How to Give a Thoughtful Gift to an Arts Lover

December 10th, 2009

By Sherri Athay, ehow.com

With paint-by-number simplicity, you can put your signature on a masterpiece for the arts lover. Whether her love is opera, theater, symphony, ballet, or the masters, you’re sure to find inspiration in the gift ideas below.

Step 1: Sponsor her membership in a museum or gallery society. Memberships generally include such privileges as free admission to the museum or gallery, discounts on purchases at its shops and through its catalogs, and subscriptions to the society’s publications.

Step 2: Give tickets to a symphony, opera, ballet, or gallery opening he would like to attend.

Step 3: Give books from—or about—her favorite art galleries or the galleries she dreams of someday visiting.

Step 4: Arrange for participation in, or attendance to, an art festival.

Step 5: Enroll her in a course to study the masters or other artists in whom she has an interest.

Step 6: For a generous contribution in the name of the arts lover on your gift list, you might be able to arrange for attendance at a dress rehearsal and a special reception with the stars; a theater seat named after him; an opportunity for him or her to conduct a symphony; a private performance or entertainment for a social event

Step 7: Give him a reproduction of a work of art he favors or a signed, limited-edition lithograph from a favored artist.

Step 8: With a huge selection of art books, you should be able to find the perfect one for any arts lover on your gift list.

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