GIA Blog

On September 14, The Washington Times published an editorial titled “Inartful Politics” that contains many inaccuracies and fabrications. It was originally posted on its The Water Cooler blog and was preceded by a number of other blog posts by the … Continue reading →

Does education in the arts transfer to seemingly unrelated cognitive abilities? Researchers are finding evidence that it does. Michael Posner argues that when children find an art form that sustains their interest, the subsequent strengthening of their brains’ attention networks … Continue reading →

In the work done by Helicon Collaborative this spring for NW area funders and for GIA’s summer Reader, Holly Sidford reported that grantees wanted arts funders to provide leadership. One of the areas where leadership is needed most, in my opinion, is in management evaluation and development for grantees. As I wrote last week, we are a field with no certification or degree requirements for management.

NYFA Current, one of the oldest and respected publication serving artists nationally is looking for support to continue publishing. Since the recession hit nearly a year ago, NYFA Current has been at the forefront of reporting on how artists have … Continue reading →

The Pittsburgh Foundation is broadening its grantmaking — delving into the environment and advocacy — so it can become more of a community leader. Read more

The Allentown Art Museum hung an empty frame in its lobby on Wednesday and will leave it there to draw attention to what the museum would look like if drastic cuts are made to the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts … Continue reading →

The Bush Foundation announced today that Nancy Fushan will be leaving her position as Senior Program Officer, effective September 18, 2009. “As the Foundation continues its shift from traditional grantmaking to the partnership-based methodology of our new strategy, our staffing … Continue reading →

‘THE FOUNDATION’ premieres today, September 13 on Showcase. Here’s the trailer! And here’s the blog.

Andrew Taylor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has made an inspired leap with his course ‘Arts Enterprise: Art as Business as Art,’ by offering audio files of parts of the course presentation to the general public free on iTunes University. … Continue reading →

The Kennendy Center promoting its arts management program is a bit of a rehash, but the comments that follow Kaiser’s editorial are an eye-opener if you’re feeling isolated or out-of-touch with what the folks in the street are thinking. Read … Continue reading →