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We offer specialist arts advisory and project management services for business members that would like to extend their investment in the arts to meet a range of business objectives.

Perpetua, winner of the Best Use of Creativity in the Community at the Business to Arts Awards, 2019, was a collaboration between artist James Earley, creative production studio Algorithm, and Rothco (now Droga5).

Perpetua, winner of the Best Use of Creativity in the Community at the Business to Arts Awards, 2019, was a collaboration between artist James Earley, creative production studio Algorithm, and Rothco (now Droga5).

Our Capabilities

We help make art happen through Arts Funds and bursaries, and support investment in arts and culture in a number of ways:

Strategy and Brokering

We work directly with members to define their approach to cultural giving, and connect them with exceptional arts projects.

‘Photographic Essay’, a series of pieces by designer Bob Grey and photographer Matthew Thompson as part of Creative Journeys, a collaboration between daa and NCAD enabled by Business to Arts. Photo: Willie Donnelly

Commissioning and Curatorial Services

We offer an end-to-end service to realise a commission, manage an art collection, and more.

Performers Finola Cronin, Mufutau Yusuf, Emily Terndrup and Amir Sabra. take part in KINDRED, a new dance piece exploring sustainability and human connection as part of Dublin Dance Festival 2023. Commissioned by the ESB Brighter Future Arts Fund, this digital dance installation by Liz Roche Dance Company and Lightscape  will evoke multiple sensorial experiences of human nature and the elements. Photo: Patricio Cassinoni

Cultural Tenancy Consultancy

We are developing a service to consult and broker connections between new developments and prospective cultural tenants.

‘Soar’ by Alva Gallagher in Arthur Cox’s reception interior at Ten Earlsfort Place. This commission was enabled by Business to Arts to celebrate Arthur Cox’s centenary and was awarded Highly Commended for the Jim McNaughton Perpetual Award for Best Commissioning Practice at the 2022 Business to Arts Awards. Photo: Fennels Photography

Related Case Studies

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Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund

A donor-advised fund granting €1 million to sustain artists, arts organisations, and their local communities.

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Dublin Port Company cultural strategy

We consulted on Dublin Port Company’s cultural strategy to re-engage the public with the port with a series of artistic commissions.

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Iconic Offices NSQ2 Art Collection

A bespoke art collection for a new co-working space in Cork’s Albert Quay featuring regional artists and printmakers.

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A large artwork by artist & illustrator Chris Judge, located on Custom House Quay in Dublin 1 was unveiled in 2017 as part of the Docklands Arts Fund

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Artist James Early for Tropical Fruit Warehouse, IPUT

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