Good morning: “And the beat goes on…………………” Wrap-Up: 3 to 4 day conferences are strange little experiences. None any more so than gatherings of arts leaders. Thrown together in one space, there is a usual breakdown in these things that … Continue reading
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Posted on October 21, 2010 by Arlene Goldbard
This is my sixth and final post about the Grantmakers in the Arts 2010 conference, where I was invited to take part as a live blogger. It was tremendous fun: I got to write morning, noon, and night, which is … Continue reading
Posted on October 20, 2010 by Andrew Taylor
The opening plenary of the Grantmakers in the Arts conference featured a fabulous performance by spoken word artist Marc Kelly Smith and the Speak’Easy Ensemble (Robbie Q. Telfer, Joel Chmara, Tim Stafford, Molly Meacham, and Dan Sullivan). Their task was … Continue reading
Posted on October 20, 2010 by Barry Hessenius
“And the beat goes on……………” Reflections: The CapitalizationProject will have to confront the thorny issue lying underneath the surface: the assumption that to get where the project seeks to go there will have to be, at least some wholesale restructuring … Continue reading
Posted on October 20, 2010 by Arlene Goldbard
On Tuesday, I attended a Grantmakers in the Arts conference presentation on “Participatory Arts and Community Health: Challenges and Opportunities,” organized by Amy Kitchener of the Alliance for California Traditional Arts. It began with presentations on exemplary projects braiding art … Continue reading
Posted on October 19, 2010 by Andrew Taylor
Joi Ito’s luncheon keynote yesterday keeps spinning in my head. The CEO of Creative Commons has been involved in many technology startups as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and part of his talk explored how innovation and invention is changing … Continue reading
Posted on October 19, 2010 by Barry Hessenius
Good morning. “And the beat goes on………………” Rocco’s Speech: The Chair of the Endowment’s activism to involve the agency on a number of front s seems to be working.. This morning he recounted successes in getting other federal departments and … Continue reading
Posted on October 19, 2010 by Arlene Goldbard
Joi Ito, founder and CEO of Creative Commons, was the luncheon speaker at Monday’s GIA meeting. His relaxed and likable presence comes across as realness personified. His low-key style gives me a sort of internal headshake. By the time Ito’s … Continue reading
Posted on October 18, 2010 by Andrew Taylor
There was some useful and difficult discussion today at the Grantmakers in the Arts conference. But two commonly commented assumptions are well worth a revisit. Continue reading
Posted on October 18, 2010 by GIA News
The conference in Chicago is being covered by an exceptional trio of bloggers, Andrew Taylor of The Artful Manager, Barry Hessenius of Barry's Blog, and Arlene Goldbard of Arlene Goldbard: Culture, Politics, and Spirituality. All three are posting daily, so check in now to keep up with what's happening in Chicago.