Lessons from the Edge

The national crisis in state budgets has definitely had a dramatic impact on arts funding. In some states, the effect on state arts agency budgets has been devastating. But there are also success stories worth documenting and meaningful lessons to learn about case-making, collaboration, and coping with change in our current environment. This session will bring GIA members up to date on the latest developments in public funding across the country, detailing the scope and magnitude of changes in the states. The update will be followed by a facilitated discussion of key questions: What are the implications of these shifts in public funding? How do fluctuations in public and private resources affect each other? And what can state arts agencies – as collective grantmakers within the same funding ecosystem – glean from these challenges?

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