Southern Arizona
Business Committee for the Arts Programs

The art@work program provides SABCA businesses with the resources to organize art exhibitions and programs, where employees can bring the visual, literary and performing art they create at home to work and showcase it in front of colleagues, visitors and clients. Another aspect of art@work brings special events – featuring local musicians, artists and performing arts groups – to the workplace during lunch or after hours.   

A NIGHT AT… gives SABCA partners free, or highly discounted, tickets to local art and cultural events – including theatre, live music, major concerts, festivals, dance performances and much more. SABCA members can distribute tickets as employee incentives, team building opportunities, corporate parties, group functions or simply A NIGHT OUT!

Business Volunteers for the Arts (BVA)
The SABCA business volunteers program gives employees a chance to connect with the community and donate their time to local arts organizations around Southern Arizona. The concept is straightforward -- Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA) is a pro-bono management consulting program operating in cities around the United States, by partner organizations with Americans for the Arts. BVA helps nonprofit art groups recruit and place specialized business executives to assist with corresponding management projects. At the same time, BVA provides unique leadership development opportunities for volunteers, allowing them to connect with an art organization and collaborate with like-minded business people.

The Southern Ariizona Arts & Cultural Resource Directory Databank provides businesses with information about local arts organizations, case studies about business alliances with the arts, services the arts can offer companies and research about the impact of the arts on K-12 education, economic development and the quality of life.

Southern Arizona Business Committee for the Arts Gala
This annual recognition Gala recognizes organizations demonstrating an outstanding business commitment to the Arts in Southern Arizona. This Gala is like no other event you have attended in the past, featuring live music, dancing, culinary demonstrations and visual art exhibits. Discover the many ways businesses and individuals have supported Southern Arizona’s arts and culture scene in the past and how they can keep it alive in the present.

Program Underwriting
Whether your business values and core focus aims to support education, community development or cultural advancement and preservation, our nonprofit presents more than 100 annual programs and events, structured to enhance art education in local schools, promote art and culture and develop a well-rounded community. SABCA businesses can show their dedication through efficient underwriting and financial support.

Business Development
The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance presents more than 150 major community festivals annually throughout Southern Arizona – from Casa Grande to Marana, Oro Valley to East Tucson and the Foothills to Green Valley.  As a Business Committee for the Arts member, your organization is allowed to participate in these festivals with corporate booth space. This exposure promotes and increases customer volume, brands your business within the community and provides one-on-one business development opportunities with constituents and potential partners and clients.

Business Marketing
As a member of SABCA, your business will be given ongoing marketing opportunities that present your business as a recognized name in the forefront of the community. Our organization works with nearly all local media outlets, including Tucson Newspapers, Green Valley News, Tucson West Publishing, Comcast, Clear Channel Radio and Outdoor Media, Media that Delivers, Journal Broadcast Radio and TV, Citadel Broadcasting, Tucson Lifestyle Magazine and many more.  By sponsoring SAACA events or programs, you will receive extraordinary marketing opportunities in all forms of media – print, radio, television, social media, etc.  

To learn more about how to become a member of the Southern Arizona Business Committee for the Arts, visit Patron Member Benefits or Basic Member Benefits.

For questions, or to set up a meeting to discuss partnership with SAACA, please contact Kate Marquez at kate@saaca.org.