Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

Name

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

Legal name

Florida Arts, Inc.

Website

https://sbdac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Arts Center

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG), Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Visual arts exhibitions
• Performing arts programs
• Arts education services
• Event venue rentals
• Cultural arts center

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Myers

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. Membership Dues: Annual and multi-year membership programs with tiered levels (Student/Teacher $25, Individual $75, Family $125, Partner $300, Premiere $600, Corporate $1,000) providing ticket discounts, reciprocal museum benefits, and recognition.
2. Event Tickets and Admissions: Revenue from ticket sales for concerts, rooftop dance parties, art exhibitions, and special events. Ticket prices range from $10-$20 for general admission events.
3. Venue Rentals: Private event rentals of the historic neoclassical facility for weddings, corporate events, and special occasions. Rental income supports arts programming.
4. Donations and Planned Giving: Individual donations across giving levels ($25-$100 through $25,001+), planned giving (bequests, IRA charitable rollovers, gift annuities, charitable trusts), and naming rights campaigns (Name That Room, Buy a Box, Rooftop Panel).
5. Education Programs: Tuition revenue from music lessons (violin, piano, vocal), visual arts classes (watercolor, photography workshops), and summer camps (art, culinary arts, jazz ensemble), priced per semester or per session.
6. Corporate Sponsorships: Season advertisement placements, event sponsorships, venue sponsorships, media sponsorships, and season title sponsorships sold to local and regional businesses.
7. Art Sales Commission: Gallery commissions on original art sales during exhibitions. The standard gallery split is 60% to the artist and 40% to SBDAC.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center operates as a non-profit multidisciplinary arts center housed in a historic neoclassical building in Downtown Fort Myers, Florida. Its core offerings consist of rotating visual arts exhibitions in the Capital Gallery and Grand Atrium, a live music series spanning jazz, classical, bluegrass, and folk, and arts education programs through the Davis School of Music (Suzuki violin, piano, vocal lessons) and Davis School of Visual Arts (watercolor, photography workshops). The venue is also rented for private weddings, corporate events, and receptions, while ongoing fundraising is conducted via memberships, donations, planned giving, naming rights, and corporate sponsorships.

Product overview

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center is a non-profit arts organization operating as a unified venue-based institution offering multiple interconnected services. The core offering comprises art galleries and exhibition spaces (Capital Gallery, Grand Atrium) for rotating exhibitions, Sidney's Rooftop Sculpture Garden for events, and a Music Series featuring live performances. Education programs form a major component: the Davis School of Music provides violin, piano, and vocal instruction; the Davis School of Visual Arts offers watercolor and other mediums; and photography workshops taught by Kevin Boller serve intermediate photographers. The venue also offers rental opportunities for private events, and patrons can support the center through membership tiers, planned giving, or legacy programs like Name That Room and Buy a Panel. The Creative Academy Summer Camps provide youth arts education, while rooftop yoga and author lectures round out programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Davis School of Music: Music education program offering violin, piano, and vocal lessons
• CREATED Summer Camps
• Davis School of Visual Arts
• Sidney's Rooftop

Products and services

• Art Galleries and Exhibitions Rotating visual arts exhibitions across multiple gallery spaces in the historic SBDAC building, open to the general public during gallery hours (Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, extended hours on Thursdays/Fridays until 10pm). Artists receive a standard gallery split of 60% artist / 40% SBDAC on sales.
• Sidney's Rooftop Sculpture Garden Open-air rooftop venue with panoramic 360-degree views of Fort Myers and the Caloosahatchee River, hosting concerts, rooftop dance parties, yoga, and special events on Thursday and Friday evenings.
• Music Series and Concerts Live music programming featuring jazz, classical, bluegrass, folk, and indie concerts performed in the Grand Atrium and rooftop venues, ticketed at $10–$20 per event.
• Davis School of Music Music education program offering Suzuki violin, piano, and vocal lessons taught by professional instructors for all ages and skill levels, with semester-based tuition priced by lesson length and duration.
• Davis School of Visual Arts Visual arts education program featuring watercolor lessons and other mediums for students seeking to develop artistic techniques across age groups.
• Photography Workshops Multi-course photography curriculum including the 8-week Introduction to Photography ($375 public / $325 members) and Neon Noir night photography workshop ($60 per person), taught by Kevin Boller.
• Creative Academy Summer Camps

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Luminary Hotel & Co.flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerLuminary Hotel & Co. is SBDAC's exclusive hotel partner. The luxury riverfront hotel, located overlooking the Caloosahatchee River in downtown Fort Myers, provides convenient accommodations for out-of-town visitors attending SBDAC events and programs. The partnership includes mutual cross-promotion, with SBDAC guests directed to the Luminary Hotel and hotel guests encouraged to attend SBDAC programming.
• FineMark National Bank & TrustcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFineMark National Bank & Trust sponsors the Famous Author Lecture Series, bringing bestselling national and international authors to Fort Myers for lectures, lunches, and book signings. The sponsorship provides brand visibility at these literary events.
• Cadence MusicminorOthersCadence Music in Fort Myers is the recommended vendor for renting or purchasing instruments for Suzuki violin lessons. SBDAC instructors work with Cadence Music to assist students with correct instrument sizing.
• Kevin Boller / Insight Image StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKevin Boller, founder of Insight Image Studio, serves as SBDAC's official Photography Partner. He is developing a comprehensive multi-course photography curriculum at SBDAC. He is also a Director on the board of the Florida Professional Photographers and Director of the Florida School of Photography.
• Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) AcademyminorOthersSBDAC partners with FGCU Academy to offer lecture programming. Instructor Rachel Cox is a professor at Florida Southwestern State College and also instructs for FGCU Academy.
• National League of Junior Cotillions (NLJC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBDAC hosts a chapter of the National League of Junior Cotillions, which teaches young people etiquette and social dance through age-appropriate instruction for students from kindergarten through high school.
• Frisco'sminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrisco's provides catering for the Famous Author Lecture and Lunch Series events at SBDAC, featuring author lectures followed by lunch and book signings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Ringling: Sarasota-based arts complex with a museum, historic mansion, and performing arts programming. Comparable in offering multidisciplinary arts (visual + performing + education) at a larger scale in the same broader Florida Gulf Coast region.
• Broward Center for the Performing Arts: Major Fort Lauderdale performing arts venue with broad programming including music, theater, and education. Comparable venue rental and concert programming but materially larger and more established.
• Straz Center for the Performing Arts: Tampa-based major performing arts center hosting concerts, Broadway tours, and education programs. Comparable to SBDAC's music and venue rental offerings but at much larger scale and budget.
• Artis-Naples: Large regional multidisciplinary arts venue in Naples (The Baker Museum + Hayes Hall + Daniels Pavilion) offering exhibitions, classical concerts, and education. Comparable to SBDAC in programming categories but at materially larger scale and budget.

Direct peers

• Center for the Arts Bonita Springs: Nearby SW Florida nonprofit arts center offering art exhibitions, live music, art education, and community events. Operates the same community-multidisciplinary model serving the same regional audience.
• Alliance for the Arts: Fort Myers-based nonprofit community arts center offering visual art exhibitions, performances, education programs, and special events. Directly comparable to SBDAC in mission, scale, location, and multidisciplinary programming mix.
• Arts Garage: Delray Beach-based nonprofit arts venue presenting live music, theater, and education programs at a similar community-scale. Comparable to SBDAC in offering intimate live music in a small Florida venue, though with a stronger music-series focus.

Regional players

• Florida Repertory Theatre: Fort Myers-based professional regional theater producing live performances and education programs. Overlaps with SBDAC's live performance and arts education offerings in the same local market.
• Naples Players: Long-established community theater in Naples producing live performances and education. Comparable in the live-performance and arts-education segments but focused exclusively on theater rather than the visual arts and gallery programming that SBDAC also runs.

Others

• Florida Southwestern State College Arts Programs: Adjacent SW Florida education institution where one of SBDAC's instructors also teaches. Provides arts programming and competes/collaborates on the regional arts education market that SBDAC's Davis School serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SBDAC
• InstagramInstagram.com/SBDAC

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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