Author: Rockefeller, David Sr.

Publication Year: 1973

Media Type: Report

Summary:

Excerpts from remarks made at the Business Committee for the Arts annual dinner, New York, April 3, 1974. -- It's a special pleasure for me to be able to participate in this 7th annual meeting of the Business Committee for the Arts.

Abstract:

Excerpts from remarks made at the Business Committee for the Arts annual dinner, New York, April 3, 1974.

It's a special pleasure for me to be able to participate in this 7th annual meeting of the Business Committee for the Arts.

Despite its youth, the Business Committee has clearly made its mark on our cultural scene. Serving as a catalyst of corporate interest, it has had a profound effect on the perception by business of the arts in America. Through its educational programs, it's counseling services and its nationwide conferences, it has made an eloquent and convincing case for corporate cultural involvement.

Corporate contributions to arts organizations have risen from $22 million in 1965 to over $140 million in 1972. The arts still receive only a tiny fraction of total corporate giving, but I believe this increase is significant given the other social challenges that business has taken on in recent years. (p. 3)

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Categories: Private Sector