Business to Arts AGM 2023 Notice & Forms
March 9th, 2021In keeping with our Memorandum and Articles of Association, below you will find notice of our AGM, which will be held on Tuesday 28 March 2023 at 6pm via Zoom Meeting. Please contact info(@)businesstoarts.ie for joining details and to submit any Proxy Forms.
Please note that our AGM is a simple administrative process and lasts less than ten minutes. You can download related documents on links below:
1. AGM Notice – AGM_2023_Notice_Signed
2. AGM Proxy Form – AGM PROXY FORM 2023
3. AGM – Directors Reports & Financial Statements (31/10/22)
A Summary of Our Impact in 2021-22
Business to Arts would not have the impact it has without your investment and support. Our membership base is our primary source of funds and without your subscription we would not achieve our mission. To give a recap on some of 2022’s activities:
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- As our members and affiliates emerged from the pandemic full of optimism and momentum, we ushered in a new era at Business to Arts by welcoming our new Chief Executive Louise O’Reilly in April.
- We welcomed our members back in person for a series of behind-the-scenes and industry-focused events including a look at the new Dean Arts Studios, an event on placemaking for the construction industry in the RHA, an exclusive preview of THISISPOPBABY’s show WAKE for our Friends, an in-person 30th-anniversary Business to Arts Awards at the National Concert Hall, a CEO Forum in association with PwC highlighting the need to reimagine the city for a hybrid workforce, a unique event collaboration with the Irish Traditional Music Archive and actor Brendan Gleeson highlighting a new film they had produced celebrating the Irish traditional music scene, and finally an event at the Crawford Art Gallery and Cork Opera House for the Cork International Film Festival’s Opening Gala screening of Aisha.
- We distributed €711,850 to the arts in 2021/22 through Arts Funds, bursaries, commissions, and grants. We also advised/supported many ongoing partnerships
- We appointed two new Fundraising Fellows to our Fundraising Fellowship, Ireland Programme, from Graffiti Theatre Company (Cork) and Sing Ireland (National). The Fellowship is a partnership with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media
- We also facilitated 10 commissions worth €123,000 for clients including RCSI, CBRE, Bank of Ireland, and An Post.
- We continued to develop and manage a number of corporate art collections, including two new collections for new member Iconic Offices, as well as longer-term projects for Bank of Ireland and Irish Life.
On behalf of the Board and Executive of Business to Arts, we would like to thank you for your continued support. If you would like further information on our activities please do not hesitate to contact us.