A Spotlight on the Harlem Renaissance in Black History Month
This week we are spotlighting our own backyard where the historic Harlem Renaissance blossomed. We celebrate the great art and accomplishments of the Harlem Renaissance period by showcasing Aaron Douglas’s piece, Charleston (1928). The piece illustrates the rich and blossoming American jazz culture of the 1920s and the vibrance of the Black community that was settling in the northern and midwestern states at that time. In this era, the famous Apollo Theater grew in notoriety as it became the first theater to center and amplify Black people on its stage. This continues today with the Apollo as a cornerstone of central Harlem, and as Nari Ward knows, a true “G.O.A.T.”
Detail of Douglas’s piece, Charleston. © Aaron Douglas, shared via Fair Use policies. Image courtesy of muhammadlewis.
Detail of Douglas’s piece, Charleston. © Aaron Douglas, shared via Fair Use policies. Image courtesy of muhammadlewis.
Arts @ The Intersection of Social Change: The latest President’s Blog
In his most recent President’s Blog, Eddie Torres writes about GIA’s work to share the value of arts and culture in social change efforts with the public sector and private philanthropy and to further integrate arts and culture into social change strategies toward realizing racial, intersectional, and economic justice.
Next Week! “GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture” Webinar
Join GIA’s first webinar of 2021 next week, on February 23, to hear from Reina Mukai (Candid.), Ryan Stubbs and Patricia Mullaney-Loss (National Assembly of State Arts Agencies) as they discuss the latest edition of GIA’s funder snapshot which will be available in the upcoming Fall/Winter 2020/2021 edition of the GIA Reader. They will share a summary of key findings and insights into what these findings reveal about the current arts grantmaking environment, as well as an introduction to what we can expect for the new year.
Details and registration here.
Details and registration here.
Renew your GIA Membership!
Please renew your Grantmakers in the Arts membership. With your partnership, 2021 promises to be a historic year. Click here.
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