NASA is raising awareness for its upcoming launch of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft with its Going to Mars project. The MAVEN spacecraft is scheduled for launch this November, to study the Red Planet's upper atmosphere; the craft will examine why Mars lost its atmosphere, and how that catastrophe affected the history of water there.
Grantmakers in the Arts
May 2, 2013 by Tommer
Longtime contributor to the GIA's Reader and conferences, Arlene Goldbard has published The Culture of Possibility: Art, Artists & the Future, and a second book, The Wave.
April 29, 2013 by Tommer
Twenty artists working in the fields of contemporary dance, jazz and theatre were announced today by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) as recipients of the 2013 Doris Duke Artist Awards. The purpose of the Doris Duke Artist Awards is to empower, invest in and celebrate artists by offering flexible, multi-year funding in response to financial and funding challenges that are both unique to the performing arts and to each artist.
April 26, 2013 by Tommer
As reported in Dance USA: Earlier this month the Merce Cunningham Trust released a case study detailing the extensive Legacy Plan crafted by the Cunningham Dance Foundation.
April 25, 2013 by Steve
Rebecca Thomas, Vice President at Nonprofit Finance Fund, has released an analysis of the 2013 State of the Sector Survey results with a focus on the arts and culture sector data:
Last month, Nonprofit Finance Fund released its fifth annual State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey, generously supported by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. Of the nearly 6000 respondents, more than 900 hailed from the arts and culture sector, representing 47 states.
The data provide a wealth of information about how arts and culture organizations are managing through an unprecedented time of economic and artistic flux. Current trends point to lasting changes in the way the sector operates and is funded. The arts specific survey results are available in their entirety here.
April 25, 2013 by Steve
From Rafu Shimpo:
David Mas Masumoto of Del Rey, a noted farmer and author, is now a member of the National Council on the Arts. Nominated by President Obama last June, he was confirmed in January, took the oath of office in February, and attended his first meeting in March. His six-year term expires in September 2018... He is a board member of the James Irvine Foundation and the Public Policy Institute of California and has served as chair of the California Council for the Humanities.
April 23, 2013 by Steve
The Smithsonian American Art Museum's EyeLevel blog interviews Phil Terry about Slow Art Day, an event he founded:
Slow Art Day is the annual event in more than 240 museums and galleries around the world with a simple mission: help more people discover the joy of looking at and loving art. This year participants show up on Saturday, April 27 at one of the participating museums and then look slowly, 5-10 minutes, at each of five pre-assigned works of art.
April 23, 2013 by Steve
CultureHive is a newly launched website that could help Arts and Culture funders discover and share best practice in cultural marketing. It features case studies, toolkits, research, articles and more. Resources have been sourced from across the UK and beyond – from cultural organisations, audience development agencies and consultants. As part of Arts Council England’s Audience Focus program, the website aims to make everything available to access and download for free.