The Timeless Hope of Values and Mission
On her blog, Better Together, GIA’s president & CEO Janet Brown offers a moment of reflection and encouragement for arts funders in this time of transition: “In times of change and instability, there is also opportunity — opportunity to defend our values and more deeply assess whether those values are being implemented in our practice. A challenge lies in determining how our voices are used and to what end.”
Read the full blog post.
Read the full blog post.
Funder Forum on Arts in Medicine
GIA members are invited to the Funder Forum on Arts in Medicine on February 24 in Orlando, Florida. Informed by artists and medical professionals who have championed this work for decades, this forum will present current examples and future opportunities for funders interested in the restorative power of the arts. Thought leaders and funders will discuss effective ways to invest time, talent, and funding to professionalize the work of artists in healthcare and elevate the role of the arts as a vital service.
February Webinar: Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act
The next GIA webinar, Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act in Your State and Local Community, will be held on Tuesday, February 28 at 1pm EST / 10am PST. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) enacted in 2015 included several important arts education provisions that will systemically embed the arts into K–12 public education. In this session, Alex Nock from Penn Hill Group will discuss how the new Administration will implement these provisions. Nock will also discuss how funders and organizations working at the local level can use the opportunities provided in ESSA to advocate for the arts as a
systemic part of state education, including articulating state strategies for providing all students with equitable access to a well-rounded education.
New from the GIA Reader: Local Arts Agencies: Growing, Serving, Advancing
An article in the latest issue of the GIA Reader, “Local Arts Agencies: Growing, Serving, Advancing,” co-authors Randy Cohen, Graciela Kahn, and Michael Killoren discuss the results of the Local Arts Agency Census.
Video: IDEA LAB at the 2016 GIA Conference
Monday’s IDEA LAB at the 2016 GIA Conference featured presentations by innovative artists and thought leaders from the Minnesota arts community: Sarah Bellamy, co-artistic director of Penumbra Theatre; Mohamed Farah, co-founder of Ka Joog; and John Davis, founder and executive director of Lanesboro Arts. Watch the video.
A published report [from The Hill] that members of the Trump administration are considering sweeping budget cuts that include eliminating cultural agencies have left some arts leaders with a strong feeling of deja vu…
A recent blog post on The Huffington Post expresses the importance of equity as New York City works to create its first-ever cultural plan…
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is conducting a national survey to examine funding practices that advance nonprofit health…
