Next Week! “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.

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.

Arts & Culture Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy: GIA report alert!

“Solidarity not Charity,” a report on arts and culture grantmaking in the solidarity economy goes live tomorrow, March 24! Stay tuned to #GIArts for the report commissioned by GIA and written by Nati Linares and Caroline Woolard. The report is made possible with funding by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, and the Barr Foundation.

“Advancing Art & Advocacy: Abolition opportunities in juvenile detention” webinar

The Art for Justice Fund, a five-year initiative established by Agnes Gund, is disrupting mass incarceration by funding artists, youth activists, and advocates working together to reform our criminal justice system. Joining us in our webinar on April 27 are Shaun Leonardo (artist and performer); Margaret Morton (Ford Foundation); Hernán Carvente Martinez (Youth First Initiative); Mark Strandquist (Performing Statistics); and Risë Wilson (Art for Justice Fund) to discuss the program structure, what they learned, and why it is so crucial for art funders and justice funders to collaborate to disrupt and illuminate the inequitable laws and practices that drive mass incarceration and juvenile detention, and disproportionately impact ALAANA communities. Details and registration here.

To renew your Grantmakers in the Arts membership, click here.

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“A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities”

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