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Member Spotlight: Sonos
For the month of February, GIA’s photo banner features organizations supported by Sonos. Founded in 2002 in Santa Barbara, Sonos is a global technology company that makes wireless speakers and supports quality music education. Read about Sonos here.
Call for Sessions: 2019 GIA Conference
Grantmakers in the Arts is currently seeking session proposals for the 2019 GIA Conference, to be held October 13-16 in Denver, Colorado. The GIA Conference is the largest annual convening of arts funders and the most comprehensive opportunity for our colleagues in the field to learn from each other. We greatly value the experience, ideas, and programs that members share with each other and the field at large. GIA members are invited to propose conference sessions on our website.

Proposals must be submitted by March 20 at 5pm EDT. To submit your proposals, or for more information, visit our Call for Sessions page.
Join the Support for Individual Artists Committee
The Support for Individual Artists Committee is seeking new committee members. To learn more about the committee, express interest, or recommend a colleague, please complete the nomination form by Friday, February 15!
Relive the 2018 GIA Conference: Poet Joyce Lee
GIA 2018 Conference: Joyce Lee
Joyce Lee, an Oakland-native writer, poet, storyteller, performer and educator, performs her captivating work at the 2018 GIA Conference on Monday, October 22. Watch the video.
“GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture” Webinar
In the upcoming Winter 2019 edition of the GIA Reader, the latest edition of GIA’s annual funder snapshot will include “Foundation Grants to Arts and Culture, 2016,” based on the most recent completed year of Foundation Center data, and “Public Funding for the Arts, 2018,” prepared by the National Assembly of State Art Agencies. How have things changed since the last GIA funder snapshot in April 2018, and what can we look forward to for 2019?

“GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture” will be held Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at 2:00pm EST / 11:00am PST. Details and registration available here.
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News from the Field
Partnership Will Lead to the Institute of American Indian Arts’ New Research Center
A new research center the Institute of American Indian Arts, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, seeks to create will get support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, reported The Associated Press…
A Fellowship for Social Justice Leaders
The Kellogg Foundation’s Community Leadership Network, that seeks to promote racial equity and get people involved in the communities where they live, includes in its most recent class from tribal leaders to a dentist, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Field Foundation Launches Programs Geared Towards a More Racially Equitable Chicago
Thinking about diverse leaders that need support to climb the leadership ladder and journalists and storytellers of color that deserve more visibility, the Field Foundation launched two new programs, supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, to help make Chicago more racially equitable…
MoMA to Close and Reconfigure its Galleries to Focus on Women and Overlooked Artists
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will close for four months, from June 15 to October 21, “to reconfigure its galleries, rehang the entire collection and rethink the way that the story of modern and contemporary art is presented to the public,” reported The New York Times

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