Leadership Arts Alumni

05/11/2023

Rest on your laurels Katherine ... You deserve it! 😘💕

After 14 years of leading Business Council for the Arts (BCA) from Obelisk Awards to pandemic and everything in between, BCA CEO Katherine Wagner is retiring at the end of the month. According to BCA Founder’s Chair Nancy A. Nasher, “Katherine has been an excellent steward of this important orga...

08/18/2022

A big thank you to Dennis and Robin at Forest Forward for allowing us to tour the Forest Theater renovations last week!

“Forest Forward works to bring healthy neighborhood revitalization while preserving the history and character of the neighborhood. Drawing from community voices and the nationally proven Purpose Built Communities model, Forest Forward’s work goes beyond restoration of the Forest Theater. The restoration and expansion will serve as a catalyst to spur equitable development.”

Keep doing great things for the South Dallas community, and we cannot wait to see the finished project!

12/02/2021

Congratulations Leadership Arts Alumni Class of 2020! Your hard work has come to fruition with your class project debuting at the Frisco Discovery Center!

A large wall mural is slated to be officially unveiled to the public this month at the Frisco Discovery Center – more than a year after it was installed at the height of the pandemic...

12/02/2021

Congrats to 2017 LAI graduate and 2019 Obelisk Award winner, James Mason on his upcoming exhibition with his wife Barbara!

Winnsboro Center for the Arts Presents The Magic of Light By Editor | December 1, 2021 | 0 Artist Barbara Mason poses with one of her colorful pastel drawings. Her work is on exhibit along with the photography of her husband James at Winnsboro Center for the Arts January 28 through February 28. WINN...

01/19/2021

Leadership Arts Alumni, did you know that your LAA membership includes exclusive BCA member events in addition to LAA events?

Don't miss out on this exciting, illuminating event this Thursday, January 21st at 6:45pm! Register to attend via the link in today's LAA emailed newsletter or find more info at www.ntbca.org/events

Local creatives are informing content creation and driving marketing direction to ensure a future defined by diversity in the art and corporate worlds alike.

Join Business Council for the Arts as we partner with Denton Black Film Festival for a panel discussion featuring today’s most vital thought leaders and storytellers across North Texas.

This BCA Member Event is accessible to employees of BCA member companies and current LAI and LAA members. Register for the event at http://bit.ly/bcamembereventdbff
or visit www.ntbca.org/about-membership to learn more about BCA membership.

01/11/2021

The time to join or renew membership in the Leadership Arts Alumni is approaching. Go to https://ntbca.org/laa to gain access to exclusive social events, Lunch & Learn events, educational seminars, networking happy hours, guided tours of arts and architectural firms, and more!

09/23/2020

View the 2020 series wrap up session including a moment of mindfulness and wellness message from Amy Lewis Hofland of the Crow Museum of Asian Art.

09/17/2020

Today is North Texas Giving Day!
Today on North Texas Giving Day, be a part of something that matters. Give hope and help today to make a difference in the lives of so many people. Make your gifts between now and midnight and watch the North Texas Giving Day movement come alive!

Leadership Arts Alumni supports Business Council for the Arts this NTX Giving Day The mission for Business Council for the Arts is to encourage, inspire and stimulate businesses and municipalities to support the arts in the workplace, in education, and in the community. One of the ways that BCA does...

09/15/2020

Hi Alumni, please join me in supporting Business Council for the Arts on North Texas Giving Day, which is 9/17! Click on the link below and it will take you to the LAA FUNdraising page to donate - you can schedule your donation now to the BCA and help them to support our non-profit arts community with programs like On My Own Time and the Obelisk Awards.

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/LAA

09/02/2020

Give Now!

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/LAA

LAA is supporting the BCA this North Texas Giving Day!

Your gift matters.
Everyone can be a philanthropist on North Texas Giving Day! No matter the size of the gift, your role as a giver increases the capacity of nonprofits to do their work.

Leadership Arts Alumni supports Business Council for the Arts this NTX Giving Day The mission for Business Council for the Arts is to encourage, inspire and stimulate businesses and municipalities to support the arts in the workplace, in education, and in the community. One of the ways that BCA does...

09/01/2020

Connect for the Arts | C4tA

https://ntbca.org/laa

Leadership Arts Alumni host an online forum for learning and discussion of current challenges facing the North Texas arts & culture nonprofit community. Recent discussions* have included:

Reopening Procedures for Arts Organizations in the time of COVID-19

Board Diversity and Inclusion

Virtual Programming and Education

Communication and Attendance

Archive at link:
https://ntbca.org/laa

*Moderated by Cathryn McClellan Kelly (Economic Education Specialist, Federal Reserve and LAA Committee Member)