Alexis McGill Johnson completes her two-week tour as a guest writer on GIA's Talk Back blog with Black Male: Re-Imagined, a post on unconscious bias, its outcomes, and the work American Values Institute is doing to re-imagine perceptions of black men as they relate to public policy and discourse.
Grantmakers in the Arts
May 21, 2011 by Steve
From Dana Goldstein, Columbia University School of Journalism:
With the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit kicking off (on May 17), I thought I'd do an overview of the state of K-12 education philanthropy.
The NewSchools Venture Fund is one of the founding institutions of "venture philanthropy," a school of charitable giving that borrows its ethos from the world of venture capital. Venture philanthropists seek out non-profits that pursue social change while embracing data-driven corporate accountability standards.
May 20, 2011 by Abigail
The Games for Change 8th Annual Festival will be in New York, June 20-22, at NYU's Skirball Center. Often referred to as “the Sundance of Video Games,” the Festival is the biggest gaming event in New York City. It brings together leaders from government, corporations, civil society, media, academia, foundations, and the gaming industry to explore the increasing real-world impact of digital games as an agent for social change. The Festival is also a showcase for some of the most innovative new games in production.
May 18, 2011 by Steve
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies maintains up-to-date information on the budget proposals affecting state arts agencies. This resource is available in .pdf form at www.nasaa-arts.org/Research/Funding/State-Budget-Center/FY12R&EProposals.pdf.
May 17, 2011 by Steve
Americans for the Arts latest State Arts Action Network bulletin, SAANbox, has updates on the situation with State Arts Agenciesan area of considerable drama these days, it seems. Yesterday's SAANbox includes news from many states including the heartland states of Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas, where the governor may veto funding put in place by a legislature dominated by his own party.
May 17, 2011 by Steve
The Lincoln Center's President Reynold Levy was on MSNBC this morning to discuss how arts organizations can thrive in a tough economy, and how Lincoln Center has managed to balance their budget every year.
May 16, 2011 by Janet
I am furious. Is it too much to ask the greatest nation on earth to encourage learning in the arts and make it accessible to every child throughout their K-12 public education, taught by arts specialists and respected by decision-makers as a means to a creative life, workforce and engaged learner? Here’s the string of events that started the firestorm in my head last week:
May 16, 2011 by Steve
Louisa McCune-Elmore has been named as the new executive director of the organization. McCune-Elmore joins the Kirkpatrick Foundation after a thirteen-year tenure as editor in chief at Oklahoma Today magazine, where she garnered numerous awards and national recognition. She graduated from San Francisco State University in 1992. Her career, largely as a journalist and editor, has included work with such publications as Harper’s Magazine, George, Worth, and American Benefactor, a magazine dedicated to philanthropy.