The Art and Business Partnership Award recognizes businesses of all sizes for their exceptional involvement with the arts that enrich the workplace and the community. These companies set the standard of excellence and serve as role models for others to follow.

2021

Against a blue, magenta, and green marbled background, it reads "Americans for the Arts Arts + Business Partnership Awards October 15, 2021"

2021 Arts + Business Partnership Award Honorees

Americans for the Arts thanks the following for their generous support of the 2021 Arts + Business Partnership Awards Gala

Presenting Sponsor

Atlantic Salt logo

Premium Product Sponsor

Omaha Steaks logo

Leader
Martha Rivers Ingram Advised Fund at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

Champion
The George Barrett and Deborah Neimeth Fund
PNC
Universal Orlando Resort

Investor
Audible
Kickstarter
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
NMG Network
Underestimated People of Purpose (UPOP)
University of Michigan Credit Union
Vestar

2019

The 2019 Arts and Business Partnership Awards Gala was held at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of Thursday, October 3, 2019.

See photos from this event (Credit: Arts + Business Partnership Awards Gala photo by Rana Faure, courtesy of Americans for the Arts)

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2019 gala publication.
 

2019 Winners

  • David Machado Restaurants (Portland, OR)
  • Doyle Coffin Architecture (Ridgefield, CT)
  • Erie Insurance (Erie, PA)
  • Grounds for Thought (Bowling Green, OH)
  • Jiffy Lube of Indiana (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Nokia Bell Labs (New Providence, NJ)
  • Northwestern Mutual (Milwaukee, WI)
  • Omaha Steaks (Omaha, NE)
  • The Marcus Corporation (Milwaukee, WI)
  • Warby Parker (New York, NY)

BCA Leadership Award to Michael Martella, President of Boar's Head Brand and Past Chairman of Van Wezel Foundation (Sarasota, FL)
David Rockefeller pARTnership Award to Gensler and Access Gallery (Denver, CO)

The 2019 Arts and Business Partnership Awards gala was sponsored by:

Sustainers: Atlantic Salt, Inc.
 
Investors: AFD Contract Furniture & Steelcase; The George Barrett and Deborah Neimeth Fund; The Martha Rivers Ingram Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee; Jiffy Lube of Indiana; The Marcus Corporation; Nokia Bell Labs; Northwestern Mutual; Quaver Music; Zions Bank
 
Patron: Anne and Albert Chao / Westlake Chemical Corporation; Golden Artist Colors, Inc.; Raymond James; Western & Southern Financial Group

Venue Styling: Anthropologie

2018

The 2018 BCA 10 was held at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of Tuesday, October 2, 2018.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2018 gala publication.

See photos from this event (Credit: BCA 10 Gala photo by Sylvain Gaboury, courtesy of Americans for the Arts)
 

2018 Winners

  • Churchill Downs (Louisville, KY)
  • Fifth Third Bank (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Fosun (New York, NY)
  • Phillips 66 (Houston, TX)
  • The Standard (Portland, OR)
  • Tierney (Philadelphia, PA)
  • UMB Financial Corporation (Kansas City, MO)
  • VF Corporation (Greensboro, NC)
  • West Bend Mutual Insurance Company (West Bend, WI)
  • Zions Bank (Salt Lake City, UT)

BCA Leadership Award to Chandrika Tandon, Chairman, Tandon Capital Associates and Soul Chants Music (New York, NY)
David Rockefeller pARTnership Award to Square and Cheyenne River Youth Project (San Francisco, CA and Eagle Butte, SD)

The BCA 10 2018 gala was sponsored by:

Champions: Cravath, Swain, and Moore; Fosun International Shanghai CN (New York Office); Phillips 66; Chandrika Tandon

Sustainers: Atlantic Salt, Inc.; VF Corporation; Zions Bank
 
Investors: Cardinal Health; Fifth Third Bank; The Martha Rivers Ingram Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee; Quaver Music; The Standard; Starwood Capital Group; West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
 
Patron: Aspen Skiing Company; Anne and Albert Chao / Westlake Chemical Corporation; Golden Artist Colors, Inc.; Kohler Co.; John & Mary Pappajohn; Raymond James; Phoebe and Bobby Tudor; Western & Southern Financial Group

2017

The BCA 10 - 2017 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of October 11, 2017, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2017 gala publication.

See the photos from this event. (Photo credit: BCA 10 gala photo by Rana Faure, courtesy of Americans for the Arts.)

2017 Winners

  • 21c Museum Hotels (Louisville, KY)
  • Cardinal Health (Dublin, OH)
  • Guitar Center Inc. (Westlake Village, CA)
  • Halekulani Corporation (Honolulu, HI)
  • Houston Methodist (Houston, TX)
  • Humana Inc. (Louisville, KY)
  • Kaiser Permanente Colorado (Denver, CO)
  • Lincoln Financial Group (Radnor, PA)
  • Magic Hat Brewing Company (South Burlington, VT)
  • The Betsy-South Beach (Miami Beach, FL)

BCA Leadership Award
Raymond J. McGuire, Global Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, Citi (New York, NY)

BCA pARTnership Award
UNIQLO and The Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)

The BCA 10 2017 gala was sponsored by:

Sustaining Sponsors were Halekulani Corporation and Lincoln Financial Group.

InvestorSponsors were Houston Methodist; Humana, Inc.; Kaiser Permanente Colorado; Starwood Capital Group.

Patron Sponsors were Anchorage Foundation of Texas; Anne and Albert Chao / Westlake Chemican Corporation; Aspen Skiing Company; Edward Jones; Golden Artist Colors, Inc.; Kohler Co.; John & Mary Pappajohn.

 

2016

The BCA 10 - 2016 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of October 5, 2016, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2016 gala publication.

See the photos from this event. (Photo credit: BCA 10 gala photo by Rana Faure, courtesy of Americans for the Arts.)

2016 Winners

  • Austin Energy (Austin, TX)
  • Badger Meter (Milwaukee, WI)
  • CopperPoint Insurance Companies (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Dealer.com (Burlington, VT)
  • Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, DE)
  • Dunlap Codding (Oklahoma City, OK)
  • Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, NJ)
  • M Powered Strategies, Inc. (Washington, DC)
  • Northern Trust (Chicago, IL)
  • Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati, OH)

BCA Leadership Award
Robert Buchsbaum, CEO, Blick Art Materials (Highland Park, IL)

BCA Hall of Fame Award
Aetna Inc. (Hartford, CT)

The BCA 10 2016 gala was sponsored by:

Sustaining Sponsor was Atlantic Salt, Inc.

Leadership Sponsors were Aetna Inc.; Blick Art Materials; Martha Rivers Ingram Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee; Raymond James; and Starwood Capital Group.

Patron Sponsors were Aspen Skiing Company; Anne and Albert Chao / Westlake Chemical Corporation; Corning Incorporated; Dealer.com; Delta Dental of Colorado; Edward Jones; Johnson & Johnson; John & Mary Pappajohn; Kohler Co.; Phoebe and Bobby Tudor; U.S. Bank; and Western & Southern Financial Group.

 

2015

The BCA 10 - 2015 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of October 6, 2015, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2015 gala publication.

See the photos from this event. (Photo credit: BCA 10 gala photo by Rana Faure, courtesy of Americans for the Arts.)

2015 Winners

  • Ameriprise Financial (Minneapolis, MN)
  • AutoZone (Memphis, TN)
  • BNY Mellon (New York, NY)
  • Corning Incorporated (Corning, NY)
  • GE's FirstBuild (Louisville, KY)
  • NV Energy and the NV Energy Foundation (Reno, NV)
  • Prospective Inc. (Reston, VA)
  • Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods (Houston, TX)
  • Trust Company of Kansas (Wichita, KS)
  • U.S. Bank (Minneapolis, MN)

BCA Leadership Award
  Jorge M. Pérez, Chairman, The Related Group (Miami, FL)

BCA Hall of Fame Award
   Duke Energy (Charlotte, NC)

The BCA 10 2015 gala was sponsored by:

Presenting Sponsors were Corning Incorporated and U.S. Bank.

Sustaining Sponsors were Atlantic Salt, Inc.; BNY Mellon; NV Energy; and Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Houston Symphony.

Leadership Sponsors were Martha Rivers Ingram Advised Fund at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee; Initiative for Public Art - Reston; Jorge M. Pérez, The Related Group; and Starwood Capital Group.

Patron Sponsors were Aspen Skiing Company; AutoZone; Anne and Albert Chao; Delta Dental of Colorado; Edward Jones; Foundation For The Carolinas; Lynn and John Elsenhans; Mr. and Mrs. William T. Kerr; Kohler Co.; John & Mary Pappajohn; Phoebe and Bobby Tudor; and Western & Southern Financial Group.

 

2014

The BCA 10 - 2014 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of October 1, 2014, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2014 gala publication.

2014 Winners

  • AC Entertainment (Knoxville, TN)
  • BBVA Compass (Birmingham, AL)
  • Brookfield (New York, NY)
  • Brooks Resources Corporation (Bend, OR)
  • Classical Movements, Inc. (Alexandria, VA)
  • Edward Jones (St. Louis, MO)
  • Hallmark Cards, Inc. (Kansas City, MO)
  • Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, SC)
  • PECO (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Thrivent Financial (Appleton, WI)

Leadership Award
  Frederic C. Hamilton, Chairman, The Hamilton Companies (Denver, CO)

Hall of Fame
   John Deere (Moline, IL)

The BCA 10 2014 gala was sponsored in part by:

Presenting Sponsors were Frederic C. Hamilton and Lanny and Sharon Martin.

Sustaining Sponsors were BBVA Compass, Brookfield, and Thrivent Financial.

Leadership Sponsors were Atlantic Salt, Inc.; Martha R. Ingram; and Vinson & Elkins LLP.

Patron Sponsors were Aspen Skiing Company; Bankers Trust; Albert and Anne Chao / Westlake Chemical Corporation; C.J. Segerstrom & Sons; Corning Incorporated; Delta Dental of Colorado; Edward Jones; Lynn and John Elsenhans; The Governor's Woods Foundation; Hallmark Cards, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. William T. Kerr; Kohler Co.; Milliken & Company; Pappajohn Capital Resources; PECO; PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.; Starwood Capital Group; Phoebe and Bobby Tudor; and Western & Southern Financial Group.

 

2013

The BCA 10 - 2013 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of October 2, 2013, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2013 gala publication.

2013 Winners

  • Aspen Skiing Company, Aspen, CO
  • Atlantic Salt, Inc., Staten Island, NY
  • Bacardi USA Inc., Coral Gables, FL
  • M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY
  • Microsoft, Redmond, WA
  • PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  • Premier Bank, Dubuque, IA
  • Scholastic Inc., New York, NY
  • Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Atlanta, GA
  • Yum! Brands, Inc., Louisville, KY

Leadership Award
   Michael B. McCallister, Chairman, Humana Inc.

Hall of Fame
   Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, WI

The BCA 10 2013 gala was sponsored in part by:

Presenting Sponsors

  • Aspen Skiing Company

Sustaining Sponsors

  • Bacardi USA Inc.

Leadership Sponsors

  • Atlantic Salt, Inc.
  • Humana Inc. and Humana Foundation
  • The Martha Rivers Ingram Advised Fund
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP

Patron Sponsors

  • Bankers Trust
  • Albert and Anne Chao / Westlake Chemical Corporation
  • Corning Incorporated
  • Delta Dental of Colorado
  • Grayson Group LLP
  • William and Mary Kerr

 

2012

The BCA 10 - 2012 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of October 4, 2012, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2012 gala publication.

2012 Winners

  • Alltech, Inc., Nicholasville, KY
  • Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
  • Chaves Consulting, Inc., Baker City, OR
  • Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Earl Swensson Associates, Inc., Nashville, TN
  • First Community Bank, Corpus Christi, TX
  • Golden Artist Colors, Inc., New Berlin, NY
  • Jackson and Company, Houston, TX
  • MASCO Corporation, Taylor, MI
  • Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, FL

Leadership Award
    James S. Turley, Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young

Hall of Fame
    The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL

The BCA 10 2012 gala was sponsored in part by:

Presenting Sponsors

Leadership Sponsors

  • Chesapeake Energy Corporation
  • Devon Energy Corporation
  • Martha and Bronson Ingram Foundation
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP

Patron Sponsors

  • Bankers Trust
  • C.J. Segerstrom & Sons
  • Con Edison
  • Corning Incorporated
  • Delta Dental of Colorado
  • First Community Bank
  • MASCO Corporation
  • Pappajohn Capital Resources
  • Principal Life Insurance Company
  • Sunoco, Inc.
  • Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
  • William and Mary Kerr

 

2011

The BCA 10 - 2011 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of October 5, 2011, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2011 gala publication.

2011 Winners

  • 3M, St. Paul, MN
  • Aetna, Hartford, CT
  • Baker Botts L.L.P., Houston, TX
  • Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA
  • Corporate Office Properties Trust, Columbia, MD
  • Macy’s, Cincinnati, OH and New York, NY
  • Printing Partners, Indianapolis, IN
  • Publicity Works, Bowmansville, PA
  • Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL
  • Wilde Lexus of Sarasota, Sarasota, FL

Leadership Award
    Christopher Forbes, Vice Chairman, Forbes, Inc.

Hall of Fame
    Kohler Co., Kohler, WI

We thank all of our sponsors including Sustaining Sponsors 

Aetna and Kohler Co.

2010

The BCA 10 - 2010 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of November 4, 2010, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2010 gala publication:  Part 1; Part 2

View the advertisements that ran in USA TODAY and FORBES Magazine recognizing the 2010 BCA 10 winners.

2010 Winners

  • BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
  • Capital Bank, Raleigh, NC
  • Con Edison, New York, NY
  • ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX
  • Devon Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Halifax EMC, Enfield, NC
  • M.C. Ginsberg Jewelers and Objects of Art, Iowa City, IA
  • Northeast Utilities, Hartford, CT
  • Portland General Electric, Portland, OR
  • Strata-G Communications, Cincinnati, OH

Leadership Award
    Clarence Otis, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Hall of Fame
    United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT

2009

The BCA 10 - 2009 was presented at The American Museum of Natural History in New York City on the evening of November 19, 2009, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2009 gala publication.

View the advertisements that ran in USA TODAY and FORBES Magazine recognizing the 2009 BCA 10 winners.

2009 Winners

  • Adobe Systems, San Jose, CA
  • Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA
  • Arketype Inc., Green Bay, WI
  • Brainforest Inc., Chicago, IL
  • Dollar Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC
  • Hanesbrands Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
  • Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, PA
  • UMB Financial Corporation, Kansas City, MO
  • Williams & Fudge Inc., Rock Hill, SC

Leadership Award
    Thomas A. James, Chairman and CEO, Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Hall of Fame
    Movado, Paramus, NJ

2008

The BCA 10 - 2008 was presented at The American Museum of Natural History in New York City on the evening of Thursday, October 30, 2008, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2008 gala publication.

2008 Winners

  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Houston, TX
  • Brown-Forman Corporation, Louisville, KY
  • Emprise Bank, Wichita, KS
  • First Tennessee, Memphis, TN
  • H&R Block, Inc., Kansas City, MO
  • Limited Brands, Inc., Columbus, OH
  • Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, WI
  • Sweetwater Sound, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
  • Wachovia, Charlotte, NC
  • Zions First National Bank, Salt Lake City, UT

Leadership Award
   James R. Houghton, Chairman Emeritus, Corning Incorporated

Hall of Fame
   Deutsche Bank, New York, NY

2007

The BCA 10 - 2007 was presented at The New York Historical Society in New York City on the evening of October 16, 2007, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2007 gala publication: Part 1; Part 2

2007 Winners

  • The Boeing Company, Chicago, Illinois
  • The Boldt Company, Appleton, Wisconsin
  • Deutsche Bank, New York, New York
  • Gibson Guitar Corp., Nashville, Tennessee
  • Masco Corporation, Taylor, Michigan
  • McQuiddy Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, California
  • Shell Exploration & Production Company, Houston, Texas
  • Shugoll Research, Bethesda, Maryland
  • The Travelers Companies, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota

Leadership Award
   Henry W. Bloch, Honorary Chairman and Co-Founder, H&R Block, Inc.

Hall of Fame
   Time Warner Inc., New York, NY

2006

The BCA 10 - 2006 was presented at The Hudson Theatre in New York City on the evening of November 8, 2006, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2006 gala publication.

2006 Winners

  • Advanta, Spring House, Pennsylvania
  • Bison Financial Group, Lafayette, Indiana
  • The Boeing Company, Chicago, Illinois
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas
  • HCA, Nashville, Tennessee
  • I.W. Marks Jewelers LLP, Houston, Texas
  • Lincoln Financial Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Sabroso Company, Medford, Oregon
  • Time Warner Inc., New York, New York

Leadership Award
   J. Barry Griswell, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Group

Hall of Fame
   Humana Inc., Louisville, KY

2005

The BCA 10 - 2005 was presented at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City on the evening of October 5, 2005, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2005 gala publication.

2005 Winners

  • American Airlines, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
  • American Century Investments, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois
  • Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk, Virginia
  • Shugoll Research, Bethesda, Maryland
  • The First American Corporation, Santa Ana, California
  • United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut
  • Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas
  • Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California

Leadership Award
   David R.Goode, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Norfolk Southern Corporation

Hall of Fame
   UBS, New York, NY

2004-2001

Click here to view an archive list of Business in the Arts Awards winners from 2001 to 2004.