BelongingFaces of IDD in our community
Fifty portraits. Fifty stories. One invitation to see the people who have always been among us.
Photography by Nina Pomeroy · ninapomeroy.com
Every face tells a story of belonging.
Belonging: Faces of IDD in Our Community is a fine art portrait exhibition featuring fifty individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Through intimate, dignified portraiture, the project sets aside the labels and invites our community to see, truly see, each person.
The completed exhibition opens at the Museum on Main in Pleasanton, California for nine weeks beginning November 2027. Each portrait is shown beside a small index card with the subject's name and a short personal note, so every visitor meets the person, not a diagnosis.
This is an artistic statement and a community investment in one. Your sponsorship funds the creation of fifty professional portraits and the exhibition that brings them to the public.
Align your name with what matters.
Founding sponsors of Belonging are part of a public museum exhibition that draws meaningful press and deep community goodwill. This work goes on the walls of the Museum on Main, and your name goes with it, from the opening reception through the close of the show.
About 1 in 6 children aged 3 to 17 in the United States have a developmental disability. Standing behind this project says something plainly about your organization: it sees, values and includes every member of the community. Source: CDC, Developmental Disability Basics. Figure covers developmental disabilities broadly among children. Verify wording before publishing, then delete this note.
Transparent investment in the work.
Your support funds everything it takes to bring fifty portraits from the studio to the museum wall. I contribute $5,000 in professional services toward the project.
Portrait creation
Professional sessions and finished images for fifty individuals.
Gallery prints
Fifty fine art metal prints with float mount, ready for the wall.
Marketing
Promotion, signage and press for the nine week exhibition.
A detailed budget is available on request and is reviewed as part of each sponsorship conversation.
Partner with us to bring this to life.
I am seeking a small number of committed corporate sponsors, ideally two to three organizations, to fund the project in full. Sponsorship amounts are discussed individually, shaped around each partner's goals and capacity.
All sponsors receive prominent recognition across the project: printed materials, gallery signage, digital promotion and the opening reception. The specifics are confirmed within each sponsorship agreement.
To discuss sponsorship, reach Nina Pomeroy directly at ninapomeroy.com.
A clear path to November 2027.
Sponsorship confirmation is needed by October 1, 2026. Sessions begin once funding is confirmed. This lead time delivers fifty professionally photographed and printed portraits for the opening.
Nina Pomeroy is a portrait and headshot photographer based in Pleasanton, California, known for capturing connection and dignity in every subject. She brings both technical command and deep humanity to her work.
Her portraiture has honored people across a wide range of personal and professional lives. Belonging extends that work, bringing the same care and artistry to a community that deserves to be seen.
The people at the center of this project.
Portrait prints for participants. After the show closes, portrait prints are available to participants and their families at a post-exhibition rate of $250 per print. Sponsoring organizations who wish to gift prints to participants may purchase at the same rate, with bulk arrangements handled as a separate line item.
Creative ownership stays with the artist. Nina Pomeroy retains full copyright of all photographs produced for this project. Sponsorship funds the creation and exhibition of the work. It does not transfer or license any ownership of the images. Use of project images by sponsors beyond the written agreement requires separate written authorization.
Dignity throughout. Every participant signs a model release for use of their images in the exhibition and related materials. Each person is treated with respect throughout, and their story is represented accurately and with their full consent.
Make your partnership part of the story from the beginning.
I would welcome a conversation to find the sponsorship level that fits your organization's community goals. The exhibition opens at the Museum on Main in November 2027. There is time to be part of it from the start.
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