Bountiful Davis Art Center (BDAC)

Name

Bountiful Davis Art Center (BDAC)

Legal name

Bountiful Davis Art Center

Website

https://bdac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Arts Center

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations (BPAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC)

Keywords

• Community art center
• Art exhibitions
• Art education classes
• Venue rentals
• Cultural programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Bountiful

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Class and Workshop Fees: Fees charged for art-making classes including ceramics, figure drawing, henna, lei making, K-Pop Demon Hunter Tiger, and other workshops. Prices range from $40-$125 per class.
2. Space Rentals: Revenue from renting gallery spaces, recital stage, and meeting rooms for events, weddings, recitals, and corporate functions. Rates vary by space type and day of week.
3. Donations and Memberships: Sponsorships and donor support fund free public programming and gallery operations. The organization relies on community philanthropy to maintain free admission.
4. Gingerbread Contest and Fundraising: Gingerbread Festival includes entry fees ($6 per entry) and silent auction proceeds supporting exhibitions and art education programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bountiful Davis Art Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community art center that provides free rotating art exhibitions across three galleries, hands-on classes and workshops, signature annual community events (Summerfest, Gingerbread Festival, Winter Art Market), venue rentals for weddings and corporate events, and artist residency programs. All gallery admission is free, supported by donations and sponsorships.

Product overview

Bountiful Davis Art Center (BDAC) operates as a nonprofit community art center offering a unified portfolio of visual arts programming centered around free admission to its galleries. The core offerings include rotating exhibitions across three professional galleries (Main Gallery, Annex Gallery, Underground Gallery), hands-on art-making classes and cultural heritage workshops, and signature community events including the annual Summerfest Folk & Heritage Arts festival, Family Art Night, Winter Art Market, and Gingerbread Festival. Supporting facilities include the Lenora Ford Brown Recital Stage for musical performances and recordings, space rentals for private events and weddings, an Artists in Residence program, and Davis County's only Art-O-Mat art vending machine. BDAC also provides venue rentals, school tours, and exhibition proposal opportunities through its online platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Exhibitions Year-round rotating exhibitions in three galleries (Main Gallery, Annex Gallery, Underground Gallery) featuring contemporary visual art from emerging and established artists, including solo shows, curated group exhibitions, and themed exhibitions such as the Statewide Emerging Artists' Annual. Free admission for all visitors.
• Classes & Workshops Hands-on art-making programs including ceramics, pottery throwing, sculpting, figure drawing, cultural heritage workshops (pysanky, Native American beading, henna, lei making, chocolate-making), and technique classes for all ages and skill levels. Prices range from $40 to $125 per class.
• Space Rentals Rental of gallery spaces and performance venues including the Main Gallery, Lenora Ford Brown Recital Stage, Underground Gallery, Boardroom, and FRAME Community Space for private events, weddings, recitals, recordings, and meetings. Hourly rates vary by space and day of week.
• Summerfest Folk & Heritage Arts Annual free two-day celebration of art, music, food, and culture held at Bountiful City Park featuring live performances, food trucks, artist vendors, family activities, and Heritage Arts Workshops taught by cultural practitioners. Celebrating its 50th year in 2025.
• Family Art Night Free monthly drop-in program held the last Wednesday of each month where families create hands-on art together in a welcoming environment with all materials provided.
• Artists in Residence Artist residency programs providing opportunities for emerging and mid-career artists to develop their practice through residencies, mentorship, and curatorial training.
• Winter Art Market & Gingerbread Festival Annual winter market featuring local artisan vendors and a gingerbread house contest with $6 entry fees, entries displayed during the festival, and silent auction to support BDAC's programs.
• Art-O-Mat Vending Machine Davis County's only Art-O-Mat, a converted cigarette vending machine that dispenses original works of art from local artists for $5.
• Lenora Ford Brown Recital Stage Professional intimate performance space with seating for up to 100 guests, two Steinway grand pianos, sound system, and equipment for recitals, recordings, and educational performances.
• School Tours & Educational Programs Guided exhibition tours and educational experiences for school groups aligned with curriculum standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• Always free admission to all exhibitions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• SB DancesecondaryGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025BDAC hosted SB Dance's Curbside Theater outdoor performance featuring contemporary dance, live music, and theatrical storytelling. Stephen Brown's company brought professional performance art directly to the Bountiful community.
• Union CreativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic planning consultancy engaged to develop BDAC's 2025-2028 Strategic Plan. Partnership involved comprehensive planning process with board, staff, and community voices to create roadmap for organizational focus.
• Bountiful CitycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Founding partner and ongoing sponsor. Bountiful City co-founded BDAC in 1974 with the University of Utah. Sponsors Summerfest festival held at Bountiful City Park.
• University of Utah (Department of Arts and Division of Continuing Education)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1974Founding partner in 1974; collaborated with Bountiful City to establish BDAC addressing the need for accessible arts in Davis County.
• The Healing Initiative (WikiCharities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide free community yoga and art-healing classes at BDAC. Dr. Angie Holzer's Healing Initiative offers mindfulness, movement, breathwork, and creative expression classes to support mental health in Davis County. Planned expansion into free art-healing classes in 2026.
• TURN Community ServicessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to present Paradigms (A Unified Art Show) in Underground Gallery featuring work by individuals with disabilities. Collaborative exhibition supporting creative self-expression and community connection.
• Glass Artist Sarinda Jones, Trauma Therapists Holly Willard and Sarah BargarsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for Fragments to Wholeness exhibition - six-week expressive arts therapy group with twelve adolescent survivors of sexual abuse creating collective glassworks.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kimball Art Center: A community art center in Park City, Utah offering exhibitions, classes, and events with similar scale and nonprofit model. Most directly comparable Utah-based peer given overlapping programming, audience, and operating model.
• Springville Museum of Art: Utah's first museum of visual arts, operating permanent collections, rotating exhibitions, and arts education programming at similar regional scale. Comparable community-museum hybrid model.
• Ogden Contemporary Arts: A Northern Utah contemporary arts nonprofit operating galleries, exhibitions, and community programming of comparable scale. Closest geographic peer in the Wasatch Front outside the Salt Lake City core.

Broad incumbents

• Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (Utah State University): A university-affiliated art museum in Logan, Utah operating exhibitions and collections of regional and modern art. Comparable curatorial mission but anchored to a university budget and academic audience.
• Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA): The flagship contemporary art institution in Utah, operating larger exhibitions and programming in Salt Lake City. Comparable in mission and programming focus, but operates at materially larger scale and urban location.

Regional players

• Brigham City Museum of Art & History: A small community museum in Northern Utah combining art and historical exhibits. Comparable scale and regional museum-community hybrid model, but with stronger historical rather than contemporary focus.

Others

• Alliance for the Visual Arts (AVA): A statewide nonprofit arts service organization supporting Utah visual artists and organizations. Comparable mission overlap with BDAC's artist development focus, but operates as an advocacy/network organization rather than direct venue.
• Utah Division of Arts & Museums: The state agency distributing arts funding and supporting cultural organizations across Utah. Comparable in serving the Utah nonprofit arts ecosystem, but as a funder/convener rather than operating peer.

Emerging players

• Craft Lake City: A Utah-based nonprofit focused on local DIY and maker arts, operating the annual Craft Lake City Festival. Comparable in regional community-arts focus and nonprofit model, with stronger emphasis on craft/maker culture versus fine art.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZAwp44PBJRdLqV9_9KhZoA
• Facebookfacebook.com/BDAC1
• Instagraminstagram.com/bountifuldavisartcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bountiful-davis-art-center

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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