Join us on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 6-10pm for Beyond the Canvas @ NCM, our signature fundraiser celebrating the intersection of creativity, community, and play. This immersive evening will bring guests together to experience the Museum in a whole new way, with art activations, food and drink, and a vibrant program that fuels the Museum’s mission of sparking imagination through art.
Featured Artist
Panca (she/her)
Born 1986, Chula Vista, CA, USA
Lives and works between Tijuana and San Diego
“As a neurodivergent artist, I use art as a language to create unique and different worlds. I want this installation to help kids develop their own worlds and support their creative mind.”
A prolific street artist, Panca is inspired by everything from the people she sees at the border crossing to the vintage movies she keeps in an immense VHS collection. As a young adult, Panca moved to Tijuana, where she has been a central part of the cross-border arts scene for many years. Panca has dedicated El Más Allá, her exhibition at The New Children’s Museum, to the memory of her father, Hector Villasenor, who passed away from COVID-19 in 2020.
Ticket Options
General Admission | $350 per ticket
Includes one admission to Beyond the Canvas @ NCM with access to the full evening program, art activations, food and drink.
Honorary Committee | $1,000 (2 tickets + recognition)
Includes two admissions to Beyond the Canvas @ NCM plus special recognition on our event website and onsite signage. Honorary Committee members are essential champions of this inaugural fundraiser, and their generosity will be spotlighted throughout the evening.
Sponsorship Opportunities
As we launch Beyond the Canvas @ NCM, we invite you to join us as an inaugural sponsor and help set the foundation for this exciting new tradition. Sponsorship of this event is a commitment to the Museum’s mission of inspiring creativity, exploration, and community impact through art and play.
Your support ensures that The New Children’s Museum can continue to break down barriers to access, engage thousands of children and families across San Diego, and create transformative art experiences that empower the next generation of thinkers and dreamers.
Each sponsorship level includes all benefits from the levels below it, ensuring increasing visibility and recognition as your support grows.
Presenting Sponsor | $50,000
Exclusive category lock, 15 tickets with reserved program seating, presenting name in all materials and press releases, on-stage recognition, custom activation, press release highlight, and more.
Diamond Sponsor | $25,000
10 tickets with reserved program seating, recognition from stage, opportunity to sponsor a program element such as a performance or bar, premium parking, and priority logo placement.
Emerald Sponsor | $15,000
8 tickets, dedicated slide on program screens, priority logo placement on invitations, post-event spotlight in social media or newsletter.
Platinum Sponsor | $10,000
6 tickets, elevated logo placement, reserved seating upgrade, post-event acknowledgment in the newsletter.
Gold Sponsor | $5,000
4 tickets, logo or name listing in digital invitations, program, event signage, website, promotional emails, and social media.
Interested in tailoring your support or learning more? Reach out to Julia Barnes (she/her), Director of Development, at jbarnes@thinkplaycreate.org
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Thank you to our Event Partners
Honorary Committee
Claudia and Joe Amezcua
Steve Avoyer
Jabril Battle
Trevor and Megan Blair
Barbara Bry and Neil Senturia
David Butler
Brent Douglas
Yvonne and Mark Elkin
Deric and Sharon Fernandez
Lynda Forsha and Robert Blanchard
Rebecca and John Gennaro
Chad Hoxie
M & I Pfister Foundation
Laurie Mitchell and Brent Woods
Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell
Lindsay Mitnick Bartell and Ross Bartell
Trevor and Allie Moore
Lori Moore
Tom and Cami Rosso
Craig and Claire Schaeffer
Lawrence and Mary Taylor
Nhela and Desmond Vehar
Brett Ward
Sharleen Wollach
