On the Passing of Ebony McKinney

GIA gratefully remembers the thoughtful contributions of Ebony McKinney, San Francisco Arts Commission, who served on the Individual Artists Support Committee until her untimely passing on July 29, 2017.

GIA Individual Artists Support Committee

Ce Scott-Fitts (Co-chair)
Arts Development Director, South Carolina Arts Commission

Celeste Smith (Co-chair)
Senior Program Officer for Arts and Culture, The Pittsburgh Foundation

Stephanie Atkins
Director of Local Programs, National Performance Network

Kesha Bruce
Artist Programs Manager, Arizona Commission on the Arts

Ryan Deal
Chief Creative Economy Officer, Creative Greensboro

Alicia Ehni
Program Officer, NYFA Learning, New York Foundation for the Arts

Allyson Esposito
Executive Director, Northwest Arkansas Council, Arts Service Organization

Adriana Gallego
Executive Director, Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona

Tatiana Gant
Executive Director, Montana Arts Council

Indira Goodwine
Program Director, Dance New England Foundation for the Arts

Adriana Griño
Program Officer, Kenneth Rainin Foundation

Paige Heurtin
Operations Director, Alternate ROOTS

Lisa Hoffman
Executive Director, Alliance of Artists Communities

Christiane Leach

Laura Matalka
Program Manager, Native Arts and Cultures

Erica Mohan
Grants Management Specialist, Broward Cultural Division

Debbie Ng
Program Officer, San Francisco Arts Commission

Lillian Osei-Boateng
Program Manager for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Denise Pate
Director of Community Investments, San Francisco Arts Commission

Laura Poppiti
Grants Program Director, Center for Cultural Innovation

Adriana Rios

Sara Slawnik
Director of Programs, 3Arts

Lauren Slone
Director of Grants and Research, MAP Fund

Robert Smith III
Program Officer, Thriving Cultures Program Surdna Foundation

Anna Tragesser
Artist and Community Services Manager, Indiana Arts Commission

Lu Zhang
Director of Initiatives, United States Artists

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In this first of a three-part discussion, we are joined by Susan Feder, Adam Fong, and Maurine Knighton, as they discuss the Racial Equity Coding Project, why it was started, their experience with the earliest iterations of the coding measures, and how their reflections will inform steps forward.

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