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Calls for Nominations Launched for Allianz Business to Arts Awards 2010
10th February 2010
L - R. Stuart McLaughlin - Business to Arts and Brendan Murphy - Allianz at the Royal Hibernian Academy
The Call for Nominations has gone out for this year’s Allianz Business to Arts Awards, the annual programme which recognises businesses, artists and arts organisations that bring the arts and artists into the workplace to respond to real business challenges, as well as important sponsorship relationships. Now in its ninth year, Allianz is proud to continue its support of Business to Arts in 2010.
With the closing date set for Wednesday 24 March, arts organisations and companies have just 6 weeks to prepare nominations on their collaborations and partnerships.
Last year, the value of the nominations represented €6.3 million in investment from the Private Sector in the Arts with half of the nominations bringing the arts into the workplace or addressing organisations’ CSR initiatives.
Stuart McLaughlin, Chief Executive of Business to Arts said “We look forward to 2010 with great optimism having seen a number of significant new sponsorship relationships emerge in 2009, together with some exciting projects between business and the arts. With this year’s Allianz Business to Arts Awards we hope to create a sense of the potential of these partnerships and how they will contribute to our recovery.”
“After a challenging 2009, it is great to see our potential to innovate and be creative still remains undimmed,” said Brendan Murphy, Chief Executive, Allianz. “Business to Arts plays a crucial role in unlocking creative and innovative potential that will not only encourage talent but will show us how we can regain our cultural and economic prowess.”
Call for Nominations - Allianz Business to Arts Awards
Gabriel Byrne Makes a Case for the Arts
15th December 2009
L-R : Stuart McLaughlin – Business to Arts, Gabriel Byrne, Declan Moylan - Mason Hayes+Curran, Peter Keegan - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
At a recent special event for Business to Arts supported by Mason Hayes+Curran, actor, Gabriel Byrne gave a talk to a small group of senior business people on why the arts and business should work together.
Declan Moylan, Chair of MH+C and Peter Keegan, Country Executive of Bank of America Merrill Lynch talked also about the reasons that their organisations seek opportunities to support culture in Ireland.
After hearing their stories Gabriel Byrne gave an inspiring speech on the reasons why arts and culture was such a critical aspect to Irish society saying “When you look back at our cultural history, which we often take for granted, it can sometimes really be humbling and a source of wonderful pride to think of what we have actually contributed as a culture to the world from this small island”.
Gabriel went on to talk about the vital role that the corporate and philanthropic community will play in ensuring that we continue to build on this rich history at such a difficult juncture for all aspects of society in Ireland and, importantly, to dispel some of the myths around ways in which business and the arts can work together. He commented that “When money and art go together and that doesn’t mean that art has to be censored, that’s a fear I think that a lot of artists have, you cease to be insular because you move out into the world. And when you move out into the world of ideas, it benefits you artistically, economically, socially and spiritually. That is something that is a gigantic contribution that will pay off down the years. And to be part of that, to be part of being responsible for making the world move in that direction is a wonderful thing to be involved in. The generosity of these people to say, ‘ok, we’ll put money into this’ I guarantee it will pay off in years to come from the artists point of view and from the business point of view. Artists and corporations must sit down together and see what common ground we have, and see how we can mutually benefit each other. I think it is the way forward.”
A call to action for all of us invested in working towards a sustainable model of both public and private support of the arts, and an inspiring evening for those who joined us.
Stuart McLaughlin named ‘Fundraiser of the Year’ for his work supporting the Arts
17th November 2009
Mary Kennedy and Stuart McLaughlin at the National Fundraising Awards (Robbie Fry Photography)
Stuart McLaughlin, Chief Executive of Business to Arts has been named ‘Fundraiser of the Year (Small Organisation)’ at the 2nd annual National Fundraising Awards organised by Fundraising Ireland and The Wheel.
Stuart was recognised for his work promoting and encouraging the development of alternative sources of funding for the Arts Sector, in addition to the public purse, and for creating collaborative networks of fundraisers amongst cultural organisations. In the last year alone, Stuart has negotiated a number of multi-year investments and sponsorships for Business to Arts and the sector as a whole worth over €1,035,000.
Speaking at last night’s event, Stuart McLaughlin said “I am delighted to receive this award on behalf of our team in Business to Arts. Through our success in the last year we hope to bring greater recognition to the importance of fundraising as a core skill in the cultural sector, and raise the profile of the arts as an effective recipient of public, corporate and foundation support. At a critical time for our sector we must learn new skills that create sustainability in our organisations and recognition of Business to Arts via the Fundraising Awards is an important way of building awareness of the value of pursuing excellence in this field.”
€400k investment from Bank of America Merrill Lynch to deliver income-generation skills to the Arts
17th November 2009
Stuart McLaughlin, Business to Arts; Minister Martin Cullen & Allen Blevins, Bank of America Merrill Lynch at the Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage to announce ‘New Stream’
Some 80 people from the business and arts sectors gathered in the Abbey Theatre bar on 8 October 2009 to hear the details of ‘New Stream’ a landmark project to be run by Business to Arts over 3 years, supported by an investment of c.€400,000 from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Designed to support organisations of all sizes, Business to Arts and its partners will provide access for the arts and cultural sector to specialist training and consultancy, information, peer support networks and professional advice. With participants’ feedback, New Stream will continue to develop and will be evaluated in association with the University College Dublin MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management. This will ensure that it achieves the high standards required and identifies opportunities for further innovation.
Earlier in the day at a media briefing, Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism, Martin Cullen said “the ‘New Stream’ Programme is significant on a number of levels. Firstly, it demonstrates a faith in the ability of Business to Arts to consolidate its past successes and to deliver robust training to the arts community. In addition, it signals a confidence, not only in the arts in Ireland, but also in business in Ireland, into the future. I think it will also act as a catalyst to our business and arts community to strive for even higher achievements.”
Reacting to a question as to why Bank of America Merrill Lynch would invest in the sustainability of the arts in Ireland, Allen Blevins, Art & Heritage Programmes Director for the bank who travelled from the US for the launch, said “the Bank has long observed that cultural organisations are the anchor of communities. We know that as a bank we thrive when the communities in which we do business thrive.”
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Events
Our regular e-bulletins give details of our upcoming events. Be sure to keep an eye out and book early, as some events have a limited capacity.
Click here to sign up for our e-bulletins
Recent treats have included a tour of the art in Aras an Uachtarain; an evening exploring artists and craft workers studios; a rehearsal visit and backstage tour of an opera production; a behind the scenes tour of the RTE Television Studios including broadcast of the evening news.
These events can often be a launch pad of ideas to create events of your own. Business to Arts is happy to help you replicate events, or will help source unique entertainment for your events.
Calls for Nominations Launched for Allianz Business to Arts Awards 2010
10th February 2010
L - R. Stuart McLaughlin - Business to Arts and Brendan Murphy - Allianz at the Royal Hibernian Academy
The Call for Nominations has gone out for this year’s Allianz Business to Arts Awards, the annual programme which recognises businesses, artists and arts organisations that bring the arts and artists into the workplace to respond to real business challenges, as well as important sponsorship relationships. Now in its ninth year, Allianz is proud to continue its support of Business to Arts in 2010.
With the closing date set for Wednesday 24 March, arts organisations and companies have just 6 weeks to prepare nominations on their collaborations and partnerships.
Last year, the value of the nominations represented €6.3 million in investment from the Private Sector in the Arts with half of the nominations bringing the arts into the workplace or addressing organisations’ CSR initiatives.
Stuart McLaughlin, Chief Executive of Business to Arts said “We look forward to 2010 with great optimism having seen a number of significant new sponsorship relationships emerge in 2009, together with some exciting projects between business and the arts. With this year’s Allianz Business to Arts Awards we hope to create a sense of the potential of these partnerships and how they will contribute to our recovery.”
“After a challenging 2009, it is great to see our potential to innovate and be creative still remains undimmed,” said Brendan Murphy, Chief Executive, Allianz. “Business to Arts plays a crucial role in unlocking creative and innovative potential that will not only encourage talent but will show us how we can regain our cultural and economic prowess.”
Call for Nominations - Allianz Business to Arts Awards
Gabriel Byrne Makes a Case for the Arts
15th December 2009
L-R : Stuart McLaughlin – Business to Arts, Gabriel Byrne, Declan Moylan - Mason Hayes+Curran, Peter Keegan - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
At a recent special event for Business to Arts supported by Mason Hayes+Curran, actor, Gabriel Byrne gave a talk to a small group of senior business people on why the arts and business should work together.
Declan Moylan, Chair of MH+C and Peter Keegan, Country Executive of Bank of America Merrill Lynch talked also about the reasons that their organisations seek opportunities to support culture in Ireland.
After hearing their stories Gabriel Byrne gave an inspiring speech on the reasons why arts and culture was such a critical aspect to Irish society saying “When you look back at our cultural history, which we often take for granted, it can sometimes really be humbling and a source of wonderful pride to think of what we have actually contributed as a culture to the world from this small island”.
Gabriel went on to talk about the vital role that the corporate and philanthropic community will play in ensuring that we continue to build on this rich history at such a difficult juncture for all aspects of society in Ireland and, importantly, to dispel some of the myths around ways in which business and the arts can work together. He commented that “When money and art go together and that doesn’t mean that art has to be censored, that’s a fear I think that a lot of artists have, you cease to be insular because you move out into the world. And when you move out into the world of ideas, it benefits you artistically, economically, socially and spiritually. That is something that is a gigantic contribution that will pay off down the years. And to be part of that, to be part of being responsible for making the world move in that direction is a wonderful thing to be involved in. The generosity of these people to say, ‘ok, we’ll put money into this’ I guarantee it will pay off in years to come from the artists point of view and from the business point of view. Artists and corporations must sit down together and see what common ground we have, and see how we can mutually benefit each other. I think it is the way forward.”
A call to action for all of us invested in working towards a sustainable model of both public and private support of the arts, and an inspiring evening for those who joined us.
Stuart McLaughlin named ‘Fundraiser of the Year’ for his work supporting the Arts
17th November 2009
Mary Kennedy and Stuart McLaughlin at the National Fundraising Awards (Robbie Fry Photography)
Stuart McLaughlin, Chief Executive of Business to Arts has been named ‘Fundraiser of the Year (Small Organisation)’ at the 2nd annual National Fundraising Awards organised by Fundraising Ireland and The Wheel.
Stuart was recognised for his work promoting and encouraging the development of alternative sources of funding for the Arts Sector, in addition to the public purse, and for creating collaborative networks of fundraisers amongst cultural organisations. In the last year alone, Stuart has negotiated a number of multi-year investments and sponsorships for Business to Arts and the sector as a whole worth over €1,035,000.
Speaking at last night’s event, Stuart McLaughlin said “I am delighted to receive this award on behalf of our team in Business to Arts. Through our success in the last year we hope to bring greater recognition to the importance of fundraising as a core skill in the cultural sector, and raise the profile of the arts as an effective recipient of public, corporate and foundation support. At a critical time for our sector we must learn new skills that create sustainability in our organisations and recognition of Business to Arts via the Fundraising Awards is an important way of building awareness of the value of pursuing excellence in this field.”
€400k investment from Bank of America Merrill Lynch to deliver income-generation skills to the Arts
17th November 2009
Stuart McLaughlin, Business to Arts; Minister Martin Cullen & Allen Blevins, Bank of America Merrill Lynch at the Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage to announce ‘New Stream’
Some 80 people from the business and arts sectors gathered in the Abbey Theatre bar on 8 October 2009 to hear the details of ‘New Stream’ a landmark project to be run by Business to Arts over 3 years, supported by an investment of c.€400,000 from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Designed to support organisations of all sizes, Business to Arts and its partners will provide access for the arts and cultural sector to specialist training and consultancy, information, peer support networks and professional advice. With participants’ feedback, New Stream will continue to develop and will be evaluated in association with the University College Dublin MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management. This will ensure that it achieves the high standards required and identifies opportunities for further innovation.
Earlier in the day at a media briefing, Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism, Martin Cullen said “the ‘New Stream’ Programme is significant on a number of levels. Firstly, it demonstrates a faith in the ability of Business to Arts to consolidate its past successes and to deliver robust training to the arts community. In addition, it signals a confidence, not only in the arts in Ireland, but also in business in Ireland, into the future. I think it will also act as a catalyst to our business and arts community to strive for even higher achievements.”
Reacting to a question as to why Bank of America Merrill Lynch would invest in the sustainability of the arts in Ireland, Allen Blevins, Art & Heritage Programmes Director for the bank who travelled from the US for the launch, said “the Bank has long observed that cultural organisations are the anchor of communities. We know that as a bank we thrive when the communities in which we do business thrive.”
Read More
Events
Our regular e-bulletins give details of our upcoming events. Be sure to keep an eye out and book early, as some events have a limited capacity.
Click here to sign up for our e-bulletins
Recent treats have included a tour of the art in Aras an Uachtarain; an evening exploring artists and craft workers studios; a rehearsal visit and backstage tour of an opera production; a behind the scenes tour of the RTE Television Studios including broadcast of the evening news.
These events can often be a launch pad of ideas to create events of your own. Business to Arts is happy to help you replicate events, or will help source unique entertainment for your events.
Upcoming Events
AIB Better Ireland Programme
Help to secure €45,000 for children's arts projects!
As part of the Better Ireland Programme, your local AIB branch has €10,000 to give to deserving children's projects around Ireland. Business to Arts has shortlisted a selection of children's arts organisations and projects that are nominated to make it easy for you to help secure the funds for them.
Below is a list of AIB Branches and the shortlisted organisation/project.
Dame Street –The Children’s Cultural Centre Ltd (The Ark)
Crumlin Road – Creativity in the Classroom
Crumlin Cross – The Reading Club
Capel Street – Introart
Blanchardstown – Northside Reading Workshop
Annesley Bridge – The Humour Foundation of Ireland
Letterkenny - Music Students @ Errigal
Ennis Road – The Blue Box Creative Learning Centre
Dundalk – St. Vincent’s School Orchestra
What you need to do:
Go to AIB Better Ireland
Choose the AIB Branch eg. Dame Street
Select the Initiative eg. The Children’s Cultural Centre Ltd
Enter your Email Address
Select Vote Now
Voting continues until 15th March 2010. Remember, you are able to vote once every day!
AIB Better Ireland Programme
Help to secure €45,000 for children's arts projects!
As part of the Better Ireland Programme, your local AIB branch has €10,000 to give to deserving children's projects around Ireland. Business to Arts has shortlisted a selection of children's arts organisations and projects that are nominated to make it easy for you to help secure the funds for them.
Below is a list of AIB Branches and the shortlisted organisation/project.
Dame Street –The Children’s Cultural Centre Ltd (The Ark)
Crumlin Road – Creativity in the Classroom
Crumlin Cross – The Reading Club
Capel Street – Introart
Blanchardstown – Northside Reading Workshop
Annesley Bridge – The Humour Foundation of Ireland
Letterkenny - Music Students @ Errigal
Ennis Road – The Blue Box Creative Learning Centre
Dundalk – St. Vincent’s School Orchestra
What you need to do:
Go to AIB Better Ireland
Choose the AIB Branch eg. Dame Street
Select the Initiative eg. The Children’s Cultural Centre Ltd
Enter your Email Address
Select Vote Now
Voting continues until 15th March 2010. Remember, you are able to vote once every day!