Traditional / Folk arts

October, 2004. Convened by the Alliance of California Traditional Arts, the Presidio, San Francisco, California

The lines between arts and environmental grantmaking often are sharply drawn. However, in the life of thriving communities, the two are integrally linked. As part of a roundtable discussion at last October's GIA conference, it was heartening to share vivid examples of how GIA members are exploring the intersections of environment and art.

The following remarks were presented at a symposium that was part of the 2004 Ars Electronica Festival: TIMESHIFT—The World in Twenty-Five Years. This festival for art, technology, and society was founded in 1979 and is held annually in Linz, Austria. Joan Shigekawa, associate director of Creativity and Culture at the Rockefeller Foundation, spoke on the final panel of the symposium, “TOPIA,” which was designed to “present scenarios around a wide variety of topics relating to art, technology, and society.

2004, 45 pages. Published by Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago, 1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Il 60637, 773-834-5995

Download pdf: http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/pdfs/grams_producing.pdf

2004, 51 pages. Published by Pew Internet & American Life Project, 1100 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20036, 202-296-0019, www.pewinternet.org

Download Report: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2004/Artists-Musicians-and-the-Internet.aspx

2004, 72 pages. Published by the Alliance for Artists Communities, 255 South Main Street, Providence, RI, 02903, 401-351-4320, www.artistcommunities.org

Download Report: http://www.artistcommunities.org/resource-library/publications/engaging-communities-lessons-learned

2004, 37 pages. Published by National Craft Emergency Relief Fund, 73 Main Street, #37, Montpelier, VT, 05602, 802-229-2306, www.craftemergency.org

This report offers the results of a nationwide survey undertaken by CERF to establish a snapshot of the state of crafts artists, and guide the future programs of the organization.

2004, 34 pages. Published by Arts Education Partnership, One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20001-1431, http://www.aep-arts.org

Download pdf: http://aep-arts.org/files/publications/OpportunitiesResearch.pdf

2004, 14 pages. Published by Nonprofit Finance Fund, 70 West 36th Street, 11th floor, New York, NY, 10018, 212-868-6710, www.nonprofitfinancefund.org

Download pdf: www.nonprofitfinancefund.org/docs/NMAI_WebVersion.pdf

July 2004, 76 pages. Published by Art in the Public Interest, P.O. Box 68, Saxapahaw, NC, 27340, 336-376-8404, info@communityarts.net, www.communityarts.net

Download Report: www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2004/08/can_report_the.php