Americans for the Arts has announced the companies selected by the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), a division of Americans for the Arts, as The BCA 10: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America for 2011. In addition, Christopher Forbes, vice chairman of Forbes, Inc. will receive the 2011 BCA Leadership Award, and Kohler Co. will be inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame. The BCA 10 Awards, BCA Leadership Award and BCA Hall of Fame Award will be presented by Americans for the Arts on October 5, 2011, at a black-tie gala at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City.

Every year, Americans for the Arts, through the BCA, recognizes ten U.S. companies for their exceptional commitment to the arts through grants, local partnerships, volunteer programs, matching gifts, sponsorships and board membership.

The 2011 BCA 10 honorees are:

• 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
• Printing Partners, Indianapolis, IN
• Publicity Works, Bowmansville, PA
• Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL
• Wilde Lexus of Sarasota, Sarasota, FL