Grantmakers in the Arts’ Newest Member

GIA is pleased to introduce our newest member, Canvas. Welcome!

Call for Sessions: 2021 GIA Conference

Grantmakers in the Arts is currently seeking session proposals for the 2021 GIA Conference, to be held November 7-10 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 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.

Proposals must be submitted by April 28 at 5pm EDT. To submit your proposals, or for more information, visit our Call for Sessions page.

“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.

GIA Reader Available Now

The Fall 2020/Winter 2021 issue of the GIA Reader (Vol. 31, No. 3) is available online. This issue will be our last for the year as we pause for a reimagination and redesign process that will be fully online. See you in Winter 2022 for our new and improved look! Explore the issue here.

A Report on Corporations Financing Racial Equity

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NDN Collective announced recently that the charges against Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective President and CEO, and all other Land Defenders arrested on July 3 in the Black Hills will be dropped…

A Collaborative Fellowship Offers a Model for Arts Philanthropy by Working Together

“How can we support artists across the country, keeping in mind that each community presents a unique set of circumstances? The answer is simple, yet often overlooked: we do it together”…