Call for Sessions: 2017 GIA Conference
Grantmakers in the Arts is currently seeking session proposals for the 2017 GIA Conference, to be held Saturday, October 28 through Tuesday, October 31 in Detroit, Michigan. The GIA Conference is the largest annual convening of arts funders and the most comprehensive opportunity for our colleagues in the field to learn from each other. We greatly value the experience, ideas, and programs that members share with each other and the field at large. GIA members are invited to propose conference sessions on our website. Proposals are due on Wednesday, March 29 at 5 p.m. PDT.
February Webinar: Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act
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. With the new Administration in office, there are many new questions about the future of public education in the US and how the implementation of ESSA, including the provisions integrating the arts, will unfold. In the next GIA webinar, Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act in Your State and Local Community, Alex Nock from Penn Hill Group will discuss the most up-to-date developments with ESSA implementation and arts education
policy and how funders and organizations working at the local level can advocate for providing all students with equitable access to a well-rounded education. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, February 28 at 1pm EST / 10am PST.
Funder Forum on Arts in Medicine
The Funder Forum on Arts in Medicine will be held 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.
New GIA Members
GIA is pleased to introduce five new members that joined in January, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Christel DeHaan Family Foundation, Jubilation Foundation, Virginia Beach Office of Cultural
Affairs, and Kathryn Wanlass Charitable Foundation. Welcome!
The California Arts Council has announced that Director Craig Watson will step down from his role with the agency effective April 2017…
Laura Zucker, executive director of Los Angeles County Arts Commission and current GIA board member, was recently interviewed alongside Romina Boccia of The Heritage Foundation about the motivations and potential impacts of eliminating federal funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting…
After contentious confirmation hearings, protests across the country and two rounds of voting, Betsy DeVos cleared the first hurdle in her path to becoming secretary of education on Tuesday with a party-line vote…
Recent research published by Barry Hessenius provides an overview of state arts advocacy in the US…
