Courtesy of Silver City MainStreet/ACD
Courtesy of Roswell Museum and Art Center.
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Business and arts partnerships drive innovation. When businesses and corporations partner with the arts they promote a more inspired and engaged workforce. The arts foster inspiration and leadership. Business-arts partnerships can help to recruit and retain a talented workforce.
Partnering with the arts allows a business and its community to better understand diverse cultures and ideas while building a more inclusive workforce. Leveraging the arts to advance diversity, inclusion, and equity can further connectivity and cohesion in the workplace and community.
The arts build talent and creativity among employees, cultivating critical thinking and problem-solving skills that can enhance business growth and profitability.
The arts offer meaningful, enjoyable, and sometimes life changing experiences to people. 69% of Americans believe the arts “lift me up beyond everyday experiences.” Companies that provide perks to their employees such as an art museum membership, tickets to the opera, or a hands-on art experience build gratitude and dedication among their employees.
When businesses partner with the arts, they gain a competitive edge. Leveraging a partnership with an artist or arts organization can help to communicate the company’s unique place within its community, conveying organizational values and expanding the company’s market share.
The arts stimulate positive company culture through meaningful experiences that connect people, inspiring a healthier and happier work environment. 76% of companies that invest in creativity have happier, more engaged employees.
The arts promote civic engagement and create communities where employees want to live and work. Partnering with the arts contributes to economic vitality, social engagement, and quality of life.
Courtesy of kind of a small array gallery. Sheila Miles, The magical goat at the Triangle L. Oil on canvas.