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2022 Business / Arts Awards Ce...

On Wednesday, September 28th, at a sold-out event at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, we celebrated enduring partnerships and exceptional service to the arts at the 2022 Business / Arts Awards. The evening brought together more than 250 luminaries and leaders from both the arts and business sectors, and featured riveting performances by Countermeasure and the Robi Botos Trio. View photos from the celebrat...

Posted November 11, 2022

Watch: Donor and Purchasing Tr...

At the top of this session, Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist and Founder of Nanos Research, shared the latest findings from the Arts Response Tracking Survey (ARTS). This edition of ARTS provides valuable insights into culture-goers’ sentiments toward the return to in-person activities, as well as trends in ticket purchasing and donations. This session also featured a response panel with arts leader...

Posted October 27, 2022

Watch: Exploring trust-based p...

In recent years, trust-based philanthropy has gained increasing attention as a way to build more productive relationships between funders and grantees. Based on the principle that these relationships can function as collaborative partnerships, a trust-based approach encourages multi-year unrestricted funding and streamlined reporting, with transparent and responsive communication.    ...

Posted October 2, 2022

2022 Business / Arts Award Rec...

This year’s honourees have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to building partnerships and fostering the arts in Canada. Celebrating the power of partnership between business and the arts   Business / Arts is celebrating enduring partnerships and exceptional service to the arts with the 2022 Business / Arts awards. Presented annually, the Business / Arts Awards recognize innovative partners...

Posted September 28, 2022

About the Business / Arts Awar...

Presented annually, the Business / Arts Awards recognize innovative partnerships and spotlight exceptional volunteers, leaders and corporate champions.  Celebrating the power of partnership between business and the arts   Business / Arts is celebrating enduring partnerships and exceptional service to the arts with the 2022 Business / Arts awards. Presented annually, the Business / Arts Awards...

Posted September 23, 2022

Thank You to Our Partners and ...

Thank you for helping us celebrate lasting partnerships and exceptional service to the arts! The 2022 Business / Arts Awards have been made possible by   2022 Business / Arts Awards Partners:   Awards Celebration Presenting Partner Cocktail Partner Edmund C. Bovey Award Partner Peter Herrndorf Arts Leadership Award Partner Arnold...

Posted September 23, 2022

Announcing Support from Canadi...

Business / Arts announces a $1.8 million investment from Canadian Heritage to support the next phase of artsvest This funding will facilitate new and returning artsvest programming across Canada from 2022 - 2025   Toronto, ON – September 9, 2022 – Business / Arts is thrilled to announce a continued investment of $1.8 million from Canadian Heritage’s Canada Cultural Investment Fund St...

Posted September 9, 2022

Watch: Building partnerships t...

In a recent announcement, Business / Arts shared the results and impact of the 2019 – 2022 artsvest program. During this Speaker Series session moderated by Candace Elder, National Program Director of artsvest, program participants and mentors shared their experiences with the artsvest program. Our discussion included program highlights, lessons learned, partnership stories, and their impact on ...

Posted July 17, 2022

Watch: Strategies for re-engag...

In recent months, arts organizations have begun inviting audiences back to relive the magic of live performances, in-person programming and exhibitions at full capacity. And while there has been an upswing in attendance, many culture-goers have yet to return. In this edition of the Speaker Series, we turned our attention to those who remain reluctant to return to the arts, and considered meaningful str...

Posted June 30, 2022

Results from the 2019-2022 art...

Business / Arts Announces the Impact of the 2019-2022 artsvest Program!    artsvest is Business / Arts’ signature program that builds capacity in the cultural sector through training, workshops and mentoring sessions related to sponsorship, board governance, and marketing. Combined with matching fund incentives, artsvest empowers organizations to forge successful partnerships with the priva...

Posted June 16, 2022

Watch: Greening the Arts Secto...

In this session with Devon Hardy, Program Director of Creative Green Tools Canada, we explored strategies for improving the sustainability of our cultural institutions. Together, we learned about the Creative Green Tools Canada (“CG Tools”), a free set of carbon calculation and reporting tools that allow organizations in the arts and culture sector to record, measure and understand the impacts of...

Posted May 30, 2022

Watch: Transforming Organizati...

Revisit the lessons learned in our conversation on restructuring arts organizations, co-presented by WorkinCulture. In this session moderated by Brian Loevner, President and Founder of BLVE Consults, arts leaders shared their experiences with mergers, closures, and strategic partnerships. Together, we discussed capacity-sharing strategies, organizational model changes, and restructuring possibilitie...

Posted March 28, 2022