A strikingly diverse group of arts funders gathered at the Pratt Institute Sunday morning for the Arts and Social Justice Preconference. GIA’s Arts and Social Justice Committee is a relatively new phenomenon; this all-day session represented only its third official … Continue reading
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Posted on October 18, 2009 by Ian David Moss
Live from New York, this is Ian David Moss reporting from the 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference, “Navigating the Art of Change.” The recession figures to play a big role in this year’s discussions, as funders grapple with how … Continue reading
Posted on October 12, 2009 by Tommer
The popular Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman Rush Tickets program returns for its third season. Thanks to a generous gift from Met Board member Agnes Varis and her husband, Karl Leichtman, two hundred orchestra seats are available for $20 for … Continue reading
Posted on October 7, 2009 by Tommer
This report focuses on how community philanthropies – community foundations, loan funds, and others – are using mission investing to address these fundamental inequities in their communities. The social inequities shaped by race, ethnicity, class, and gender and sexual orientation … Continue reading
Posted on October 7, 2009 by Tommer
What defines “fair use” in dance? Is it permissible to “borrow” choreographic devices if the movement is reinvented? If the dancers can’t execute the movement in the way it was originally intended, is there something interesting about that failure? If … Continue reading
Posted on October 6, 2009 by Janet
So it seems that the Big Government blog and Big Hollywood blog have been making big noise in the blogosphere about the NEA, the White House and artists. They have turned a small conversation to encourage “volunteerism in America” into a conspiracy of grants for political support. Of course, anyone who has any real working knowledge about the NEA knows how distorted and false these allegations are.
Posted on October 6, 2009 by Tommer
GIA’s Economic Turmoil and Change blog was originally conceived in early 2009 as a place to round up recession-related news and share information about the ways that funders were responding. That remains this blog’s focus, but as the year goes … Continue reading
Posted on October 6, 2009 by Tommer
As much as I dislike increasing their web stats by publishing the links, it is worth reading what the far right is saying about the arts (now including arts funders), and the Obama administration this week. – Tommer Michael van … Continue reading
Posted on October 6, 2009 by Tommer
“White Gold,” the ragged musician turned rock god thanks to the transformational powers of milk is back in the spotlight. Today, White Gold launches his very own rock opera, Battle for Milkquarious, and the White Gold Milkdonkulous Giveaway … Continue reading
Posted on October 2, 2009 by Tommer
Today (10-2-09) an ambitious, first-of-its-kind National Summit on Arts Journalism takes place 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (PDT) at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. The summit will be streamed live at www.najp.org/summit and simulcast … Continue reading