Business Council for the Arts

Civic duty✔️

Beautiful work by Du Chau at Erin Cluley Gallery - one among many.

Calling all business leaders and arts advocates in North Texas! Spots are filling quickly for the Leadership Arts Institute Class of 2024.

Each year, employees from companies like American Airlines, Baker Botts, Baylor Scott & White Health, The Beck Group, Corgan, Deloitte, Frost Bank, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Jones Day, Jackson Walker LLP, NorthPark Management Company, Oncor Electric Delivery, PwC, Parkland Health, and Vinson & Elkins join a cohort of professionals dedicated to inspiring support for the arts and growing business-arts partnerships.

Will you join over 1,400 LAI graduates who have strengthened their expertise in board leadership, expanded their network, and leveraged their passion for the arts to do important work for their community?

Visit ntbca.org/lai to learn more about the program.

Apply today at https://ntbca.wufoo.com/forms/leadership-arts-institute-application/

We were honored to be surrounded by so many BCA supporters at our Leadership Arts Institute Preview Reception last week. Business and arts leaders from across DFW gathered together at the JW Marriott to hear from our new CEO, Stacie Adams, and BCA staff about LAI, a wonderful opportunity to strengthen board leadership skills, connections to the North Texas arts scene, and passion for doing good for our community. We cannot wait to see many of your faces in our LAI 2023-2024 sessions! Thank you to the JW Marriott Dallas Arts District team for hosting, Lily Cabatu Weiss, Executive Director of the Arts District, and Leadership Arts Alumni for speaking.

The application for this year's Leadership Arts Institute are due next week, on August 14. To apply, or to learn more, visit ntbca.org/lai ✨

You're invited! ✨

BCA is hosting a preview reception and networking event at the new JW Marriott Arts District on August 3, introducing business leaders to our premier professional development program, the Leadership Arts Institute. Join BCA staff, board of directors, Leadership Arts Alumni and folks interested in participating in this year's program!

Register for free: lai-preview-reception.eventbrite.com

Apply for Leadership Arts: https://ntbca.org/lai

We can't wait to see you there!

Ready to take your career to the next level? Dive into the vibrant arts and culture scene in DFW?

Apply now for the Leadership Arts Institute Class of 2024!

LAI is a 9-month professional development program in which participants learn about board leadership, the nonprofit arts world, and actively give back to their community through a hands-on philanthropic project.

Take it from Ian, you won't want to miss out!

Want to hear from BCA leaders and past participants first-hand about the benefits of the program?

Join us at the new JW Marriott Arts District on August 3 from 6:00-7:30 PM for our LAI Preview Reception, cocktails and lite bites provided.

Click here: linktr.ee/bcatexas to apply, register for the reception... or both!

Congratulations, Melanie Guthrie Sanders (LAI Dallas Class of 2023), for being successfully matched with the Dallas Black Dance Theatre's Board of Directors!

Melanie is currently the Senior Manager, Brand Cultural Strategy at Walmart, where she leads their marketing efforts on how they can connect and engage with diverse audiences and communities in meaningful ways.

She is also active in the Junior League of Dallas, a board member with the St. Phillip's School and Community Center, and she works as a Social Media Marketing Consultant for Forest Forward in South Dallas.

We are so proud! 👏

Are you interested in applying for the Leadership Arts Institute Class of 2024? Applications are now open! Complete the program and have the chance to be matched with a local arts organization board of your choice, just like Melanie!

Visit ntbca.org/lai for more information.

Is your company participating in On My Own Time 2023?

If so, now is the time to submit your visual and literary art!

We cannot wait to see what you’ve created! Speak with your company’s OMOT Ambassador for more information on eligibility and how to enter.

Thank you to these wonderful participating companies!

On My Own Time (OMOT) is a regional art competition and showcase that serves as an opportunity to share your artistic talents and creative expressions with your coworkers. For more information, visit ntbca.org/omot

All arts and cultural organizations in North Texas... we need you!

By filling out a 2 minute survey provided by Americans for the Arts, you are actively advocating for the arts in our region.

The due date for surveys is today!

Click here to be directed to the survey and more information about AEP 6: www.linktr.ee/bcatexas

The Leadership Arts Institute 2023-2024 application is now open!

LAI is a 9-month professional development program that teaches participants valuable nonprofit and board leadership skills while getting first-hand experience with North Texas arts and culture organizations.

"This program is a must for any leader in DFW to boost creativity and economic impact." - Audra Leseckaite, American Airlines

Visit ntbca.org/lai to learn more and apply today!

Calling all Arts Orgs in North Texas!

Surveys for the Arts and Economic Prosperity Study 6 are due no later than Friday, June 23.

All participating organizations are doing their part to advocate for the economic viability of the arts and the nation-wide visibility of DFW arts and culture.

Click here for the quick 2 minute arts organization survey, or for more information about AEP 6: https://linktr.ee/bcatexas

AEP6 is the sixth economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry in the U.S. This study is conducted approximately every five years to gauge the economic impact (on employment, government revenue, and household income) of spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and the event-related spending by their audiences.

Results from AEP 5 concluded that the nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $166.3 billion in economic activity (spending by organizations plus the event-related spending by their audiences) which supported 4.6 million jobs and generated $27.5 billion in government revenue.