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National BCA Business Arts Survey

National Survey Indicates Business Support to the Arts Will Remain Stable in 2004

October 18, 2003, New York, NY — A majority (67%) of 100 companies recognized for their support to the arts indicated that they expect their support to the arts in 2004 to remain at the level it was in 2003, according to a recent survey conducted by the Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA).

BCA, a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1967 by David Rockefeller to bring business and the arts together, conducted the survey by telephone and e-mail during September 20o3. In the same survey, 13% of the companies indicated they expect to increase their support; 11% anticipate a decrease; and 9% reported they do not know.

“Each year since 2001, when BCA began conducting this survey, it has provided a reliable indication of how businesses planned to invest in the arts in the year ahead,” said BCA President Judith A. Jedlicka.   “This year as in the past, businesses of all sizes are investing in the arts because they recognize the intrinsic value of the arts, as well as the fact that the arts are key to the economic vitality and quality of life of a community.   Moving forward, BCA is committed to helping both business and the arts explore innovative ways of developing partnerships that enhance business, the arts and the community.”

For more survey information contact the national BCA at 718 - 482-9900 or www.bcainc.org                  ###