December Web Conference: Arts, Environment, and Place
The next GIA web conference, Arts, Environment, and Place, will be held on Tuesday, December 6 at 2pm EST / 11am PST. This session will discuss how funders can think about arts strategies to support place-based work that addresses environmental sustainability. Alexis Frasz will present Helicon Collaborative’s research on how culture is supporting environmental efforts in communities across the country and F. Javier Torres will discuss how ArtPlace America is connecting art with environment in its creative placemaking work.
New from the GIA Reader: What Will the Future Look Like?
In an article in the latest issue of the GIA Reader entitled “What Will the Future Look Like?: Generational Change in the Arts Sector,” Emiko Ono of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation discusses generational differences in the arts and culture workforce, from cultural values to working styles, and their implications on the future of arts leadership.
New GIA Members
GIA is pleased to introduce two new members that joined in October, Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts and Richmond Memorial Health Foundation. Welcome!
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