Bruce W. Davis, Executive Director
408-998-2787 ext. 205 | bdavis@artscouncil.org

BRUCE W. DAVIS has served as the executive director of Arts Council Silicon Valley, the largest nonprofit arts council in the State of California, since September 1993. Under Davis’ leadership, the Arts Council has more than quadrupled its budget and established numerous successful partnerships and initiatives to support the local Silicon Valley arts community. This includes distributing nearly $20 million in grants and services to local arts and cultural organizations, individual artists, schools and community groups. Davis was also instrumental in the creation of the Artsopolis Marketing Partnership and Artsopolis.com, the nation’s leading arts and culture calendaring software program. To date, the Artsopolis Network has 23 licensees nationwide with almost 25 million visitors combined each year.

Before coming to the Arts Council, Davis served as the Northern California coordinator of People for the American Way and was the executive director of City Celebration in San Francisco, producers of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. He was the co-executive producer of the documentary film, And Still We Dance--a Portrait of the Ethnic Dance Festival, which was broadcast nationally. Davis is an active member of Americans for the Arts, a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, and was a founding Board member of the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits. He is also a co-founder of 1stACT Silicon Valley, a cross-sector collaborative focused on art and technology. A two-time recipient of the Isadora Duncan Dance Award, Davis has been recognized numerous times for his arts leadership by San Jose Magazine and was the recipient of the 2009 Michael Newton Award by Americans for the Arts. This award recognizes exemplary leadership skills and extraordinary dedication to supporting the arts through a united arts fund.

In addition, Davis has been a professional lyricist, award-winning songwriter and performer for over 20 years. Currently, he serves as a member of the West Coast Songwriters advisory board.   His songs have been published by 20th Century Fox/Fanfare Music, included in film and television soundtracks, as well as in commercials and public service announcements.