Grantmakers in the Arts

Grantmakers in the Arts is a national association of public and private arts funders - providing members with resources and leadership to support artists and arts organizations.

News

Aug 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

California Awards $9.7 Million to Actor Cheech Marin's Chicano Art Museum

Aug 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Philanthropic practice, in Racial Equity

Collaborative Funding Effort Launches the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund

Aug 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Community Arts

An Arts Bridge: A foundation's effort to raise money in the wake of arts funding cuts

Aug 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Racial Equity

A New Fellowship Focuses on CEOs of Progressive Philanthropic Institutions

Aug 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Indigenous Arts

A Look at Philanthropy's Underfunding of Native American Causes

Aug 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Community Arts, in Community Development

These Are This Year's Most Vibrant Arts Communities in America

Aug 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Endowments, in Art and Technology

Northwestern University Receives Grant for Work at the Intersection of Arts and Science

Aug 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Racial Equity

"Racial Equity Is the Core Issue Out of Which Everything Else We Do Flows"

Aug 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz

Member Spotlight: Walton Family Foundation

Jul 2018

by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Racial Equity

How to Write Your Cultural Equity Statement: Queens Council on the Arts shares some tips

Events

2018 GIA Conference

RACE, SPACE, AND PLACE

Oakland, CA | October 21– 24

GIA Webinar

New Horizons for Arts Education

Tuesday, August 14

GIA Webinar

Real and Not Real: The history of racialization in the United States

Tuesday, August 21

Highlights

Disaster Relief

Information and Resources for Arts Funders

Our hearts and thoughts are with the communities affected by recent hurricanes and wildfires. Grantmakers in the Arts has a page of resources for arts funders who may be seeking information. GIA has assembled a listing of resources for arts funders who may be seeking information.

See how you can help

Arts Funders Respond

Engaging the Political Climate

Grantmakers in the Arts understands that changes in the national political climate have impacted the arts and our communities. Arts Funders Respond is an opportunity to learn and share strategies, statements, news, and other resources to support arts grantmakers as they navigate and respond to the changing political landscape.

Explore the blog Arts Funders Respond

Recalculating the Formula for Success

Through interviews with sixteen leaders of public arts funders and united arts funds, Recalculating the Formula for Success, a report written by Steven Lawrence and published in the Summer 2017 edition of GIA Reader, documents the new ways that these funders are approaching their work, rethinking longtime practices, and adapting to changing environments.

Read the full report

Media

Arts Advocacy Podcast Series

In February 2018, GIA introduced its first arts advocacy series hosted by GIA President & CEO Eddie Torres. The podcasts feature key stakeholders who speak to the “ins-and-outs” of advocacy from Capitol Hill to the grassroots organization and everything in between. Learn more about the type of impact you can make in arts advocacy by listening to one of the podcasts below.

ALL PODCASTS