Relive the 2019 GIA Conference: Cary Morin

Singer/songwriter and Crow tribal member Cary Morin took the stage at the 2019 GIA Conference in Denver, Colorado. Cheryl Zimlich, executive director of Bohemian Foundation, introduced Morin. Watch the video.

Support for Individual Artists Committee – GIA Welcomes New Members

GIA is pleased to announce 7 new members to the Support for Individual Artists (SfIA) Committee. GIA members have been working together to promote and improve funding for individual artists for more than 20 years. Welcome!

Tomorrow! A Trip Down Memory Lane: Activism, Culture, and the Individual Artist

Support for artists have a long and varied history in the United States. While much has changed, there remains a large space for understanding what it takes to be an artist today and to support an artist today. Join us and our partners, New York Grantmakers in the Arts (NYGIA) for this summit, hosted by Philanthropy New York, tomorrow to hear from folks in the field as we explore conversations about artistic freedom, censorship, activism, and decency standards, and the role philanthropy plays.

Presenters include Suzy Delvalle, Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Miguel Luciano, Liza Jessie Peterson, and Dread Scott. Details and registration here.

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

In the upcoming Winter 2020 edition of the GIA Reader, the latest edition of GIA’s funder snapshot will include “Foundation Grants to Arts and Culture, 2017,” based on the most recent completed year of Candid. data, and “Public Funding for the Arts, 2019,” prepared by the National Assembly of State Art Agencies (NASAA).

Join us on February 11 to hear from Reina Mukai (Candid.), Ryan Stubbs (NASAA), and Patricia Mullaney-Loss (NASAA). Details and registration here.

“Unequal Distribution of Cultural Resources is a Real Challenge to Social Justice”

Philanthropists and collectors Bridgitt Evans and Charlotte Wagner have joined forces to support small cultural organizations “beyond the art world’s power centers,” as Artsy recently reported…

The Devastating Fire at the Museum of Chinese in America Archive and Chinatown Cultural Organizations

The fire that broke Thursday night at a building in Chinatown where the Museum of Chinese in America stored most of its acquisitions, destroyed much of the institution's archive, officials said on Friday evening, as media outlets like The New York Times reported…

Rethinking How Foundations Measure Success: Can Data-Driven Evaluation Hurt Equity?

A recent Chronicle of Philanthropy article reports that advocates say “foundations should rethink the way they measure success if they want to achieve progress”…

Exploring the Role of Power in Culture

As part of a series of public talks, The New York Review of Books and David Zwirner Books held in September a discussion about the role of power within the cultural sphere…