Registration is still open for GIA's inaugural 2012 Web Conference, kicking off tomorrow, February 7 at 11:00 PST, 2:00 EST. Demographics, Equity, and the Arts is Manuel Pastor's reprisal of his crowd-pleasing 2011 GIA Conference keynote in San Francisco, revised and updated to include non-California-specific data.
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From Diane Ragsdale on her Jumper blog:
Here is a video presentation from the Future of Music Coalition's Kristin Thomson at midem 2012. It's a “first look” at FMC's survey of 5,000 US artists about where their revenues come from.
A Q&A with John Maeda, president, Rhode Island School of Design from Molly Petrilla at Smart Planet:
While some have touted science, technology, engineering and math (often shortened to “STEM”) as the foundations for a high-achieving country, John Maeda believes that true innovation requires an additional letter—an “A” for art and design. Since becoming president of the Rhode Island School of Design in 2008, Maeda has championed a “STEM to STEAM” movement in education and research. He recently spoke with me about what he’s accomplished so far, what still lies ahead and why Apple is the best example of STEAM at work. Here are some of the highlights from our conversation.
How Do We Engage the Next Generation of Arts Lovers? A recent series of studies supported by The Wallace Foundation offers some “21st century answers.” For arts organizations nationwide, the challenge has been engaging new and younger audiences without alienating loyal and likely older constituencies. The new studies offer findings showing that bridging both groups may not be as divergent as feared:
From Nick Rabkin for The Huffington Post:
New on the GIA website: The 2012 Web Conference Series schedule. This year's lineup of arts philanthropy leaders and innovators will address key topics of interest to arts grantmakers, including arts and health, arts journalism, and GIA's new Arts Education Funders' Coalition. Read about the presentations and register here. As always, all Web Conferences are free to GIA members.
This month's GIA website slide show of member-supported projects was provided by our colleagues at ArtsWave in Cincinnati. Founded in 1927 as the Cincinnati institute of Fine Arts, the organization has evolved several times in response to changing economic and cultural conditions. Today, through advocacy, partnerships, and grantmaking, ArtsWave acheives its mission of acting as a leader in advancing the vitality of Greater Cincinnati by mobilizing the creative energy of the entire community.
The National Endowment for the Arts will host Improving Arts Learning through Standards & Assessment: A National Endowment for the Arts Research Roundtable, a webcast and roundtable discussion, on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 beginning at 8:30AM and running to 3:00PM EST. No pre-registration is necessary. To view the webcast simply log on to the NEA’s website at the scheduled date and time.
From Glenn Peoples at Billboard:
The first results of the Future of Music Coalition's Artist Revenue Stream project show the average musician gets more from fans and grants than merchandise and corporate sponsorships. The cross-genre research project collected data on over 5,000 US-based musicians and composers.