Only One Week Left to Submit - Call for Sessions: 2018 GIA Conference

Grantmakers in the Arts seeks session proposals for the 2018 GIA Conference, to be held Sunday, October 21 through Wednesday, October 24 in Oakland, California. 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. Only one week remains to submit. Proposals are due no later than next Tuesday, March 20, at 5:00pm EDT.

Member Spotlight

This March, GIA is excited to feature Denver Arts & Venues in our monthly Member Spotlight. Click here to read about Denver’s local arts agency and its mission to amplify residents’ quality of life and economic vitality through cultural and entertainment opportunities.

New Podcast Series for Arts Advocacy Month

March is Arts Advocacy month and GIA is kicking off a new Arts Advocacy web series with a podcast featuring Grantmakers in the Arts President & CEO, Eddie Torres, Americans for the Arts Vice President of Government Affairs and Arts Education, Narric W. Rome, and Penn Hill Group Principal, Alex Nock. Together, they explore the question, “What now?” in discussion about the tax bill, arts advocacy efforts, and strategies for funders in the current national landscape. Click here to listen in!

“Arts Funding at Twenty-Five” Webinar

Released in the Winter 2018 GIA Reader, the report “Arts Funding at Twenty-Five: What data and analysis continue to tell funders about the field,” by Steven Lawrence, examines changing sources of support for arts and culture from the 1980s forward and the factors propelling those trends. A presentation of his findings offered by Lawrence will mark the beginning of the 2018 GIA Webinar Series. Lawrence will review key findings and highlight more recent funding data that suggest the arts are not keeping pace with other sectors. This webinar will be facilitated by GIA President and CEO Eddie Torres.

“Arts Funding at Twenty-Five” will be held on Tuesday, March 27, at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT.

Details and registration available here.

“GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture” Webinar

Published in the Winter 2018 edition of GIA Reader, the latest edition of GIA’s annual Arts Funding Snapshot includes “Foundation Grants to Arts and Culture, 2015,” based on the most recent completed year of Foundation Center data, and “Public Funding for the Arts, 2017,” prepared by the National Assembly of State Art Agencies (NASAA).

Join Reina Mukai, research manager for the Foundation Center, and Ryan Stubbs, research director for NASAA, for a summary of key findings, as well as insight into what these findings reveal about the current arts grantmaking environment. Session 2 of the 2018 GIA Webinar Series will take place on Tuesday, April 10, at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT.

Details and registration available here.

New from the GIA Reader

Published in the Winter 2018 edition of the GIA Reader, Ellen Schneider addresses the essential role creative voices have in supporting and even triggering social change in “How Do We Know If Creative Work Is Making a Difference?” She examines how storytellers foster new connections and create vehicles for action with communities. Schneider argues that when researching outcomes, introducing assessment into a grantmaker-grantee relationship requires respect and candor from everyone involved.

GIA Membership Renewal

If you still need to renew your GIA membership, you can now renew your GIA 2018 Membership online.

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