March Webinar: GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture
The next GIA webinar, to be held Tuesday, March 28, 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT, will offer a summary of our annual research on support for arts and culture. Published in the Winter 2017 issue of the GIA Reader, the latest installment of GIA’s annual Arts Funding Snapshot will include “Foundation Grants to Arts and Culture 2014,” based on the most recent completed year of Foundation Center data, and “Public Funding for the Arts: 2016 Update,” prepared by the National Assembly of State Art Agencies (NASAA). Join Reina Mukai, research manager for the Foundation Center, and Ryan Stubbs, research director for NASAA, for a summary of key findings, as well as insight into what these findings reveal about the current arts grantmaking environment.
Survey: Grantmaking in a New Political Climate
We recognize that changes in national politics have impacted the arts and arts communities. GIA is 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 Friday, March 10.
Call for Sessions: 2017 GIA Conference
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 PDT.
Proposals are due by Wednesday, March 29 at 5pm PDT.
New GIA Members
GIA is pleased to introduce three new members that joined in February, Peter Kiewit Foundation (Omaha, NE), The Music Man Foundation (Newark, DE), and Spokane Arts (Spokane, WA). Welcome!
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