Sponsors receive event tickets and exclusive access to the Ware Jones Sponsor Lounge, featuring a specialty bar and food from Buster’s Wine & Liquor, Buster’s Butcher and Alma Del Jaguar Tequila.

$1,000 level - 2 tickets
$2,500 level - 4 tickets
$5,000 level - 6 tickets
$10,000 level - 8 tickets

You can purchase a sponsorship here.

• Guests will receive address and detailed directions the week of the event. Any questions? 901.578.2787.

• Dress is casual. This is an outdoor event. The space is grassy and there will be a walk from your car to the tent.

• Upon arrival, each guest will check in and have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets.

• Sponsors and their guests will have access to the Ware Jones sponsor lounge with Buster’s bar, Buster’s Butcher and an Alma del Jaguar’s tequila tasting from 4:00-7:00.

• There will also be a general, open bar with Old Dominick cocktails, Ajax beer, wine and non alcoholic options.

• Food includes: Pronto Pups, Tops (sliders), Feast & Graze, Paradox (gumbo), and Germantown Commissary.

• The entertainment, presented by Raymond James, will take place on the Overton Park Shell on Wheels and includes Corey Lou and the Neon Mooners.

• The evening also includes: carnival games, Wild Rose kennels working dog demonstrations presented by Hollywood Feed, wood carving by Memphis artist Dennis Paullus, various vendors and much more!

• A tiered raffle presented by Big River Park Conservancy with dozens of items (see list of items below) will be held by the stage. It closes at 7 and winners will be announced from the stage at 7:30. Winners may take home items that evening.

• A live auction presented by Jim Keras Automotive will take place at 7pm from the stage. See below for packages.

Hospitable as he is talented, Chef English is eager to share his passion for culinary craft, unique cocktails and college football with each and every guest he meets. No stranger to hard work, English believes deeply in the power of community and is an avid supporter of many local organizations. He has called Memphis home for 15+ years. He supports the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital through Le Bon Appetit, created "Day of Warmth" for the homeless in Memphis, served on Mayor Paul Young's Arts & Culture Transition Team, serves on the Board of the Overton Park Shell, and has supported ARTSmemphis and the local community as a champion and voice for artists and arts & culture efforts. Chef Kelly is the Executive Chef/Owner of Restaurant Iris, The Second Line, Fino's Italian Deli and Iris, etc. Catering. Chef Kelly was named "Restauranteur of the Year" by Memphis Restaurant Association, “Young Memphian” by the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce and “Top 40 Under 40” by the Memphis Business Journal . 

STEERING COMMITTEE
Ashley & Scott Adams​
Carly & Hunter Adams*​
Allie & Preston Battle​
Audsley & Tucker Carr*​
Elizabeth & Donnie Malmo​
Rebecca & Ed Nenon
Tara Hallie & William Ware

​ *co-chairs

HOSTS (as of 8.5.24)
Connie & Lou Adams
Lale & Oscar Adams
Sara & Daniel Allen
Carey & Rob Campbell
Dorothy & John Collier
Bowen & James Cook
Miller & Hunter Cowan
Bridget & Clay Crenshaw
Katherine & John Dobbs
Billy Dunavant, IV
Kate Durbin & Lewis Williamson
Emily & Cal Edge
Amy & Emmel Golden
Natalie & Zach Hartman
Felicia & Spencer Hauser
Cecilia & Matthew Heffington
Haley & Louis Holbrook
Mary & Jim Hopkins
Alina & Herbo Humphreys
Stacey & Thomas Hussey
Elizabeth & Worth Jones
Lauren & Jim Maddox
Lauren & Christopher Malone
Huxley & Taylor Maury
Maggie & Andrew Phillips
Marnie & Thomas Slattery
Sarah & Philip Spinosa
Cyndy Taylor
Paige & Will Thompson
Sarah & Bowe Travis
May & Patrick Walker
Leslie & Nate Walsh
Denise & Harold Ware
Whitney & Stephen Wieck
Candace & Jarrod Wilder
Martha & Garner Williams
Lee & Alex Yates

Committee contributions can be paid here.

Conservation Through Art is a biennial ARTSmemphis and Ducks Unlimited event to celebrate two of our region’s greatest assets: the arts and outdoors. This unlikely partnership has brought together outdoor enthusiasts and arts supporters to raise $7 million to sustain community treasures that enrich lives from generation to generation. From new wetland conservation efforts in our own backyard across the Big River Crossing, to grants for hundreds of artists and over 60 local arts organizations, our shared Memphis-rooted mission continues.

CTA was founded by Tommie & Billy Dunavant, Elizabeth & Trow Gillespe, Snow & Henry Morgan, Anne & John Stokes, and Susan & Chuck Smith.

Past CTA honorees:

2005: Harry Phillips​
2006: Billy Dunavant​
2008: Allen Morgan & Henry Morgan​
2010: George Dunklin & Steve Reynolds​
2012: Trow Gillespie & Chuck Smith​
2014: Spence, Bob & Kem Wilson​
2016: Johnny Morris & Bill Rhodes​
2018: John Hull Dobbs, Jr.​
2022: Tommie Dunavant​