Resources for Arts Education Funders
Grantmakers and organizations interested in arts education policy are invited to join the Arts Education Funders Coalition. The AEFC is a group formed by GIA to research and identify federal policy opportunities that promote equitable access to arts education in all public schools.
Arts education funders may also be interested in the following resources:
- A recording of GIA’s February web conference on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which became law just before the first of the year, is now available online.
- A new report from RAND Corporation, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation, outlines the ways in which public schools can utilize ESSA funding to support efforts to improve school leadership.
May Web Conference: Philanthropy Practice in Native and Tribal Communities
The next GIA web conference, Philanthropy Practice in Native and Tribal Communities, will be held on Tuesday, May 24 at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT. Lulani Arquette from Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Susan Jenkins formerly of Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and Diane Kaplan from Rasmuson Foundation will present insightful efforts and practical advice that have emerged from funders working in Native and tribal communities.
Related material from the GIA archive: You may also be interested in this keynote presentation by Buffy Sainte-Marie from the GIA 2010 Conference.
Related material from the GIA archive: You may also be interested in this keynote presentation by Buffy Sainte-Marie from the GIA 2010 Conference.
New GIA Members
GIA is pleased to introduce two new members that joined in April, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and Northwest Area Foundation. Welcome!
Sundance Institute has announced a new initiative for films and emerging media projects exploring stories related to the environment, conservation and climate change…
The Bay Area Justice Funders Network has created a tool for funders called “The Choir Book: A Framework for Social Justice Philanthropy.”…
The Open Spaces Program will support temporary place-based public art projects in Oakland and San Francisco that engage communities, showcase artistic experimentation and energize public spaces…
The Canada Council for the Arts plans to create a separate granting stream for indigenous arts and artists and to use its programs and influence “to engender a new relationship between Canada’s indigenous and non-indigenous peoples”…
