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August 18 Web Conference on Racial Equity
Advancing Racial Equity in Arts Philanthropy will be presented on August 18. GIA Racial Equity Board Committee chair Maurine Knighton, senior vice president for grantmaking at the Nathan Cummings Foundation, will begin this session by sharing what GIA has been and is working on towards racial equity in arts philanthropy. Then, Kelly Brown, director of the D5 Coalition, will discuss the coalition’s research on diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DEI) in philanthropy; identify areas in DEI where the field of philanthropy is still lagging; and share what other grantmaking networks are doing to tackle these issues.
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Quetzal to Perform for LA Conference
Quetzal
The band Quetzal is a Grammy® Award-winning East LA Chican@ rock group whose political vision is based in social activism, feminism, and the belief that there is radical potential in expressive culture. During the past two decades, the musical force of Quetzal has created a unique cultural platform that has sounded against conditions of oppression and marginalization. The ensemble is influenced by an East LA rock soundscape composed of Mexican ranchera, cumbia, salsa, and others.

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New from the GIA Reader: Report on the AEFC Forum by Margaret Hasse
GIA Reader, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Summer 2015)
What’s the Big Idea in Arts Education? Advocacy for an Equitable and Just Mission, authored by Margaret Hasse, summarizes the happenings and provides key takeaways from the AEFC Forum Every Child, Every School that was held in May of 2015.
New GIA Members
GIA is pleased to introduce two new members that joined in July, The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg and The Kimball Foundation. Welcome!
Arts Council of New Orleans
News from the Field
D5 Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of ADA Law
Over the past few months, D5 has joined other champions of diversity, equity, and inclusion in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) — landmark legislation that provides access and protections for those with disabilities…
As Development Boom Bubbles, Oakland’s Arts Scene Increasingly Troubled
From Eric K. Arnold, writing for Oakculture: Last January, when Mayor Schaff proudly preened in a Burning Man-style art car during her inauguration, hopes were high that art would become a priority. After all, Oakland’s much-ballyhooed cultural renaissance had brought national and even international attention to the city…
Mellon Foundation Releases the First Comprehensive Survey of Diversity in American Art Museums
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in partnership with the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) and the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), has announced the results of the first comprehensive survey to assess the ethnic and gender diversity of the staffs of art museums across the United States…
George Gund Foundation Appoints Jennifer Coleman as Senior Program Officer for the Arts
Coleman, an architect, has been president of her own design firm, Jennifer Coleman Creative LLC, since 2005. She founded CityProwl.com, a company that creates and distributes digital audio walking tours of Cleveland…

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