Grantmakers in the Arts’ Newest Member(s)
GIA is pleased to introduce our newest member, Assembly for the Arts, National Council for the Traditional Arts, City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, and Arts Council of Greater Lansing. Welcome!.
This Week in the Future of the Field Series
We’re glad to share a creative placemaking reflection, “Get into it: ArtPlace’s Research Activities,” by Roberto Bedoya (City of Oakland) who reflects on creative placekeeping in the context of race and spatial justice as a counter-frame to the discourse in the academy and investment by philanthropy to the field of creative placemaking and what has changed since the original offering in 2014. Bedoya writes, there is a “growing awareness of how imagination and policy condition each other in activities of community cultural development that enliven place.” Read his post here.
“Arts Education for All: Advocate and Lobby to Bolster Collective Impact” Virtual Workshop
Join us on March 15 to hear from Alex Nock and Aileen Ma (Penn Hill Group), Jessica Mele (William and Flora Hewlett Foundation), and Jamie Kasper (Arts Education Partnership) as they discuss the recently-introduced Arts Education for All Act. They will discuss cultural stakeholders and the public can use this opportunity to advocate and lobby for the issues outlined within the bill. Details and registration here.
“GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture” Webinar
Join GIA’s first webinar of 2022 on February 15 to hear from Reina Mukai (Candid.), Ryan Stubbs and Mohja Rhoads (National Assembly of State Arts Agencies) as they discuss the latest edition of GIA’s funder snapshot. They will share a summary of key findings and insights into what they reveal about the current arts grantmaking environment, as well as an introduction to what we can expect for the new year. Details and registration here.
Move the Money: Solidary Economy Discussion Series
Join us on Tuesday, February 8 at 11am PST | 2 EST for the third in the Move the Money series. Daniel Park (Obvious Agency) and Carlos Uriona (Double Edge Theatre) will be in discussion will expand on recommendations from the Solidarity Not Charity report. Registration is free, limited, and first-come-first served. Register here.
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