1. © Business to Arts 2022
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Are you a professional with a passion
for the arts?
Our Friends are a core group of
individuals at the heart of our supports
for the arts.
Our Friends enjoy invitations to
bespoke networking and specially
curated and behind-the-scenes arts
events.

2. © Business to Arts 2022
Who are we?
Business to Arts is a charity that develops
strategic creative partnerships between
the corporate and cultural sectors.
We have 230+ members ranging from
large MNC corporations to SMEs, and
our arts affiliates range from national
cultural institutions to individual artists
across all artforms.
Your membership of BtoA enables us to
build capacity across the arts sector.
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CEO Louise O’Reilly and Board at the 2022 Business to Arts Awards
(Credit: Conor McCabe)

3. © Business to Arts 2022
Individual Friends Membership
For just €350 per year, you can join with other
professionals interested in supporting the arts
in Ireland and avail of the following benefits:
Invitations to
➔ 4-6 specially curated exclusive and
behind-the-scenes networking events
per year
➔ Annual Business to Arts Awards, the
flagship corporate cultural event in
Ireland
➔ Annual CEO Forum, a thought leadership
networking event
➔ Access to discounted and preview arts
performances
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(Credit: Robbie Reynolds)

4. © Business to Arts 2022
Indicative Events
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Salvatore of Lucan speaks to members about his artistic
practise during our private tour of the Dean Art Studios
(Credit Killian Broderick)
Our 2022 CEO Forum on ‘Reimagining the City for a Hybrid
Workforce’ hosted by our partner and corporate member,
PwC
(Credit Business to Arts)

5. © Business to Arts 2022
Indicative Events
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Behind the scenes rehearsals for hit show WAKE from
THISISPOPBABY
(Credit THISISPOPBABY)
Curatorial Projects Manager Rachel Assaf gives a tour of the
RHA’s Annual Summer Show to Business to Arts Members
(Credit Killian Broderick)

6. © Business to Arts 2022
Indicative Events
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Panel discussion on ‘Art, Architecture and the Work
Environment’ hosted in partnership with our corporate
member, Matheson LLP.
(Credit Business to Arts)
Private tour of the award-winning 14 Henrietta Street with
Dublin City Council Culture Company
(Credit Business to Arts)

7. © Business to Arts 2022
Our Board
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Alastair Blair
Country
Managing
Director,
Accenture
Fiona Clark
Festival Director
& CEO, Cork
International Film
Festival
Myles Clarke
Managing
Director, CBRE
Ireland
Fiona D’Arcy
Group Chief
Marketing Officer,
Linesight
Clare Duignan
Board Member
Irish Times, Fáilte
Ireland, IMRO,
Chester Beatty
James Hanley
Artist, RHA
Member
Jeanne Kelly
Founding
Partner, Browne
Jacobson Ireland
Tony Lawless
Vice President,
Canada Life (Irish
Life)
Simone
Macleod-Nairn
Chief People
Officer, EMEA,
Macquarie Group
Gerard
McNaughton
Creative
Director/ Owner,
TileStyle
Robert McEvoy
Head of
Customer Retail,
Allianz Ireland
Teresa
McColgan
Ind.Non-Exec
Director, Concern
Worldwide
Davina Saint
(Chair)
Independent
Non-Executive
Director, NAMA,
Stripe
Oliver Wall Chief
of Staff & Head of
Corporate Affairs,
Bank of Ireland

8. © Business to Arts 2022
Louise O’Reilly
Chief Executive
louise@businesstoarts.ie
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Sarah Murphy Abbamonte
Membership Portfolio Manager
sarah@businesstoarts.ie
Let’s talk!
Thank you