Grantmakers in the Arts’ Newest Members

GIA is pleased to introduce our newest members, International Association of Blacks in Dance and Castellano Family Foundation. Welcome!

From the GIA Archive

As GIA prepares to attend the Neighborhood Funders Group National Convening in St. Louis, the speech Ben Cameron delivered at the 2010 Council on Foundations Family Foundation Conference rings pertinent. Cameron points out the crucial role of arts to economic vitality, business success, and most importantly to a democratic pluralistic society. Cameron, now president of the Jerome Foundation and previously program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, addresses the importance of working together to promote a vibrant world and “nurture a more thoughtful, empathic and substantive, and yes, economically prosperous society.”

“Taking Things a Step Further: Strategic planning for ALAANA funding” Webinar

Last year, Tracie D. Hall, program director of culture at The Joyce Foundation; Bushra Junaid, outreach and development manager at Ontario Arts Council; and Dana Payne, program director at Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, joined us to discuss their efforts to close the racial gap in arts philanthropy through their respective programs. This year, they are back to take things a step further and discuss the various stages of the strategic planning process for ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) arts organizations. It is GIA’s belief that ALAANA individuals whose identities intersect with those of other “minority” social statuses often experience compounded mistreatment that is amplified by the interaction of race. We look forward to an in-depth presentation on how funders can address this issue.

“Taking Things a Step Further: Strategic planning for ALAANA funding” will be held Tuesday, June 26, at 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT. Details and registration available here.

How to achieve a healthier working capital? Through questions and answers, the National Center for Arts Research at Southern Methodist University addresses some of the steps organizations should take to make possible the “breathing room” arts leaders seek…

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission voted unanimously to create the first-ever LA County Department for Arts and Culture. The motion instructs the County to transition the LA County Arts Commission to a stand-alone County department starting July 1 and to complete the transition by fiscal year 2019…

Out of 44 national applications, four labs were chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct research programs investigating the value and impact of the arts in both arts and non-arts sectors…