Grantmakers in the Arts

Colorado Symphony, Cannabis Industry, Find Harmony with Concert Series

April 29, 2014 by Steve

From Ray Mark Rinaldi, for the Denver Post:

The cultural revolution that is making marijuana part of everyday Colorado life conquers another established front Tuesday as the Colorado Symphony Orchestra announces a series of performances sponsored by the cannabis industry. The concerts, organized by pro-pot promoter Edible Events, will start May 23 with three bring-your-own marijuana events at the Space Gallery in Denver’s Santa Fe arts district and culminate with a large, outdoor performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 13.

April 28, 2014 by Steve

Funding for 39 projects undertaken by many of America’s most vital artists working in the fields of contemporary performance was announced today by the MAP Fund, a program of Creative Capital primarily supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, with additional support by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The MAP Fund, among the longest-standing nongovernment grants programs in the nation, has supported new works in performance that challenge the conventions of contemporary performance, particularly those that address issues of cultural difference in race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, generation or any other aspect of diversity since 1989.

April 28, 2014 by Steve

Over the course of five years, the National Endowment for the Arts brought together teams from 29 states to collaborate on ways to strengthen states’ arts education policies. The Education Leaders Institute Alumni Summit Report shares the significant findings of what the NEA, its partners, and eight participating alumni states learned together and how it informed the NEA’s arts education strategic plan.

April 24, 2014 by Steve in Arts Education

Since 1995, I have been a huge fan of A+ Schools based on Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences and using art specialist working with classroom teachers to develop joint curriculum. Here's a great video on how and why it works. Janet Brown, President & CEO

April 24, 2014 by Steve

The Cleveland-based Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, a research and advocacy service organization, documents the growing number of intersections between Cuyahoga County’s arts and culture sector and its health and human services sector in a new report, “Creative Minds in Medicine: A Cleveland Creative Intersection.” Kristin Puch, director of research and advancement for the Community Partnership writes that Creative Minds in Medicine will be a useful tool for those already doing work related to arts and health and to those of you who are interested in becoming involved in such work.

April 23, 2014 by Steve

Mark Yost, writing for Houston Business Journal:

On April 17, the Houston Symphony agreed to a new contract with its musicians. The symphony’s musicians will get a 2.85 percent annual raise under terms of the four-year deal, which will take their annual salary from $86,840 today to $97,240 during the 2017-18 season, the symphony said. The current contract was scheduled to expire Oct. 4. The Houston Symphony has 87 professional musicians, one of the largest performing arts organizations in Houston.

April 23, 2014 by Steve

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has announced the first-ever recipients of the Doris Duke Impact Awards and the third group of individuals to receive Doris Duke Artist Awards. Both awards are part of the Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards, a special ten-year initiative of the foundation to empower, invest in and celebrate artists by offering flexible, multi-year funding in response to financial challenges that are specific to the performing arts. Doris Duke Artist Award recipients receive $275,000, and Doris Duke Impact Award recipients receive $80,000.

April 23, 2014 by Steve

The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust in Vancouver, Washington, is pleased to announce Lorin Dunlop who joins the staff as Program Director beginning in late June. Dunlop comes to the Murdock Trust with a rich, diverse background in Arts & Culture, health, education and, most recently, coordinating the Oregon Criminal Justice grants program in public safety and offender re-entry. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she double majored in Art History and International Affairs.

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