2020 Webinar Series
GIA’s webinars are designed for both emerging and experienced grantmakers with information and discussions that inform their day-to-day practices. These programs are free to members and available at a minimal charge to nonmembers. Past webinars have addressed topics including arts education, evaluations, support for individual artists, racial equity in arts philanthropy, and research relevant to the arts grantmaking field.
Arts and Health: Driving us towards stronger communities
Tuesday, October 27, 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT [PASSED]
- David Olawuyi Fakunle, Ph.D., artist, CEO, DiscoverME/RecoverME, adjunct faculty, University of Florida
- Tasha Golden, Ph.D., artist, senior Arts in Health Research Scientist, International Arts + Mind Lab, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Jamie Hand, director of Research Strategies, ArtPlace America
Responding to Movements: Narrative change and policy
Tuesday, September 15, 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT [PASSED]
- Holly Bartling, senior program officer, Building Voice and Power, General Service Foundation
- Julia Beatty, director, Black-led Movement Fund, Borealis Philanthropy
What’s the Forecast for Arts Education
Tuesday, August 18, 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT [PASSED]
- Alex Nock, principal, Penn Hill Group
- Kimberly Olsen, executive director, NYC Arts in Education Roundtable
- Bahia Ramos, director, Arts, Wallace Foundation
From Appalachia to Alaska: Supporting rural communities and individual artists
Tuesday, August 11, 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT [PASSED]
- Roy Agloinga, program officer, Rasmuson Foundation
- Stephanie Hyre, senior program officer, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
- Enzina Marrari, program officer, Rasmuson Foundation
- Thomas Watson, owner and executive director, Rural Support Partners
Coronavirus Response: Building a future that reimagines systems for justice
Tuesday, June 16, 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT [PASSED]
- Randy Engstrom, director, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
- Sharnita C. Johnson, program director, Arts, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
- Dana Kawaoka-Chen, executive director, Justice Funders
- Justin Laing, principal consultant, Hillombo, LLC
Reimagining the Economy with Innovative Support
Thursday, May 7, 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT [PASSED]
- Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D., executive director, Threewalls
- Angie Kim, president and CEO, Center for Cultural Innovation
- F. Javier Torres, program director of the Thriving Cultures program, Surdna Foundation
Reclaiming Narratives: Arts Advocacy and Cultural Policy
Tuesday, April 14, 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT [PASSED]
- Abby Levine, director, Bolder Advocacy, Alliance for Justice
- Favianna Rodriguez, co-founder and president, The Center of Cultural Power
Emergency Preparedness and Response: COVID19 and the arts ecosystem
Thursday, March 19, 4:00pm EDT / 1:00pm PDT [PASSED]
- DéLana R.A. Dameron, artist and founder, Red Olive Creative Consulting & Black Art Futures Fund
- Randy Engstrom, director, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
- James Hafferman, deputy director, CERF+
- Tanya Gulliver-Garcia, assistant director of Major Initiatives, Center for Disaster Philanthropy
- Laura Aden Packer, executive director, The Howard Gilman Foundation
- Mark Rossier, director of Grants, New York Foundation for the Arts
- Caitlin Strokosch, president & CEO, National Performance Network
- Eddie Torres, president & CEO, Grantmakers in the Arts
- San San Wong, director, Arts & Creativity, Barr Foundation
- Christine Yoon, senior program officer, Arts, Wallace Foundation and co-chair, NY Chapter of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture
Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 2:00pm EST / 11:00am PST [PASSED]
- Reina Mukai, manager, Global Projects & Partnerships, Candid.
- Ryan Stubbs, senior director of research, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
- Patricia Mullaney-Loss, research manager, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies