Grantmakers in the Arts

by Steve

Angelique Power, senior program officer for Culture at the Joyce Foundation, writes for the McKnight Foundation blog State of the Artist:

The art world cannot continue to expect visitors to cross barriers, enter unknown territories, and seek out artists on view in their hallowed halls. It ain’t a 1.0 world. While I do not deny the importance of curators and artist programmers, their intellect, their research, their knowledge base—we also can no longer deny that the world is large, and the majority of artists that are doing important, sophisticated, resonant work are outside of these institutions.
by Steve

From Joann Pan at Mashable:

A small Philadelphia-based company called New Paradise Laboratories is re-creating theater for the connected generation. It’s incorporating social networks like Facebook, Skype and Chatroulette into the production and presentation of shows, pulling theater into the virtual space.
by Tommer

Europe’s economic problems, and the austerity programs meant to address them, are forcing arts institutions there to curtail programs, tours and grants. As a result, some ensembles are scaling down their productions and trying to raise money from private donors, some in the United States, potentially putting them in competition with American arts organizations.

by Steve

Just added to the GIA Library is Creating Pennsylvania’s Future Through the Arts and Education, a report from The Education Policy and Leadership Center. The report follows a year-long process of discussions by a 32-member Study Group, a comprehensive review of relevant public policies in Pennsylvania and other states, eight regional community forums, and surveys of several stakeholder groups by EPLC.

by Steve

Quick roundup of commentary on the Mike Daisey controversy:

by Steve in Arts Education

Just added to the GIA Library is Creating Pennsylvania’s Future Through the Arts and Education, a report from The Education Policy and Leadership Center. The report follows a year-long process of discussions by a 32-member Study Group, a comprehensive review of relevant public policies in Pennsylvania and other states, eight regional community forums, and surveys of several stakeholder groups by EPLC.

by Steve

New York Foundation of Arts has selected five artists to be the 2012 NYFA Hall of Fame Honorees. Architects Elizabeth Diller + Ricardo Scofidio; multi-media artist Christian Marclay; playwright Suzan-Lori Parks; and patron of the arts Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas will be so honored on Monday, April 30, 2012.

by Steve

From Erik Robelen at Education Week:

Several education experts recently made the case for the importance of ensuring topics such as history, science, and the arts get adequate classroom time and attention as states and districts begin to implement the Common Core State Standards. The issue was the focus of a March 15 event hosted by the Washington-based research and advocacy group Common Core, which has just announced plans to create a set of curriculum maps