Relive the 2020 GIA Convening: BIPOC roundtables

BIPOC Roundtable discussions led by Luis Alejandro Tapia, were part of the 2020 GIA Virtual Convening, Power, Practice, Resilience: Remix’d. This graphic recording by the artist collective @Studio.Thalo reminds us of all the rich conversations and reflections began at last year’s convening as we eagerly prepare for the 2021 GIA convening in November. More soon!

Call for Nominations: GIA Board of Directors

Grantmakers in the Arts is accepting candidates to serve on our board of directors between now and March 29, 2021. Board members attend meetings three times per year in addition to the annual conference and are active in recruiting members, developing policies and the strategic direction of programs, and when appropriate, raising funds that support GIA’s service to the field. To access the nomination form, log in to your GIA Account and click on Board Nomination Form on the left sidebar of the account page. For additional assistance, please contact sylvia@giarts.org.

“Native Arts and Culture: Resilience, reclamation, and relevance” Webinar

In February 2020, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) co-hosted the first-ever gathering of the Native arts, cultures, and humanities field in collaboration with federal arts agencies. The big ideas that came out of the convening were compiled into a report that informs movement and mobilization around Native Arts leadership in arts philanthropy, rethinking funding methods and practices, and advancing partnerships in research and social justice.

Joining us on March 30 for a 75-minute webinar to discuss the report and explore action steps will be Lulani Arquette (NACF), Joy Harjo (US Poet Laureate, Muscogee (Creek) Nation), Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo / Harvard University Native American Program), and Clifford Murphy (NEA, Folk & Traditional Arts). Details 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.

In February 2020, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) co-hosted a first-of-its-kind gathering in Washington, D.C., with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). A report, produced by NACF, documenting the gathering and its main recommendations to strengthen the Native arts, cultures, and humanities field…

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will distribute $75 million in funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The NEA “will award funds to nonprofit arts organizations across the country to help these entities survive the forced closure of their operations in response to the spread of COVID-19,” reads the press release…

In “Keeping in Touch, Building Trust - A Funders Report from the Virtual Front Lines," Jennifer Negron, program officer at The Pinkerton Foundation, shares the importance of building relationships with the people and organizations they help fund and how the organization approached virtual “site visits” in the midst of the pandemic…

In a recent piece, Adam Fong, Program Officer in Performing Arts at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, reflects on a cluster of “adaptation grants” Hewlett put in place to help ensure Bay Area arts organizations “have sufficient resources to adapt to challenges both arising from and exacerbated by the pandemic”…