Corporations began collecting art toward the end of the 19th century to achieve their business goals and enhance the workplace and their operating communities.

By collecting art, companies:

• Add a new dynamic and visual appeal to reception areas, dining facilities, offices and conference rooms, as well as laboratory, manufacturing and technical spaces.
• Promote discussion among employees that often sparks creative thinking and increases productivity.
• Attract and retain employees.
• Extend community relations initiatives by loaning works from the collection to museums and galleries.
• Enhance a public relations strategy by incorporating works from the collection in company ads, annual reports and special publications, as well as posters and calendars that may be given as gifts to customers and clients.

For information on establishing and sustaining corporate art collections:
International Association for Professional Art Advisors (IAPAA)

If your company would like to develop or explore new ways to use an art collection, call 718.482.9900 or e-mail Emily Peck at epeck@bcainc.org.