The House and Senate on Thursday passed a budget increase for the National Endowment for the Arts and for the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Interior Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2010 sets budgets for each agency at $167.5 … Continue reading
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Posted on October 28, 2009 by Ian David Moss
It’s been a pleasure covering the 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference for you all, and I hope you’ve enjoyed getting a glimpse into sessions you may have missed or the conference as a whole (if you didn’t have the … Continue reading
Posted on October 28, 2009 by admin
Bolder Giving is offering a series of free hour-long telehone conversations with remarkable individual dnors. Founded by GIA member Anne Ellinger ( Zing Foundation), the first conversation will be with Mike Schaefer, the surviving life partner of an early Microsoft … Continue reading
Posted on October 27, 2009 by Janet
Diane Ravitch suggests three simple ways to provide the kind of education a parent wants for their child. Seems so simple. Maybe it’s time to simplify our approach to education reform… Well, I certainly agree with you that all kids … Continue reading
Posted on October 27, 2009 by Tommer
The closing keynote at the 2009 GIA conference in Brooklyn has generated some diverse responses. Jacqueline Trescott in the Washington Post Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune David Ng in the LA Times Arts Beat in the New York Times … Continue reading
Posted on October 27, 2009 by Tommer
Check out this new site about the framework was developed by the Cultural Policy Working Group created on May 12th, 2009, following a White House Briefing on Art, Community, Social Justice, National Recovery. This Framework offers five concepts that hold … Continue reading
Posted on October 27, 2009 by Tommer
Despite its preoccupation with the economy, health care, two wars, and other pressing matters, the administration has already shown a real appreciation for the arts. Its White House performance programs are welcoming the diversity of American culture to the “People’s … Continue reading
Posted on October 27, 2009 by Tommer
High school graduation rates and access to arts education are closely linked, according to a new study of New York City public high schools released today by The Center for Arts Education. The report — titled “Staying in School: Arts … Continue reading
Posted on October 25, 2009 by Tommer
Just in case you missed it. Check out reports by Ina David Moss from GIA’s 2009 conference right next door.
Posted on October 25, 2009 by Ian David Moss
Wednesday morning, a crush of arts funders, news media, and video crew crowded along with your friendly blogger host for the final GIA Conference event: a speech by Rocco Landesman, the recently appointed chairman of the National Endowment for the … Continue reading