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The 34th Business to Arts Awards will take place in September 2026. Applications are open!

Sing Ireland Irish Youth Training Choir performing at the 2022 Business to Arts Awards at the National Concert Hall. Sing Ireland are taking part in Round 3 of Business to Arts' Fundraising Fellowship, Ireland programme. Photo: Conor McCabe

Sing Ireland Irish Youth Training Choir performing at the 2022 Business to Arts Awards at the National Concert Hall. Sing Ireland are taking part in Round 3 of Business to Arts' Fundraising Fellowship, Ireland programme. Photo: Conor McCabe

Our annual Awards ceremony will take place on Monday Sept 7th, 2026 at the National Concert Hall. Nominations are now open and close at midnight on 16th April 2026.

A flagship event on the corporate-cultural calendar, it is a fantastic evening of live entertainment, networking, and celebration. It features a range of categories that celebrate arts sponsorship, commissioning, philanthropy, staff engagement programmes, corporate social responsibility, access programmes, creative community initiatives and more.

Read more about the individual Awards categories below, or watch our information session held on Friday, 20th March at 12pm to learn more about how to craft an award-winning entry.

Awards Categories

The Awards has a total of 13 categories, including ten main categories and three bursaries.

Photographer Barialai Khoshhal, winner of the 2022 Jim McNaughton/TileStyle €10,000 Artist's Bursary with Ger McNaughton, Creative Director of TileStyle and Board Member of Business to Arts

Awards Ceremony

The Business to Arts Awards are hosted annually in Dublin in a high profile arts venue, usually the Bórd Gáis Energy Theatre or the National Concert Hall.

Sorca McGrath & Dowry Strings performing at the 2019 Allianz Business to Arts Awards at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. Photo: Conor McCabe

How to apply

To nominate a partnership for the Business to Arts Awards, the business partner must work closely with the arts partner to complete an online application.

Dean Arts Studio resident Leah Hewson gives a studio tour to attendees during our April event to mark the Studios' launch. Photo: Killian Broderick

Judging Process

The Business to Arts Awards champion outstanding relationships between businesses, artists and arts organisations.

Pictured was the judging panel for the 2023 Business to Arts Awards during the judging day at Accenture The Dock. Photo: Business to Arts

Awards Sculptures

Each year we work with our Sculpture Commissioning Partner to commission a unique Awards sculpture from an Irish-based sculptor.

Awards sculptures by John Rainey on stage at the 2022 Business to Arts Awards. The sculpture ‘Assemblage’ was commissioned by daa and Business to Arts for the 30th anniversary of the Business to Arts Awards. Photo: Conor McCabe

Awards Partners

A unique opportunity for businesses to showcase their commitment to partnership and the arts.

Pictured at the launch of the Business to Arts Awards 2026 are sponsors, Ronan Healy, Catapult, Meadhbh McClean, CBRE, Denise Charlton, Community Foundation Ireland, Jillian Saunders, ESB, Suzanne Linehan, Irish Life & Ger McNaughton, TileStyle at Graphic Studios. Picture Andres Poveda Photography.

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