Altarum Institute and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation have released a report detailing the economic impact of racism, and the benefits of advancing racial equity as the demography of our nation changes.
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The National Endowment for the Arts announces the expansion of its landmark arts partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense to bring art therapy to military patients at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital’s satellite center of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Max Fisher pens a comprehensive article on the story of the recently discovered art stash in Germany:
From the Arts for LA website:
From Tamar Lewin at the New York Times:
The latest post from Angie Kim’s blog, Private Foundations Plus:
ArtPlace America recently began taking applications for 2014 Innovation Grants. At the end of the 2013 grantmaking cycle, proposal notes were analyzed to pull out the most common questions driving the recommendations of reviewers with the intention to provide future prospective grantees with tools that bolster their ability to develop strong creative placemaking ideas and craft more robust proposals. A set of important questions are discussed here to help with the crafting of proposals.
From the HowlRound blog, an essay from Todd London, author of The Artistic Home:
The seven-part video conversation “Dinner-Vention at Djerassi” is now available. Hosted by Barry Hessenius, the dinner gathers a large group of thinkers to dine and converse. Guests include:
- Salvador Acevado, Contemporenea
- Tamara Alvarado, School of Arts & Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza
- Kimberly Howard, Oregon Cultural Trust
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- Lex Leifheit, SOMArts
- Clayton Lord, Americans for the Arts
- Nina Simon, Snata Cruz Museum of Art and History
- Devon Smith, Three Spot
- Kristin Thomson, Future of Music Coalition
- Margy Waller, Topos Partnership and Art on the Streets
- Meiyin Wang, Public Theatre's Under the Radar Festival
- Laura Zabel, Springboard for the Arts
Lori Pourier—an Oglala/Mnicoujou Lakota from South Dakota and the president of First Peoples Fund, as well as a former member of the GIA Board of Directors—is the recipient of the 2013 Women’s World Summit Foundation Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life. She is one of 10 laureates to receive the award this year, and the only honoree from the United States.