Grantmakers in the NewsOctober 17, 2005
Business Committee for the Arts Presents Annual Awards
THE BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America awards ceremony was held earlier this month at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York. The event was sponsored by the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA) and Forbes Magazine.
The ten companies recognized for their exceptional support of the arts in the United States include: American Airlines, American Century Investments, Deere & Company, Meredith Corporation, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Shugoll Research, The First American Corporation, United Technologies Corporation, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., and Wells Fargo & Company.
BCA President Judith A. Jedlicka, said, "These ten companies are in the forefront of providing the arts with cash and non-cash support, as well as incorporating the arts in their employee, customer and community relations…And, they are leaders in developing and sustaining arts education initiatives, workplace art collections, plus exhibition and performance spaces, all of which enriches the lives of millions of Americans in communities large and small from coast-to-coast."
The Business Committee for the Arts was founded in 1967 by David Rockefeller. For information about BCA, visit http://www.bcainc.org.
"THE BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America Premiered October 5 at Rubin Museum of Art, New York." Business Committee for the Arts Press Release, October 6, 2005.
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