Register for the 2017 GIA Conference
Registration is now open for the 2017 GIA Conference, to be held Saturday, October 28 through Tuesday, October 31 in Detroit, MI. The GIA Conference provides the only national opportunity for arts grantmakers from across the country to come together to share knowledge and ideas, develop collective strategies, and learn about the latest initiatives in arts grantmaking. Engage with over 400 your colleagues for a unique opportunity to be inspired by the people and culture of Detroit.
Webinars in July: Arts in Well-being
The next GIA webinar, Arts in Medicine: Supporting Artists Working in Healthcare Settings, will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT. Join Patricia Lambert from University of Oregon’s arts management program and Jill Sonke, director of University of Florida’s Center for the Arts in Medicine, who will share their experiences working with artists and healthcare professionals to support successful arts-in-medicine programs. Patricia and Jill participated as thought leaders at the Arts in Medicine Funders Forum earlier this year in Orlando, FL, a conversation sparked by GIA’s recent literature review. Janet Brown, GIA’s president and CEO, will moderate this discussion.
Coming up: Vitality Arts: Impact at the Intersection of Arts and Aging on Tuesday, July 25.
Coming up: Vitality Arts: Impact at the Intersection of Arts and Aging on Tuesday, July 25.
GIA Podcast: Captain Sara Kass on Healing Arts in the Military
Continuing the theme of arts in well-being, the latest GIA Podcast features Captain Sara Kass, MD, a military and medical advisor for Creative Forces: NEA’s Military Healing Arts Network. Dr. Kass shares her thoughts on the role of the arts in helping current military members, veterans, and their loved ones heal from emotional and physical injuries resulting from their service.
New from the GIA Reader: Buying Time and Fanning Flames
An article in the latest issue of the GIA Reader, “Buying Time and Fanning Flames,” was written as a follow-up to Grantmakers in the Arts' Funder Forum on Arts in Medicine in February 2017. Bill Cleveland, who facilitated the forum, reflects on the event and offers thoughts on the need for cross-sector collaboration to build infrastructure and program development that will further professionalize the field of arts in medicine.
New GIA Members
GIA is pleased to introduce three new members that joined in June, CreateWell Fund (East Longmeadow, MA); Dance/NYC (New York City); and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund (New York City). Welcome!
On Monday, June 26, GIA’s board of directors sent a letter to all members of Congress on behalf of GIA’s membership in support of continued funding of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)…
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a state budget that includes a $6.8 million permanent increased funding allocation for the California Arts Council. The budget also includes an additional $750,000 ongoing allocation to directly support increased arts programming for youth engaged in California's juvenile justice system…
The National Organization for Arts and Health will hold its first annual conference, in conjunction with the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo (HFSE), in Austin, Texas…
The Montana Arts Council has announces Tatiana Gant as its new executive director. For the last four years, Gant has served as the executive director for the Illinois Arts Council…
