It’s been a tough five years for the arts community across the nation. Arts nonprofits rely on private donations to keepticket prices affordable and make arts education programs available to children. With the economic downturn, not surprisingly, individual and corporate donations have declined. Even where attendance has remained steady, the drop in donations has brought many arts… [Continue Reading]
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Please check out the delicious Culture Works Blend at Boston Stoker —a combination of African, Central American, and Indonesian coffees with notes of chocolate and blueberry, available now at Boston Stoker through the end of May. $1 will be donated to Culture Works for every pound sold! Thank you Boston Stoker for your support!
Act Now! – All ballots must be received by March 3, 2012 Vote Here Under “Favorite Small Cities for Art” select “Other” and type in Dayton, OH. Culture Works is asking all Dayton residents to vote for Dayton as one of the country’s premier small cities for the arts. “This is a wonderful opportunity to… [Continue Reading]
In mid-2010, the executive directors of Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera, and Dayton Philharmonic, along with the chairs and presidents of their respective boards posed a question to themselves: do you think it’s possible to merge our three organizations? Now, 16 months later those discussions have concluded in a merger which is the first of its kind in… [Continue Reading]
Culture Works launched a market research effort in September of 2011, designed to gather intensive information on cultural participation in the region. AMS Planning and Research, well-known nationally for their planning and research services to the arts and entertainment industries, provided the field research for this project. Funding was provided by the Greater Dayton Cultural… [Continue Reading]
Culture Works is pleased to announce that for a second year, the organization is the recipient of a $100,000 challenge grant from The Harry A. Toulmin, Jr., and Virginia B. Toulmin Fund of The Dayton Foundation. If Culture Works successfully secures a minimum of $100,000 through new and increased donations for the 2011-2012 Campaign for… [Continue Reading]