arts & business council

Get Involved

If you are an organization, you can...

• Become a Volunteer for a Business Volunteers for the Arts® Program
• Make a Donation

If you are an individual or an arts professional, you can...

• Start an Arts & Business Council
• Start a Business Volunteers for the Arts® Program
• Start a United Arts Fund
• Make a Donation
• Become a Member
• Advocate for the Arts

Become a Volunteer for a Business Volunteers for the Arts®
Local Arts & Business Council affliates manage BVA programs in their area. Most affliates have online application forms that ask for your business skills and arts interests. Once your application is processed and accepted, you will participate in a brief training course and then be matched with an arts organization in need. Read more about the BVA program on the website.

Start an Arts & Business Council
Interested in starting an Arts & Business Council in your community? First, you must feel your community needs an organization whose primary mission is to promote arts and business partnerships. Second, you must run Business Volunteers for the Arts and may run other Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts programs, like the MetLife Foundation National Arts Forums. For more information about Arts & Business Council affliates across the country, visit the Arts and Business Council website. For more information about starting an Arts & Business Council in your area, contact us.

Start a Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA)
Does your arts community need help improving its business operations? Are local businesses looking for ways to get their employees involved in the arts and in their community? Then consider Business Volunteers for the Arts®, a program that has been matching business people with a penchant for the arts and business skills to share with arts organizations in need of pro bono consulting services for more than 20 years. Arts groups applying to the program receive an in-depth management assessment by BVA staff to help determine their needs, as well as orientation on how to work with a consultant. For more information or to find out how to start a BVA in your area, contact us.

Start an United Arts Fund
United Arts Fund are private agencies that work to broaden support for the arts, promote excellence in the arts and arts management, and ensure that arts organizations are financially stable. Through combined giving campaigns and workplace giving campaigns, UAF provide general operating support for local arts organizations. For more information about UAF, visit their website. To start a United Arts Fund in your area, contact us.

Make a Donation
With the support of individuals, corporate leaders, and foundation partners, Americans for the Arts leads a movement to advance the arts. We empower people and organizations with tools that help them take action. We educate communities and individuals with research findings and proven strategies. We influence decision-makers by explaining that the arts have a significant impact. And we partner with public- and private-sector leaders and organizations to make things happen. Make a contribution today and become part of our work.

Become a Member
Whether you are a concerned citizen who is passionate about the arts or an arts professional, Americans for the Arts has a membership program suited to your needs. If you are an organization or an individual arts professional committed to developing your community through the arts, you can benefit from a professional membership in Americans for the Arts. Or you can become a citizen member of Americans for the Arts Action Fund and help build a nationwide movement to support the arts. Join Americans for the Arts today and be a part of this national network!

Advocate for the Arts
We make it easy for you to become an arts advocate by providing information and tools to put you at the heart of today's arts issues. The Americans for the Arts Action Center provides one-click tools, tips, and information you need to voice your support for more culture in our communities, more arts education in our schools, and more arts in our daily lives. Make yourself heard today.