Dance

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

When assessing the results of the work of arts organizations, do we measure the right things? Can we measure whether the art itself is good? This continues a dialogue that began in GIA Reader, Vol. 17, No. 3.

Bruce Sievers, Skirball Foundation; Diane Ragsdale, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (co-presenters, moderators); Suzanne Callahan, Dance USA (interlocutor).

Creative Vitality in Oregon 2006

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2007, 17 pages. Oregon Arts Commission, 775 Summer Street NE, Suite 200, Salem, Oregon 97301, (503) 986-0082

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

A conversation between essayist John Rockwell and Linda Breneman (Breneman Jaech Foundation) about cultural patronage today, from the perspectives of a journalist and an individual donor. Funders with varying relationships to living patrons, donors' estates, and philanthropic institutions chime in on how risky, enduring art is—or might be—supported.

The Effective Exit

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2007, 27 pages. Grantcraft, The Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017, (212) 573-4879, www.grantcraft.org
PDF online: www.grantcraft.com

Leadership Transition

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

Are we helping nonprofits prepare themselves for the challenges of future leadership transition?

Jennifer Hill, Ruth Mott Foundation (moderator); Lauren Renee Hayes, Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund; Lisa Mount, Alternate ROOTS (interlocutors).

Foundation Giving Trends

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2007, 104 pages. The Foundation Center, 79 5th Ave, NY, NY, 10003, (800) 424-9836, www.foundationcenter.org

What Else is New?

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2007, 7 pages. The William Penn Foundation, Two Logan Square, 11th Floor, 100 North 18th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 988-1830, www.williampenfoundation.org

The Performing Arts Center in 2032

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2007, 11 Pages. Americans for the Arts, One East 53rd Street, Second Floor, NY, NY 10022, (212) 223-2787, www.americansforthearts.org

The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

In June 2007, the Broward Cultural Division and the local arts incubator, ArtServe, Inc., implemented the first "The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute" (AEI) in South Florida. Presented on four consecutive Saturdays, the AEI offered eighteen classes during three full-day sessions and an extra half-day Business Plan Clinic on the final Saturday.