Janet Brown to Step Down as Grantmakers in the Arts President & CEO
In a letter to members on Monday, Grantmakers in the Arts President & CEO, Janet Brown, announced that she will step down from her position at the end of 2017. Brown has been CEO of GIA since January 1, 2009.
“GIA is in a great position to move to another level of effectiveness, and I feel new leadership will do that best,” Brown explained. “It has been an honor to lead an organization that has such a passionate board, staff, and membership who believe in the power of artists and the arts to reflect and change us. Although I am leaving GIA, I am not leaving the field and am excited about the opportunities that may present themselves for my involvement.”
The board will conduct a national search for Brown’s replacement, led by incoming board chair Angelique Power, president of The Field Foundation of Illinois.
Read the press release.
“GIA is in a great position to move to another level of effectiveness, and I feel new leadership will do that best,” Brown explained. “It has been an honor to lead an organization that has such a passionate board, staff, and membership who believe in the power of artists and the arts to reflect and change us. Although I am leaving GIA, I am not leaving the field and am excited about the opportunities that may present themselves for my involvement.”
The board will conduct a national search for Brown’s replacement, led by incoming board chair Angelique Power, president of The Field Foundation of Illinois.
Read the press release.
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 GIA Members
GIA is pleased to introduce two new members that joined in November, Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation and The Peck Foundation. Welcome!
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