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February 28 Webinar: Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act
The next GIA webinar, Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act in Your State and Local Community, will take place on Tuesday, February 28 at 1pm EST / 10am PST. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) enacted in 2015 included several important arts education provisions that will systemically embed the arts into K–12 public education. With the new Administration in office, there are many new questions about the future of public education in the US and how the implementation of ESSA, including the provisions integrating the arts, will unfold. Alex Nock from Penn Hill Group will discuss the most up-to-date developments with ESSA implementation and arts education policy and how funders and organizations working at the local level can advocate for providing all students with equitable access to a well-rounded education.
Survey: Grantmaking in a New Political Climate
GIA recognizes that changes in national politics have impacted the arts and arts communities. We are currently surveying our membership to aggregate ways in which funders are engaging with these issues in support of artists and arts organizations. This information will inform our board and staff as to how GIA might be most helpful to members and how we might share best practices throughout the field of arts philanthropy. Please take this short survey by March 10.
GIA Releases Literature Review on Arts in Medicine
Grantmakers in the Arts is proud to release an extensive literature review on the growing field of arts in medicine. The review outlines the various ways in which artists and healthcare institutions work together to support patient and community heath, the infrastructure that exists to support this work, and how funders can support further development of the field. This document was produced as support material for the GIA Funder Forum on Arts in Medicine, held in Orlando, Florida on February 24, 2017 and sponsored by the Barr Foundation. Read the report.
Call for Sessions: 2017 GIA Conference
GIA members are invited to propose conference sessions for the 2017 GIA Conference, to be held Saturday, October 28 through Tuesday, October 31 in Detroit, Michigan. The GIA Conference is the largest annual convening of arts funders and the most comprehensive opportunity for our colleagues in the field to learn from each other. We greatly value the experience, ideas, and programs that members share with each other and the field at large. More information about making session proposals can be found on our website. Proposals are due by Wednesday, March 29 at 5pm PST.
At their 2017 SphinxConnect conference, the Sphinx Organization hosted a roundtable discussion entitled “Funding Inclusion,” which brought together leaders in philanthropy who actively support the arts, diversity, and creative expression…
Recent graduates with arts degrees have better career and entrepreneurial training than those who came before them, according to a report released by the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project…
A renowned public interest lawyer, Stevenson is founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama…
Work on the first Trump administration has been delayed as the budget office awaited Senate confirmation of former Representative Mick Mulvaney, a spending hard-liner, as budget director…
