PNC Bank Receives Blumenthal’s Second Annual Business Leaders For The Arts Award

Sep 15, 2017 / Blog
By Becky Bereiter

Blumenthal Performing Arts is proud to announce PNC Bank as the recipient of its second annual Business Leaders for the Arts award, which was presented during a celebration dinner at Knight Theater last night.

“Blumenthal is grateful for business leaders who understand how integral the arts and artists are for a community,” said Blumenthal President and CEO Tom Gabbard. “PNC has served as a catalyst to bring impactful and diverse programs, collaborations, historic exhibitions, and access to the arts to the people who call the Carolinas home.”

Weston Andress, PNC’s Regional President for Western Carolina, accepted the award recognizing PNC Bank for its leadership, investment and commitment to the arts.

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(Pictured: Weston Andress, PNC Bank's Regional President for Western Carolina. Photo credit: Daniel Coston)

PNC is a financial services company that is devoted to the communities it serves. It is dedicated to helping our youngest succeed in life through Grow Up Great, a birth-to-5 initiative that prepares children for kindergarten and a successful school career. The children of our community are our future and PNC wholeheartedly invests in them.

Other PNC initiatives focus on arts support and quality of life for all of our citizens. PNC sees the arts as the common thread that binds us together in new, surprising and hopeful ways. Since PNC’s entry into the market five years ago, it has been a strong supporter of museums, exhibitions and performing arts organizations. The arts help communities offer rich and diverse outlets that promote economic development. The arts fire up a child’s imagination and bring awe-inspiring works to people, affecting them in unexpected and joyful ways. The arts have the power to bring people together.

In Charlotte, PNC supports the jewel in the crown of this great city – Blumenthal Performing Arts. PNC is the presenting sponsor of the Broadway Lights Series that provides the region with exciting shows and quality entertainment.

Blumenthal’s Business Leaders for the Arts is a network of local businesses that believe the arts are vital to the community, economy, education and workforce of tomorrow. Members gather quarterly to gain insight into industry trends and to celebrate the impact of the business community’s investment in the arts.

ABOUT PNC:
PNC Bank, National Association, is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.

ABOUT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS:

Blumenthal Performing Arts serves the Carolinas as a leading cultural, entertainment and education provider. For more information, call (704) 372-1000 or visit BlumenthalArts.org. Blumenthal Performing Arts receives operating support from the Arts & Science Council and the North Carolina Arts Council. Generous support is also provided by PNC Bank, sponsor of the PNC Broadway Lights series.