Dance at the Museum at the 2018 GIA Conference

On the final night of the 2018 GIA Conference: Race, Space, and Place, attendees will gather at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) for a celebration and dinner. This evening guests can gather together, dance to the eclectic and energetic vibes of B-side Brujas, and explore the history gallery tracing indigenous history and contemporary relationships to the land, to political forces of change rooted in Oakland activism, and to future imaginaries of California to come.

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September’s Member Spotlight

This month, GIA’s Member Spotlight is Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, a foundation that supports organizations that enrich health, well-being, and opportunity for the people of Maricopa County in Arizona—the fourth-most populous county in the United States. Read about their work here.

“Round Two: Art and accessibility without assumptions” webinar

In mainstream culture, there are communities and identity groups who are overlooked, devalued, and passively dismissed. As we move towards a more inclusive and equitable culture, it is critical that we evaluate our understanding of how to be more welcoming, inclusive, and equitable. Last year we talked about the history of accessibility in the United States, types of accessibility, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This year we brought back Anne Mulgrave, manager of Grants and Accessibility, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, and Leah Krauss, senior program officer for Dance and Special Projects, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and Krauss’ special guest, Alice Sheppard, choreographer and dancer who is disabled. They will provide an overview of welcoming people with disabilities and funding disability arts projects, and they will discuss Sheppard’s piece DESCENT which she says “obliterates assumptions of what dance, beauty, and disability can be…”

“Round Two: Art and accessibility without assumptions” will be held Thursday, September 27, at 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT. Details and registration available here.

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“Centering the voice and leadership of Black folks in driving social change should be a top priority for all foundations and philanthropic organizations working to advance racial equity.” Tasha Tucker, program director of Racial Justice Grants & Mission Investing at Trinity Wall Street, pointed that out in a post reflecting on Black Philanthropy Month…

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