Conceptual Art

September 30, 2004 by giarts-ts-admin

What follows was adapted from a presentation by Sandra Opdycke, associate director of the Fordham Institute for Innovation in Social Policy. The talk was part of a member report at the 2003 GIA conference in Seattle. The room was full. Molly Giles Walker (from the Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation) was in attendance and reflected afterward: "The Fordham Institute looked at participation in the arts across economic levels and generations.

July 31, 2004 by giarts-ts-admin

Through the ages artists with disabilities have been important to our history and culture. Beethoven was deaf, Van Gogh was mentally ill, El Greco was visually impaired. For the most part we do not associate them with their disability. We celebrate their lives for the gifts of music and art that they left in our midst.

Local Arts Agencies

July 31, 2004 by giarts-ts-admin

2003, 15 pages. Americans for the Arts, 1000 Vermont Avenue NW, 6th floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-371-2830, info@artsusa.org, www.americansforthearts.org

The Artistic Dividend Revisited

July 31, 2004 by giarts-ts-admin

March 2004, 27 pages. Project on Regional and Industrial Economics, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 301 19th Avenue, Room 231, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (612) 625-8092, amarkusen@hhh.umn.edu or gshrock@hhh.umn.edu or mcameron@hhh.umn.edu, www.hhh.umn.edu

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Art and Elections

July 31, 2004 by giarts-ts-admin

What roles will arts and cultural organizations and funders play in the November 2004 election?

Participation in Arts and Culture

December 31, 2003 by giarts-ts-admin

2003, 15 pages. The Urban Institute/Wallace Foundation, www.wallacefoundation.org or www.urban.org

Many grantmakers express a heightened interest in learning more about cultural participation. Research about who participates, what motivates people to participate and the barriers to participation provides valuable data to cultural organizations and funders seeking to broaden, deepen, and diversify audiences for these offerings.

The Creative Engine

December 31, 2003 by giarts-ts-admin

November 2002, 36 pages. Center for an Urban Future, 212-479-3338, www.nycfuture.org

The Artistic Dividend

December 31, 2003 by giarts-ts-admin

July 2003, 25 pages. Project on Regional and Industrial Economics, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 301 S. 19th Avenue, room 231, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (612) 625-8092

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The Artistic Dividend (1.6Mb)

December 31, 2003 by giarts-ts-admin

2002, 116 pages. Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Distributed by LarsonAllen Public Service Group, (612) 397-3301 or (888) 529-2648, psg@larsonallen.com, Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., LLP

The Creative Habit

December 31, 2003 by giarts-ts-admin

2003, 243 pages, $25.00, Simon & Schuster, business@simonandschuster.com

From stage to film, downtown to uptown, tap to post-modern to bravado ballet, crossing over has been a mark of choreographer Twyla Tharp's career. Likewise, her latest book spans multiple genres. Part workbook, part behind the scenes autobiography, part self-help manual, The Creative Habit has a single message: If you dream of living a creative life, get to work!