Education Week magazine will host a webinar on Tuesday, February 19 titled Art and the Common Core. Presenters are Susan M. Riley, expert in arts integration, curriculum innovation and resource development specialist, Anne Arundel County public schools; and Lynne Munson, president and executive director, Common Core.
GIA Blog
Posted on February 11, 2013 by Steve
The GRAMMY® Foundation and The Recording Academy are partnering to present their first-ever Music Educator Award to recognize music educators for their contributions to our musical landscape and their positive influence on their students' musical experiences. The nomination process is open now and the deadline for nominations is April 15, 2013.
Posted on February 11, 2013 by Tommer
There has been some interesting and thoughtful conversation around the topics of diversity, change, and funders' roles and expectations, of late.
Posted on February 9, 2013 by Steve
With extraordinarily widespread destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, grantmakers across the country will be looking to help with the cleanup and rebuilding.
Grantmakers in the Arts is aggregating resources and information for funders and others interested in supporting hurricane recovery efforts. Our goal is to serve as a conduit for information for our members and constituents.
GIA Members and Others Providing Emergency Funding
Posted on February 9, 2013 by Tommer
“With the hundreds of artists foundations already existing in the U.S. and many more to be formed by the wealthiest generation of artists ever, their legacies will become among the most important not-for-profit institutions to directly support the arts.”
Posted on February 8, 2013 by Steve
From Andre Bouchard at Technology in the Arts:
The Pew Research Center recently did a survey and report about how various arts organizations use technology including the internet, social media, and mobile technology. The report confirms that the arts are adapting to the overwhelming saturation of technology, particularly the internet and social media, and are venturing into deeper levels of engagement such as blogs, podcasts, and educational content.
Posted on February 4, 2013 by Abigail
Throughout February our photo banner will feature organizations and individuals supported by the Rozsa Foundation, a family foundation located in Calgary. The foundation's broad strategic categories include building administrative capacity in arts organizations, supporting the arts and arts education, and positively influencing public opinion of and support for the arts.
Posted on February 4, 2013 by Abigail
Are you a new member of Grantmakers in the Arts, or curious if a GIA membership is right for your organization? Registration is still open for the free Web Conference Introduction to GIA Membership, scheduled for Tuesday, February 5 at 11:00 PST, 2:00 EST. Please join GIA staff for a brief overview of GIA programs and the benefits of membership for arts funding organizations of all shapes and sizes. Q&A will follow.
Posted on February 3, 2013 by Steve
Talia Gibas reexamines the NCRP report “Fusing Arts, Culture and Social Change” for the Createquity blog. Discussion naturally ensues.
“Fusing” contains a number of such arguments – about the role of philanthropy and of art in society – that are more values-driven than data-driven. In many cases those values align with my own. I believe, for example, that the arts provide concrete social benefit beyond simple aesthetic pleasure. I believe that all members of our society do not have equal access to that benefit, and that is a problem the private funding community can and should address. “Fusing” does a very good job of affirming those beliefs for me, both by calling attention to organizations doing some very compelling work with arts and social change, and by raising important questions about the extent to which entrenched inequities in early arts philanthropy continue to the present day.
Posted on February 2, 2013 by Steve
A new guide aims to provide information, tips, best practices, and tools for arts education in the state of Washington. smARTS for Students was developed through a partnership of ArtsEd Washington, a nonprofit organization dedicated to systemic change in arts education, and the Washinton State PTA.