Elizabeth Quaglieri examines some recent endeavor at the intersection of art and technology for her post on Technology in the Arts:
Grantmakers in the Arts
Artspire.org, New York Foundation for the Arts’ (NYFA) online community for artists and arts organizations, presents The Profitable Artist in paperback, the first complete “how-to” guide to being a professional and profitable working artist. This handbook features techniques in the areas of strategic planning, financial management, marketing, fundraising, and legal issues including contract law and intellectual property.
The Council on Foundations today announced that Mark Bolgiano has joined its senior leadership team as vice president and chief information officer. The announcement came at a board meeting of the Technology Affinity Group (TAG), an organization of foundation technology leaders, which is in Charleston for its annual conference.
Please join us tomorrow, November 8, at 2:00 EDT/11:00 PDT for How To: An Overview of GIA's New Web Tools, an online presentation by Steve Cline, GIA's Web & Knowledge Manager, on the simple and effective set of collaborative tools developed by GIA to support both new and ongoing activities of GIA member groups.
American Dance Abroad is pleased to announce the launch of a series of programs to
strengthen the export of American dance. With a two-year grant of $175,000 from the
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, American Dance Abroad will focus on expanding
global visibility of American dance artists, encouraging relationship building between
American dance artists and their international counterparts, and facilitating opportunities
for international presenters/programmers to see American dance in live performance.
Ian David Moss follows his report on the GIA conference with a report on Beyond Dynamic Adaptability:
Greg Hanscom at Grist explores the philosophy of creative placemaking:
The latest installment of GIA's Talk Back blog continues with a second post by Vilcek Foundation staff. Anne Schruth, event and programs assistant, writes about the foundation's alignment of organizational mission and goals with strategies for providing support to individual artists. She writes:
In our efforts to spotlight the contributions of immigrant artists and scientists to U.S. society, we have also found that the work produced by the artists is only a piece of the story. It is, in part, the personal experiences of the featured foreign-born individuals that leave a lasting impression on the audience.