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Any enterprise can form a perfect setting for the human comedy. Generations of writers have drawn existential parables from offices, ocean liners, classrooms, farms, and operating theaters. But the philanthropic field seems especially rich—indeed, downright operatic. I think that’s because … Continue reading →

(10-13-10) Richard Kessler, Executive Director of The Center for Arts Education has a post in this afternoons Huffington Post making the case for Arts Education funding.

Read the post.

Kessler will be part of the conference session "Assuring Equitable Arts Learning in Urban K-12 Public Schools" on Monday afternoon, October 18, in Chicago.

(10-12-10) The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Pew Fellowships in the Arts announced last week the names of twelve new Fellows, each of whom will receive a $60,000 award. These "no strings attached" fellowships are provided over one-two years to artists in the five-county Philadelphia area. Artists working in a wide range of aesthetics and traditions are selected based on the merit of their work, dedication to their professional practice, and the potential impact of the fellowship on their subsequent creative endeavors.

(10-11-10) The Life Is Art Foundation, recently began to reap a new kind of financing, in the form of tall, happy-looking marijuana plants. Late this month, with some help from the sale of its first small crop, grown under California’s liberal medical marijuana laws, the group plans to present an inaugural exhibition on its land, of sculpture and installation work by more than 20 visiting artists — some of whom will have helped bring in the harvest.

(10-8-10) This week, The James Irvine Foundation announced $3.8 million in grants to twelve California Central Valley arts organizations. The grants represent the first year of the second phase of the foundation's Arts Regional Initiative, which funds actions (including strategic plan updates) by arts organizations to advance financial sustainability and to increase cultural participation from underrepresented communities.

(10-8-10) The Fall 2010 edition of GIA Reader was mailed earlier this week, so watch your mail for its arrival. It features research-focused articles by Steven Lawrence, Angela Han, Margaret Ayers, and Holly Sidford; an overview by John McCann of the Arts Education Thought Leader Forum, and much more (including poetry from Gwendolyn Brooks and Haki Madhubuti).

(10-8-10) The Web Conference “Arts Funding Update: New Trends and Assumptions” will take place today, Friday, October 8, at 11:00 AM PDT / 2:00 PM EDT. Three presenters will discuss the latest research in the field of arts funding: Steven Lawrence, director of research, Foundation Center, Holly Sidford, president, Helicon Collaborative, and Angela Han, director of research, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.

GIA is pleased to have three influential bloggers covering the 2010 conference; Andrew Taylor, Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, an MBA degree program and research center in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business and author of … Continue reading →

Former Director California Arts Council, President California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, and Executive Director of LINES Ballet. Author, consultant, blogger and public speaker. Barry published his work Hardball Lobbying for Nonprofits in 2007 (Macmillan & Company, New York). He … Continue reading →

A provocative independent voice for our times, Arlene Goldbard is a writer, social activist, and consultant who works for justice, compassion and honor in every sphere, from the interpersonal to the transnational. Arlene’s essays have appeared in such journals as … Continue reading →