by Ken Grossinger (bio), chairman, CrossCurrents Foundation The NCRP report is striking in the stark display of inequity it outlines. And the press coverage the report received was significant, fueling further interest in creating baselines for measurement and ideas for … Continue reading
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Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin
by Carol Bebelle (bio), co-founder and executive director, Ashe Cultural Arts Center Private foundations, convinced of the need to expand their reach to community-based organizations that serve marginalized communities, should begin with a two-fold strategy (1) Altering their guidances to … Continue reading
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by Barbara Schaffer Bacon (bio), co-director, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts GIA asks, “What can private foundations learn from public funders who are working with marginalized communities?” I think public support programs, some old, and some more current have … Continue reading
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Steve
ArtsBeat at The New York Times reports:
Adrian Ellis, the executive director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, has told that organization’s board he will step down in early January.
“I’m coming up on five years,” he said in an interview. “I’ve had an absolute blast. Maybe I’m sort of restless.”
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Steve
The blog Cultural Equity Matters is covering the developments in the San Francisco Arts Commission problems surrounding the CEG program, including the announcement of Tom DeCaigny as the new Director of Cultural Affairs. Also see a personal response to the situation from Cora Mirikitani, President and CEO of the Center for Cultural Innovation.
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Tommer
As you may be aware, former GIA president Marian Godfrey recently announced her retirement after 23 years at the Pew Charitable Trusts. As part of her farewell celebration in Philadelphia today, GIA contributed a short video that we thought you might enjoy!
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Steve
On Tuesday, Grantmakers in the Arts launched the online Forum on Equity in Arts Funding. The forum will include posts from a great list of thought leaders and launched with entries from F. Javier Torres of the Boston Foundation, MK Wegman from National Performance Network, Jesse Rosen from the League of American Orchestras, and Aaron Dorfman from National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.
Today, the forum adds six new entries to the forum:
- Marta Moreno Vega, president and founder, The Carribean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute; adjunct professor, arts and public policy, Tisch School for the Arts, New York University
- Judi Jennings, executive director, Kentucky Foundation for Women
- Justin Laing, program officer, Arts & Culture Program, The Heinz Endowments
- Barbara Schaffer Bacon, co-director, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts
- Maria Rosario Jackson, senior research associate, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Urban Institute
- Holly Sidford, president, Helicon Collaborative
Visit the Forum today and join the discussion
Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin
by Holly Sidford (bio), president, Helicon Collaborative NCRP commissioned Fusing Art, Culture and Social Change to illuminate distribution patterns in foundation funding for arts and culture, and to encourage culture funders to allocate more of their resources toward directly benefitting … Continue reading
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by Maria Rosario Jackson (bio), senior research associate, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Urban Institute In recent conferences that have dealt with the topic of equity like this year’s Grantmakers in the Arts Conference and the PolicyLink Equity Summit … Continue reading
Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin
by Barbara Schaffer Bacon (bio), co-director, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts “Great art rewards sustained attention.” This simple theory comes from philosopher Marcia Muelder Eaton, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. In my personal experience, it is true. … Continue reading