Bulldog Sponsor 2025

Bulldog Sponsor 2025

Colorful dog statues dressed in various costumes on a sidewalk in a city setting.

MAKING MAIN STREET MORE VIBRANT — ONE BULLDOG AT A TIME!

Become a Sponsor

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We make sponsorship easy — just click the buttons below!

Alternatively, you can download and complete our SPONSORSHIP PACKET and pay by check.

All sponsorships are tax-deductible as charitable donations to support the public art initiative.

Colorful dog statue painted with a sunset, sailboats, and trees on a street.

Full Sponsorship

$1,000

Young girl posing with a colorful floral dog statue in front of MP Taverna restaurant signage.

Co-Sponsorship

$550

A person standing between two colorful dog sculptures at an outdoor event at night, with vendor tents in the background.

Sponsors make everything possible.

Sponsors are businesses, civic associations, groups of individuals, or a single sponsor who wants to support local art and culture. This is a street gallery, so all bulldogs are easily seen by the public.

The bulldogs are decorated by local artists approved by you — the sponsor — and the Bulldog Gallery Committee. The statues remain on display from late spring throughout the summer in the Village of Irvington. They are auctioned in October.

FAQs

How does The Bulldog Gallery Community Art Project work?

Artists who wish to participate create colored sketches of designs for the fiberglass bulldogs who are in a loyal sitting position. The completed designs are submitted to the Committee, and the sponsor or co-sponsors choose the design or designs they like. The artists then transform each bulldog for the Spring unveiling. Statues are on display from May through September.

Where do the bulldogs go after the summer?

Following their summer on the street, the bulldogs are auctioned off at our annual “Bulldog Gallery” online auction. The profits are then divided up.

In appreciation for their work, the artists receive a percentage of the amount their bulldog raises at auction. The rest goes towards the benefit of the community and local art initiatives.

How will my sponsorship be recognized?

All sponsors’ names appear on the placards next to their statue (on the platform) as well as in the Bulldog Gallery Guide and Map, and our social media campaigns.

I’m not sure if I’m ready to sponsor. Can I speak with someone first?

We would love to chat with you! Please email us at bulldogcommittee@gmail.com and we’ll be in touch immediately.

I want to pay by check instead of online. Is that possible?

Yes! Please mail checks to the Village of Irvington at 85 Main Street, Irvington, NY 10533 and include in the memo “Bulldog Gallery Full Sponsorship” or “Bulldog Gallery Half Sponsorship” as appropriate. You can also drop off checks in person at The Village Hall. Don’t forget to email us at bulldogcommittee@gmail.com to let us know you’ve done so.