Businesses and municipalities in North Texas are increasingly utilizing the arts to define communities, encourage tourism, redevelop urban neighborhoods and add enrichment to the lives of our citizens. This utilization of the arts as a catalyst for development is part of a larger, national trend. According to Rocco Landesman, Chair of the National Endowment for [...]

Have you been to the Omni Dallas Hotel yet?  If so, you’ve probably noticed some beautiful blown glass pieces behind the check-in desk.  If you haven’t been, get on down there and have a look.  Those were done by local hot glass artist, Jim Bowman!  To see more of his work, visit his studio in [...]

Tour takes an on-the-move look at Dallas’ public art Joy’s Jaunts by Joy Tipping When I moved back to Dallas from Albuquerque, N.M., a few years ago, one of the things I missed most about ABQ was the “Chevy on a Stick,” a beloved piece of public art: It’s a tile-covered sculpture, in cobalt and [...]

Dear Arts Organizations, As 2012 begins, we are reaching out to let you know about the ways in which we are working with regional businesses to support the arts, and how this might benefit your organization.  Through the 2010 Economic Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Study, conducted in partnership by Deloitte and Business [...]

From Dallas Business Journal, Friday, April 22, 2011 Having always dabbled in the arts, Katherine Wagner recognized an important relationship between business and the arts. Wagner was born in Italy and has lived in Dallas for more than 25 years. She graduated with an MFA in printmaking from Indiana University. She realized early in her [...]

Katherine Wagner is the CEO of Business Council for the Arts. She recently attended the Americans for the Arts convention in San Diego and shares this report: I attended the Americans for the Arts (AFTA)convention in San Diego with more than 1,000 others nationwide working in art advocacy, art education, visual and performing arts, arts [...]