From now through August 31, 2013, Future of Music Coalition, Fractured Atlas and the Artists’ Health Insurance Resource Center are joining forces with artist service organizations across the country to take the pulse of the artist community regarding access to health insurance via an online survey.
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Americans for the Arts and the National Lieutenant Governors Association presented Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon with the Public Leadership in the Arts Award for State Arts Leadership, which honors a public official who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the advancement of the arts at the state level.
Former GIA Board member Angie Kim posts to her new blog, Private Foundations Plus:
Rick Noguchi offers an explainer on the process that The James Irvine Foundation follows in grant selection for one arts program:
Scott E. Walters writes for the Daily Yonder:
The Chronicle of Philanthropy has a nice infograph to show how large companies gave in 2012, including their cash gifts, noncash giving, ways they encourage employee giving, and the causes they support. Follow links to a full report and updated information as well as a set of case studies on corporate giving.
From Mike Boehm, for the Los Angeles Times:
From Graydon Royce, writing for the Star Tribune:
From Mostafa Heddaya at Hyperallergic:
On Wednesday, July 10, 2013, President Barack Obama will present the National Medal of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals. The medals will be presented by the President during an East Room ceremony at the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama will also be in attendance. The National Medal of Arts is a White House initiative managed by the National Endowment for the Arts. Each year, the NEA organizes and oversees the National Medal of Arts nomination process and notifies the artists of their selection to receive a medal, the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence.
This event will also be live streamed at WH.gov/Live and an archive of the video will be available after the event on the White House YouTube page.