private sector initiatives

The Private Sector Initiatives department works to strengthen partnerships between the arts and businesses, foundations, and individuals of the private sector. The department’s national programs build stronger private sector support for the arts and provide businesses of all sizes with the services and resources necessary to develop and advance partnerships with the arts.

To learn about the history of the Private Sector Initiatives department, click here.

Making a Case for the Arts

Local communities directly benefit from private sector support of the arts. Americans for the Arts’ online resources provide valuable tools to arts organizations, advocates, funders, and the business community, which foster these partnerships between the arts and the private sector.

• Resource page Access tools, data, links and research that prove the benefits of the arts
• Partner with the Arts Check out these simple ways to start contributing to the arts in your community
• Quotes See quotations of business leaders who find value in the arts
• Case Studies View examples of how businesses have collaborated with arts groups

The pARTnership Movement, launching fall 2011, is an Americans for the Arts campaign that sends businesses the message that the arts can build their competitive advantage, and we’re asking all of you to do your part and get involved. For more information on the campaign contact Emily Peck at epeck@artsusa.org or 212.223.2787, x 1107.