A recent study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests that participation in cultural activities was significantly associated with good health, good satisfaction with life, low anxiety and depression scores in both genders, but more so with men.
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Posted on May 23, 2011 by Steve
NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and Blue Star Families Chairman Kathy Roth-Douquet today announced the second annual launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with more than 1,300 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011. Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families.
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Abigail
Alexis McGill Johnson completes her two-week tour as a guest writer on GIA's Talk Back blog with Black Male: Re-Imagined, a post on unconscious bias, its outcomes, and the work American Values Institute is doing to re-imagine perceptions of black men as they relate to public policy and discourse.
Posted on May 22, 2011 by Alexis
1 out of 3 boys born to African American families today will likely to go to jail. Black men are 8% of the population in the United States and comprise 3% of college undergraduates and 48% of prison inmates. 1 … Continue reading
Posted on May 21, 2011 by Steve
From Dana Goldstein, Columbia University School of Journalism:
With the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit kicking off (on May 17), I thought I'd do an overview of the state of K-12 education philanthropy.
The NewSchools Venture Fund is one of the founding institutions of "venture philanthropy," a school of charitable giving that borrows its ethos from the world of venture capital. Venture philanthropists seek out non-profits that pursue social change while embracing data-driven corporate accountability standards.
Posted on May 20, 2011 by Abigail
The Games for Change 8th Annual Festival will be in New York, June 20-22, at NYU's Skirball Center. Often referred to as “the Sundance of Video Games,” the Festival is the biggest gaming event in New York City. It brings together leaders from government, corporations, civil society, media, academia, foundations, and the gaming industry to explore the increasing real-world impact of digital games as an agent for social change. The Festival is also a showcase for some of the most innovative new games in production.
Posted on May 18, 2011 by Steve
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies maintains up-to-date information on the budget proposals affecting state arts agencies. This resource is available in .pdf form at www.nasaa-arts.org/Research/Funding/State-Budget-Center/FY12R&EProposals.pdf.
Posted on May 17, 2011 by Steve
Americans for the Arts latest State Arts Action Network bulletin, SAANbox, has updates on the situation with State Arts Agenciesan area of considerable drama these days, it seems. Yesterday's SAANbox includes news from many states including the heartland states of Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas, where the governor may veto funding put in place by a legislature dominated by his own party.
Posted on May 17, 2011 by Steve
The Lincoln Center's President Reynold Levy was on MSNBC this morning to discuss how arts organizations can thrive in a tough economy, and how Lincoln Center has managed to balance their budget every year.
Posted on May 17, 2011 by Alexis
This weekend in LA, I went to see Art in the Streets — the exhibit on graffiti and street art at the Museum of Contemporary Art — a brilliant meditation and documentation of graffiti as an art form from the … Continue reading