2019 GIA Conference
Cultural Intersections
Denver, CO  |  October 13–16

Conference Sessions

Monday

8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast Plenary
9:30 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:30
Intersectionality: How can we do better?
Tower A
Organized by Ed Bourgeois, program manager, Western Arts Alliance, Advancing Indigenous Performance
The Intersection of Theater & Immigration Rights Advocacy: Law enforcement leaders read DREAMer stories
Tower B
Organized by Gary Steuer, president & CEO, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation; and Rita Valente, producing director, Motus Theater
Arts & Culture Grantmaking for Alternative Economies
Tower C
Organized by Shelley Trott, director of Arts Strategy and Ventures, Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Partnering with Community Foundations to Strengthen Local Arts Philanthropy
Tower D
Organized by San San Wong, program director, Arts & Creativity, Barr Foundation
Walk Away or Walk the Walk: The case of Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles
Windows
Organized by Vanessa Silberman, senior director of Communications & Strategic Initiatives, Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation
Leading from the South: Research report back and lessons for the national field
Denver
Organized by Maria Cherry Rangel, director of Strategic Initiatives, Foundation for Louisiana
Radical Imagination for Racial Justice
Spruce
Organized by F. Javier Torres, director, Thriving Cultures Program, Surdna Foundation
The Arts & Mental Wellbeing: Prototypes & partnerships in K-12 public education
Century
Organized by Deb Morales, Arts Education coordinator, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Embodied Awareness: Applications and digital platforms
Gold
Organized by Madison Cario, executive director, Regional Arts & Culture Council
Transformation by Participation: Evaluating a field and funder partnership for racial equity in OST arts education
Silver
Organized by Mac Howison, program officer for Creative Learning, The Heinz Endowments
11:30 - 12:00 Break
12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon Plenary
1:30 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 3:20 (Onsite Sessions)
Action Steps Toward Intersectional Trans Equity
Tower D
Organized by Jane Preston, deputy director, New England Foundation for the Arts
Revolutionizing Arts Education Policy through Data and Mapping
Windows
Organized by Narric Rome, vice president for Government Affairs and Arts Education, Americans for the Arts
3:40 - 5:00 (Onsite Sessions)
International Cultural Exchange, Mobility, and the Future of U.S. Civil Society
Tower A
Organized by Barbara Lanciers, director, Trust for Mutual Understanding; and Michelle Coffey, executive director, Lambent Foundation
Creatively Exploring Health Equity
Tower B
Organized by Kendra Jones, director for Arts & Equity, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
Variations on a Theme: Funding disability aesthetics
Tower C
Organized by Esther Grimm, executive director, 3Arts; and Lane Harwell, program officer, Ford Foundation
2:00 - 4:30 (Offsite Sessions)
Don’t Exclude Indigenous! Expanding DEI in Philanthropy by Including Native Communities
Denver Indian Center
Organized by Catherine Bryan, director of Programs of Strengthening Tribal and Community Institutions, First Nations Development Institute; and Raymond Foxworth, vice president of Grantmaking, Development, and Communications, First Nations Development Institute
Innovation from the Field: Distributed leadership for a responsive, participatory, and equitable arts and culture sector
Museo de las Americas
Organized by Emiko Ono, program director, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; and Mike Courville, director, Research and Strategy, Open Mind
Supporting Individual Artists Working at the Nexus of Art and Society
RedLine Contemporary Arts Center – Project Space
Organized by Libby Barbee, regranting manager, RedLine; and Gary Steuer, president & CEO, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
The Role of Art and Culture in Community Building: How grantmaking, investment and the arts can work hand-in-hand to better our communities
RedLine Contemporary Arts Center – Project Space
Organized by Anna Raginskaya, financial advisor, Blue Rider Group at Morgan Stanley
Equity in Practice: Two Approaches for Moving Forward
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Organized by Maurine Knighton, program director for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
6:30 No-Host Dine-Arounds

Tuesday

8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast Plenary
9:30 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:30
Humanizing Racial Equity Work
Tower B
Organized by Cate Fox, senior program officer, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; and Karen Hott, team administrator, MacArthur Foundation
‘Rural’ Done Right
Tower C
Organized by Susan DuPlessis, Community Arts Development director, South Carolina Arts Commission
Getting Ready to Talk about the Social Impact of the Arts You Fund
Tower D
Organized by Clayton Lord, vice president of Local Arts Advancement, Americans for the Arts
Who Controls the Narrative?
Windows
Organized by Gabrielle Strong, program officer, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Beyond Latinx: A case study of Puerto Rican artists post-Hurricane Maria
Denver
Organized by Gargi Shinde, program director, Chamber Music America
The Readiness is All: Preparing your place by developing and sustaining disaster networks in your community and region
Spruce
Organized by Tom Clareson, director, PAR Project, Performing Arts Readiness/Lyrasis
Age Equity: The impact of ageism on arts funding and programs
Century
Organized by Adam Johnston, chief operating officer, National Guild for Community Arts Education
Middle C: How foundations, nonprofits, musicians, and music businesses are building creative ecosystems in the middle of America
Gold
Organized by Bryce Merrill, music programs manager, Bohemian Foundation; and Tom Scharf, chief music officer, Bohemian Foundation
Expressions for Justice: Grantmaking in the arts for systems change
Silver
Organized by Tempestt Hazel, arts program officer, Field Foundation; and Angelica Chavez, Justice Program Officer, Field Foundation
11:30 - 12:00 Break
12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon Plenary
1:30 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 3:20 (Onsite Sessions)
From Surviving to Thriving: Forty years of feminist arts
Tower C
Organized by Kerry McCarthy, vice president, The New York Community Trust
Supporting Artists at the Border: Practicing responsive and responsible philanthropy
Tower D
Organized by Caitlin Strokosch, president & CEO, National Performance Network
Nightmare on Panel Street
Windows
Organized by Emilya Cachapero, director of Artistic and International Programs, Theatre Communications Group
3:40 - 5:00 (Onsite Sessions)
A Secret Sauce for Building Financial Capacity and Addressing Equity Issues
Tower A
Organized by Cate Fox, senior program officer, Chicago Commitment, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Artists in City/Town Hall: Funding, capacity, and sustainability in artist-municipal partnerships
Tower B
Organized by Pam Korza, co-director, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts; and Deborah Fisher, executive director, A Blade of Grass
2:00 - 5:00 (Offsite Sessions)
Evaluation in the 21st century: Culturally specific, complex, and clear
Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center
Organized by Sage Crump, program specialist, National Performance Network
Supporting Succession Successfully
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Organized by Susan Feder, program officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and Eddie Torres, president & CEO, Grantmakers in the Arts
Innovations in Artist Housing: Inspiration from South America to address the “Soho Effect”
RedLine Contemporary Arts Center – Project Space
Organized by Erin Trapp, executive director and CEO, Biennial of the Americas
Take Note Colorado: A highly inclusive and student-centered approach to creating access to music for K-12 students in Colorado
Youth on Record
Organized by Bryce Merrill, music programs manager, Bohemian Foundation
Theatre Education Outcomes: Are we approaching a clear case statement?
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Organized by Emily Miller, director of Strategic Partnerships & Programs, Theatre Forward
5:30 Shuttles begin to depart from the hotel for McNichols Civic Center Building

Wednesday

8:00 - 9:30
Our Beloved Community: Collaborative grantmaking
Tower A
Organized by DéLana R.A. Dameron, founder, Black Art Futures Fund
Arts and Juvenile Justice Reform: Seeding systemic, sustainable change
Tower B
Organized by Susan Feder, program officer for the Performing Arts, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Kaile Shilling, executive director, Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network; and Shira Greenberg, founder and artistic director, Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts
Artists, Work, and Modern Economies
Tower C
Organized by Angie Kim, president & CEO, Center for Cultural Innovation
Activista: Latinx artists in the age of protest
Tower D
Organized by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, program officer, Ford Foundation
9:30 - 10:00 Break
9:30 - 11:30 Breakfast Plenary