Jeff Clarke, a senior advisor with The Giving Practice, Philanthropy Northwest’s consulting team, has been appointed CEO of Philanthropy Northwest effective January 2014. Prior to joining The Giving Practice, Jeff served as interim president and CEO of Council on Foundations and as vice president at Rasmuson Foundation in Alaska.
Grantmakers in the Arts
November 18, 2013 by Tommer
Jamie L. Bennett has been appointed Executive Director of ArtPlace America (ArtPlace), effective January 6, 2014, it was announced today by Rip Rapson, CEO of The Kresge Foundation and Chairman of the ArtPlace Presidents Council.
November 12, 2013 by Steve
A major new report from The Wallace Foundation examines the challenges of after-school arts programs in low-income neighborhoods. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with young people, their families, leaders of exemplary programs and others nationwide, this report offers some answers, including 10 principles for developing effective programming. The report's authorsDenise Montgomery, Peter Rogovin and Nero Persaudwill present their research in a free webinar on Thursday, November 14.
November 8, 2013 by Steve
If you missed the live or streamed video of the presentations from the National Innovation Summit for Arts & Culture in October, you can now watch video of those presentations (27 of them!) at the ArtsFwd website.
November 8, 2013 by Abigail
Images featured on the website throughout November and December were provided by GIA member Illinois Arts Council Agency. Created by the Illinois General Assembly in 1965, the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) is governed by a board of private citizens appointed by the Governor who are charged with developing the state’s public arts policy, fostering quality culturally diverse programs, and approving grants expenditures. Resources to support the Illinois Arts Council Agency are provided by the Governor and General Assembly of Illinois, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts.
November 8, 2013 by Steve
Altarum Institute and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation have released a report detailing the economic impact of racism, and the benefits of advancing racial equity as the demography of our nation changes.
November 8, 2013 by Steve
The National Endowment for the Arts announces the expansion of its landmark arts partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense to bring art therapy to military patients at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital’s satellite center of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence in Fairfax County, Virginia.
November 6, 2013 by Steve
Max Fisher pens a comprehensive article on the story of the recently discovered art stash in Germany:
In 2011, German investigators found more than 1,400 pieces of art, some by famous painters such as Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, in the Munich home of Cornelius Gurlitt, a discovery that was made public only this week with a German news report. Gurlitt's father had been an art collector during World War II, when much of Europe's art was confiscated by the Nazis or otherwise went missing. The Munich trove is historic in its own right but is also part of the continent's seven-decade rediscovery of an artistic heritage that is still recovering from the Nazis' efforts to wipe it out.