A new digital publication from Public Art Forecast, FORWARD, recently released its first issue, How Artists Help Drive Better Public Health Outcomes, focused on public health and artists.
Grantmakers in the Arts
November 3, 2020 by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Arts and Social Justice
Coco Fusco writes in Hyperallergic that “equity won’t be achieved by a new biennial, another emerging artist of color survey, or a record auction sale by a Black artist.”
November 1, 2020 by Carmen Graciela Díaz
For the month of November, GIA’s photo banner features work supported by Alternate ROOTS.
October 28, 2020 by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Arts Education
The Education Commission of the States released a policy brief that "captures the discussion, insights and policy considerations that came out of a Thinkers Meeting with 11 experts in the arts education and juvenile justice fields. It builds on the report, “Engaging the Arts Across the Juvenile Justice System,” by providing examples for building sustainable, arts-based programming."
October 27, 2020 by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Arts and Social Justice, Racial Equity
In "The Quantum Nature of Black Revolutionary Theatre" part of Black Theatre Commons' A Call for Revolutionary Theatre 2020 series, Sage Crump discusses how quantum ideas "evident in nature and how our communities organize outside of government control, can support honing the practice of Black Revolutionary Theatre."
October 27, 2020 by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Racial Equity
A recent report describes tools that cultural districts can use to spur investment and create new revenue streams while protecting the local character and neighborhood identity.
October 22, 2020 by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Arts and Community Development
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Flamboyan Arts Fund announced their partnership on the Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) Puerto Rico program, which will provide two-year management training in strategic planning, fundraising, digital marketing, and resilience planning to 10 Puerto Rico-based arts organizations, according to the announcement.
October 20, 2020 by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Emergency Readiness, Response, and Recovery
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) recently announced the launch of the LACE Lightning Fund, a new regional regranting fund. For its inaugural round, the Lightning Fund will provide emergency relief grants for independent visual artists based in Los Angeles County who are experiencing financial hardship due to the severe economic impacts of COVID-19 on artists’ livelihoods and practices, according to the announcement.