<p>Business for the Arts accepting applications from Ontario municipalities to bring the artsVest™ program to their community for 2013-2014.</p>
<h3>Deadline:</h3>
<p>April 2, 2013 at 5pm EST</p>
<h3>How to Apply:</h3>
<p>For Application/Guidelines and artsVest Fact Sheet, click <a href="http://www.artsvest.com/how-to-apply/ontario/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<h4>About artsVest™</h4>
<p>artsVest is a sponsorship training and matching incentive program of Business for the Arts designed to stimulate innovative business sponsorship and corporate engagement in arts and culture. artsVest operates at a local level in select communities across Canada each year, working one community at a time to build healthy, prosperous and creative communities by training small- and mid-sized arts and culture organizations on how to forge successful, long-term partnerships with the private sector. In addition, artsVest provides matching incentive grants for new sponsorships raised by participating organizations to spark local business support of arts and culture. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.artsvest.com" target="_blank">www.artsvest.com</a>.</p>
<h4>About Business for the Arts</h4>
<p>Founded in 1974, Business for the Arts seeks to strengthen arts and culture in Canada by building partnerships between business and arts communities and by helping arts organizations to connect with funders and volunteers in the private sector. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.businessforthearts.org">www.businessforthearts.org</a>.</p>
<p>For more information about artsVest program, please contact Laura Adlers, artsVest National Program Director at <a href="mailto:l_adlers@businessforthearts.org">l_adlers@businessforthearts.org…;, (416) 869-3016 ext. 223.</p>
