Founding Resident Companies, Eva and Marvin have passionately supported the next generation of artists through their alma mater the University of Texas within the Butler School of Music and numerous other performing arts organizations throughout Austin.

AT&T has long been committed to arts & culture in Central Texas, believing that access to the arts improves education, builds community, and fuels the economy. Leslie Ward, President of AT&T Texas and founding Long Center Trustee, has been a part of the creation of the Long Center from the very beginning. Named in honor of their generous Capital Campaign gift, the AT&T Education Room sits at the heart of the Long Center and has served hundreds of community partners and organizations that utilize the Long Center’s performance halls. AT&T continues to serve the Long Center through the Board of Trustees, as a Member of the Business Arts Council, and as the underwriter of our digital concert series Good Vibes Only, dedicated to bringing diverse, local Austin artists, to new and broader audiences from the Long Center stage.

Event Committee

Edna Butts
Craig Hester
Tom Sellers
Lynn Yeldell

Master of Ceremonies

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Olga Campos Benz

Thanks to our 2023 sponsors

Skyline Sponsors

Araminta & Tom Sellers 

Ambassador Friends of Eva: Dailey, Levy, Lubin, Mountain, Scanlan, Tang, Tetzlaff, Van Bavel, Wallace & Williams

Ring Beam Sponsors

Austin Symphony Orchestra, Sachs-Bentzin, Borgelt, Felix, Neville

Marvin J. Brittman & Ronald C. Jernigan

Eva’s Fan Club

Craig & Felicia Hester

Eva Womack

Sponsorship & Tickets

Presenting Sponsor
$25,000

Seating for 20 at the Icon Awards Luncheon with ‘Presented by’ recognition + more

  • 2 tables for 10 at the Icon Awards Luncheon  (20 seats total)
  • Name or logo and exclusive “presented by” recognition on the website, invitation, emails, event signage and event program.  
  • Full page ad in event program  
  • Opportunity to present an Icon Award on stage  
  • 10 valet parking passes for the Icon Awards 
  • Annual Long Center Ring Leader Membership or Business Arts Council Membership (includes concierge ticketing services and dedicated parking space at the Long Center for an entire year!)  
Skyline Sponsor
$10,000
Seating for 10 at the Icon Awards Luncheon + more
  • Table for 10 at the Icon Awards Luncheon
  • Name or logo recognition on the website and event program
  • 4 complimentary valet parking passes for the Icon Awards
  • Annual Long Center Ring Leader Membership or Business Arts Council Membership
Ring Beam Sponsor
$5,000

Seating for 8 at the Icon Awards Luncheon + more

  • Table for 8 at the Icon Awards Luncheon
  • Name or logo recognition on the website and event program
  • 2 complimentary valet parking passes at the Icon Awards
  • Annual Long Center Star Level Membership or Business Arts Council Membership
Half Table Package
Price: $2,500
  • 4 seats at the Icon Awards Luncheon
  • Recognition in the event program
  • 1 valet parking pass for the Icon Awards
  • Annual Long Center
  • Promoter Level Membership
Individual ticket
Price: $125
1 seat at the Awards Luncheon

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