The Arlington Museum of Art is excited to announce receiving a $50,000 lead grant from the Women Inspiring Philanthropy (WIP) in support of the Museum's public art exhibit entitled "Art of Business".

The project will celebrate one of Arlington's largest employers, General Motors, as it marks its 60^th year in operation in Arlington as well as the City's newly adopted brand, Arlington: The American Dream City. The exhibit includes fifteen fabricated fiberglass replicas of the 1954 Pontiac Chieftain, the first automobile produced at the Arlington GM Plant. Texas artists will be invited to submit their interpretation of how they will paint the replicas to reflect the American Dream in Arlington. The cars will be permanently displayed throughout the City in visible locations.

"We were excited to fund this program because it takes art into every segment of our community, not just one park, but every Arlington neighborhood," said Linda Dipert, Founder of WIP. "One of the foundations of WIP is to encourage people to get involved, promote our city, and support businesses and organizations in our community. We believe this exhibit does that and takes it even further, by inspiring people's imaginations about our community, their dreams, and art.

The project is a group effort involving many community organizations including WIP, Downtown Arlington, General Motors, the City of Arlington and the Arlington Museum of Art.

"We want the community to feel ownership of this project," said Chris Hightower, Executive Director of the Arlington Museum of Art. "The final installation will reflect the broad diversity of Arlington's citizens and businesses and how each contributes to achieving the American Dream for our community."

"The City of Arlington is pleased to support this project," said Jay Warren, Marketing Communications Manager for the City of Arlington. "Not only does it make art accessible and relatable to a large audience, but it also helps build awareness of Arlington's new brand. In many ways, General Motors kicked off Arlington's American Dream status 60 years ago, by moving its plant here. Getting GM here showcases Arlington's can-do, independent spirit and the plant created high quality, good paying jobs that enabled many of Arlington's residents to live their own American Dream."

The coalition behind the "Art of Business" exhibit is still raising the required funding for the entire project and hopes to kick off the fabrication early in 2015 with an unveil and installation later that year.