August 18 Web Conference on Racial Equity
Advancing Racial Equity in Arts Philanthropy will be presented on August 18. GIA Racial Equity Board Committee chair Maurine Knighton, senior vice president for grantmaking at the Nathan Cummings Foundation, will begin this session by sharing what GIA has been and is working on towards racial equity in arts philanthropy. Then, Kelly Brown, director of the D5 Coalition, will discuss the coalition’s research on diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DEI) in philanthropy; identify areas in DEI where the field of philanthropy is still lagging; and share what other grantmaking networks are doing to tackle these issues.
Quetzal to Perform for LA Conference
The band Quetzal is a Grammy® Award-winning East LA Chican@ rock group whose political vision is based in social activism, feminism, and the belief that there is radical potential in expressive culture. During the past two decades, the musical force of Quetzal has created a unique cultural platform that has sounded against conditions of oppression and marginalization. The ensemble is influenced by an East LA rock soundscape composed of Mexican ranchera, cumbia, salsa, and others.
Register for the conference today!
Register for the conference today!
New from the GIA Reader: Report on the AEFC Forum by Margaret Hasse
What’s the Big Idea in Arts Education? Advocacy for an Equitable and Just Mission, authored by Margaret Hasse, summarizes the happenings and provides key takeaways from the AEFC Forum Every Child, Every School that was held in May of 2015.
New GIA Members
GIA is pleased to introduce two new members that joined in July, The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg and The Kimball Foundation. Welcome!
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