ENJOY THE ARTS
EXPLORE THE DAYTON REGION’S ARTS AND CULTURE
PASSPORT TO THE ARTS
The Culture Works Passport to the Arts is a benefit for Culture Works supporters who make a tax-deductible gift of $85 or more. Your Passport provides exclusive Arts Supporter discounts to a variety of arts and cultural events, including Buy One - Get One FREE tickets to designated Passport performances, well as admission, restaurant, and retail discounts across the Dayton Region.
Explore the BENEFITS OF YOUR PASSPORT
Event and Admission Discounts
Buy one – get one FREE tickets to more than 70 performances and events, plus discounts on admission, classes, and more.
Dining and Retail Discounts
Discounts at area restaurants, retailers, and cultural institutions.
Donors of $85 or more receive a Passport to the Arts membership. The Passport offers exclusive "arts supporters" discounts that provide Culture Works donors with opportunities to explore the richness and variety of arts, to purchase tickets to programs and events they may not have attended before , to dine at new restaurants, and visit new retailers. A complete and constantly updating list of participants is on our website.
Passport Memberships are valid one year from purchase.
Your business can support the arts and promote both your business and the arts by becoming a Culture Works Passport Partner. Your only cost is the offer you decide to extend to Passport holders.
Culture Works promotes our Passport partners on our website, printed materials, in publications such as the Dayton Magazine, social media, and via 26 bi-weekly “e-blast” bulletins that remind and update our constituents about upcoming and Passport-eligible discounts.
Culture Works Speakers Bureau
Our speakers cover a variety of arts and arts related topics including:
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Creative practice: the performing arts, writing, theatre, and visual arts.
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Non-profit management: grant writing, grant making, advocacy, curriculum development, workshop planning, arts education, and the economic and cultural development of creative communities.
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A History of the Arts in Dayton, with specific focus on legacy or emerging arts groups.
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A History of Innovation.
- Culture Works speakers can fill that lecture spot, deliver a keynote, serve on a panel, convene a strategy session, run a workshop, and offer coaching. Our bureau will work with you to define your needs, and develop a program that engages your audiences, builds your constituency, and connects you to our region's creative community. Our presentations include research with key insights and put national trends in a local context, and can be as straightforward as a lone speaker, or include slides, video, and worksheets.
The Guide to Arts & Culture in the Dayton Region features hundreds of arts and cultural organizations, plus info on local festivals, event highlights, and exciting new developments in our community’s arts and culture scene. Whether you enjoy dance, theatre, history, literature, or more - if you love arts and culture, the Guide can help you find your next Dayton Region arts experience.
Dayton Magazine subscribers get their free Culture Works Guide to Arts and Culture delivered with the October issue.
You can find Culture Works Guide to Arts & Culture at your local library, Destination Dayton, and outlets across our region. And of course, you can always view or download the digital Guide from our website.
Explore our full listing of more than 300 arts and cultural organizations and more than 200 festivals by category below:
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARTS
Looking for more ways to get involved? Explore job postings, calls for volunteers, and more from area arts organizations.
YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS