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 issue of 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.
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.
Winter 2017 GIA Reader is Now Online
The Winter 2017 issue of the GIA Reader is now available from our online library. This issue features our annual snapshot of national public and private arts and culture funding, plus articles by Elizabeth Méndez Berry, Jesse Rosen, Michele Kumi Baer, and more. The cover image is courtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Member Spotlight: Oregon Community Foundation
For the month of March, GIA’s photo banner features artists and work supported by the Oregon Community Foundation, established in 1973 as a permanent endowment for community improvement efforts throughout the state of Oregon. From founder William Swindells’ initial $63,000 contribution, OCF now has over $1.5 billion under management through 1,900 charitable funds that support the five key areas of arts and culture, health and well-being, livability, economic vitality, and education.
A recording of GIA’s recent webinar on federal arts education policy is now available online…
The Aspen Institute has released an online interactive version of its Aspen Institute Guide for Creating Trusted Learning Environments…
The MIT Media Lab has opened nominations for the Disobedience Award, a one-time award of $250,000 …
A recent blog post written by Executive Vice President Mariët Westermann of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation voices support for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities…
Creative Minnesota and Minnesota Citizens for the Arts have released their latest statewide study on the arts and culture sector…
