Arts Research

GIA members have often expressed an interest in providing resources for artists that go "beyond the check." Following is a list of web sites for organizations that provide useful information related to specific disciplines, funding, career opportunities, professional development, and other resources for artists.

To California's great Central Valley they have come from the highlands of Oaxaca, the cities of eastern Pakistan, the relocation camps of Thailand—political refugees and new immigrants from around the world aspiring to build a future for their children, grands, and greats.

For three days in October these new U.S. Americans gathered in Fresno's Tower District for their second Tamejavi Festival. Everyone was welcome; the historic Tower Theatre's marquis proclaimed, “Tamejavi: It's Still Free.”

Early in 2004, the Graduate Center of the City of New York convened ten small to mid-sized arts organizations to talk about what had happened to them in an experimental, internet-based project funded by the Ford Foundation. The ten, from across the country, are community-based cultural organizations; they share a commitment to emerging and experimental artists and art forms, and a commitment—equally firm—to their local or nearby communities. Despite their similarities of mission, the ten were not familiar with each other's work.

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.

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

2002, 165 pages. Published by Audience Insight LLC, PO Box 423, Southport, CT, 03890-0423, (203) 256-1616, info@audienceinsight.com, www.audienceinsight.com

Download Report: www.knightfoundation.org/research_publications/detail.dot?id=178183

2004, 48 pages. Published by Independent Television Service, 501 York Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, 415-35-6 8383, itvs@itvs.org , www.itvs.org, and Center for Social Media, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20036-801, 202-885- 3107, socialmedia@american.edu, www.centerforsocialmedia.org

October 2003, 142 pages, ISSN 1083-9836. Published by Symphony Orchestra Institute, PO Box 8619, Northfield, IL, 60093, 847-441-5037, information@soi.org, www.soi.org

Download pdf: http://www.soi.org/harmony/archive/16/index.shtml

2004, 11 pages. Published by Arts Research Digest, School of Humanities, Faculty Office Squires Building, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK, 44 (0)191 227 3894, www.arts-research-digest.com

Download pdf: www.ifacca.org/files/040527ResearchingArtists.pdf

October 2002, 103 pages. Published by The Western States Arts Federation, 1743 Wazee Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO, 80202, 303-629-1166, www.westaf.org

Download pdf: http://www.westaf.org/pdfs/ufsBook.pdf