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Lighting the 8th Fire at the 2022 GIA Conference
On Monday, October 10, 2022, GIA welcomed Lighting the 8th Fire to the stage during our conference in New York City. Presenting artists include Sarah Sunshine Manning, Marca Cassity, Will Wilson, Frank Waln, and Mic Jordan with an introduction address from Eddie Torres.
The recording is now available to stream.
A Reflection on the Black Arts Funding Summit
On December 15, 2022, Grantmakers in the Arts hosted its first Black Arts Funding Summit. This virtual gathering of 113 artists, arts administrators, and funders was an opportunity for attendees to acknowledge and understand the long histories of exclusion, disenfranchisement, and disendowing in the philanthropic sector. The event featured Black artists and funders who spoke to both personal and professional experiences, and shared strategies and tips for reconciling harm.
Toya Beacham, graphic recorder and artist, created a piece to capture the highlights of the event. A recording of the event is also available here. Attendees left the event energized and ready to act. One attendee shared in follow-up, “Valuing, amplifying and intentionally creating space for community expertise as a fundamental step in designing and implementing funding strategies and policies.”
We look forward to continuing these conversations, and creating this space for dialogue on funding for Black arts. Learn more about the event on our website.
Register for GIA’s 2023 Racial Equity Workshops by February 17
Our Racial Equity in Arts Funding Workshops include information on the history of racialization in the United States, the history of cultural funding, and real-world stories of success and examples of racial equity funding, strategies, and resources you may bring with you back to your organizations.
The workshops are facilitated by Jonny Altrogge from True North EDI, and by GIA team members Eddie Torres, president & CEO; Nadia Elokdah, vice president & director of programs; and Sherylynn Sealy, senior program manager, and include first-person lessons from guest speakers from the grantmaking field.
GIA’s workshop will be delivered as 4 three-hour modules with series available in March and May.
Learn more and register by February 17 to participate.
Join us for GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture Part 1
Join us on February 28 at 11am PT/2pm ET for a presentation from National Assembly of State Arts Agencies’ Nakyung Rhee, Ryan Stubbs and Mohja Rhoads. They will share a summary of key findings and insights into what these findings reveal about the current public sector arts grantmaking environment, as well as an introduction to what we can expect for the new year.
Register for the webinar.
GIA Reader Guest Editor Series on Liberation: please take your time
Meena Malik, vocalist, arts consultant, cultural organizer, and GIA Reader guest Editor offers an opening frame for a collective of articles, poetry, music, short films, and artistic practices that each, in their own ways, bring clarity to the questions: What does practicing liberation look like for you? What does liberation look like in process/in practice?
In please take your time, Ryuta Iwashita, movement/performance/visual artist and educator, shares their poem:
please take your time to read this
please stop reading when you need to
please play the background music
please look around without turning your head
please look around as you turn your head
Read the full piece at the Reader and look out for all 10 pieces to be shared throughout the winter.
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 Photo Courtesy: Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts | Credit: Owens Daniels Photography
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