The 18th Annual Women in the Arts and Business Luncheon is coming to you — virtually — from your own homes!

Join us for an afternoon of celebratory connection, a live-streamed panel discussion with business and arts leaders, and a gourmet lunch (with a personal bottle of Prosecco!) — delivered right to your door!

This year’s theme is Women on the Rise: Resilience and Re-Emergence.

Panelists will discuss the relevant issues in Atlanta’s business and arts communities, and celebrate the pioneering women who make up its textured and diverse landscape. Topics also include: cultural value shifts, work/life balance, how the arts and business ecology are evolving, and the place for arts in our community’s future.

This year’s event will honor Carol Tomé (Chief Executive Officer, UPS), Angela Harris (Co-Founder & Artistic Director, Dance Canvas) and City of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for their contribution to the arts and economic development in Atlanta.

Panelists include: Danielle Deadwyler (Actor, Poet, Filmmaker), Jai Rogers (Vice President, Business and Community Development, Delta Community Credit Union), Lara Smith (Managing Director, Dad’s Garage), and Joy Wilder Lybeer (U.S.I.S Chief Revenue Officer SVP– Global Partnerships Equifax). The panel will be moderated by Synchronicity Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director Rachel May.

Register for the event here!

The networking component, one of the key opportunities for in-depth cross-industry connection, will be in the form of breakout sessions following the event.

Our 2021 Silent Auction is now live! Bid on a variety of new experiences, swag packages, and more. Helpful hint: our auction site will require you to register before you can bid, so click the "Register as a bidder" option before you start browsing! Double the community impact when you bid on any of our Artist–led or Black-Owned Business packages. 50% of all proceeds to both our Artist-led and Black-Owned Business items will go back to those who donated!

Bid here!

Celebrate, as a company, the “Resilient Women on the Rise” in your community! This year, sponsorship packages offer an exclusive “Hall of Fame” for the women your company would like to honor, and a VIP pre-event cocktail lounge for your celebration!

As always, we are happy to discuss custom sponsorship packages to meet your organization’s needs. For more information about a customized package, contact Development Director, Dalyla McGee Dalyla@synchrotheatre.com

Pioneers: The Fairview Fund, Georgia's Own Credit Union

Adventurers: Assurant, Small Business Services, Angel Oak Capital Advisors, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, KPMG, Porter Novelli, The Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Leaders: Equifax, Federal Home Loan Bank, Alston & Bird, Delta Community Credit Union

Host Committee: Geneva Gross, Patti Siegel, Kristie Madara, Amy and Todd Zeldin, Julianne Taft, Jane Harmon, Angela Raub, Coxe Curry, Moving in the Spirit and Founding Fathers, Brian Kurlander, Laura Kurlander-Nagel

Tune in April 30th, 2021 at 12 PM to watch the panel discussion.