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Today: “GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture” webinar
In the upcoming Winter 2019 edition of the GIA Reader, the latest edition of GIA’s annual funder snapshot will include “Foundation Grants to Arts and Culture, 2016,” based on the most recent completed year of Foundation Center data, and “Public Funding for the Arts, 2018,” prepared by the National Assembly of State Art Agencies (NASAA). How have things changed since the last GIA funder snapshot in April 2018, and what can we look forward to for 2019?

Reina Mukai (Candid, formerly Foundation Center), Ryan Stubbs, and Patricia Mullaney-Loss (NASAA), will share a summary of key findings and insights into what these findings reveal about the current arts grantmaking environment, as well as an introduction to what we can expect for the new year.

As a preview of our Winter 2019 edition of the GIA Reader, read here GIA’s annual funding snapshot.

“GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture” will be held today at 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT. Details and registration available here.
From the GIA Reader
In the Fall 2018 issue of the GIA Reader, in “Opening the Eyes of the Beholder: The need for cultural responsivity in arts evaluation,” Suzanne Callahan reflects on culturally responsive evaluations and makes the case for applying a range of interpretations and contexts when designing and doing evaluations to learn about the circumstances in which programs operate. Read the article here.
Relive the 2018 GIA Conference: Corrina Gould
GIA 2018 Conference: Corrina Gould
Corrina Gould, spokesperson for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan/Ohlone, spoke at the 2018 GIA Conference about being a bridge between the past and the future and how the decisions we make today affect next generations. “We move too fast, sometimes, in this world,” she said on respecting our ancestors and sacred sites. Watch the video.
“Revisiting Creative Approaches to Capitalization and Capacity Building” Webinar
At the Grantmakers in the Arts 2018 Conference, we offered a conference session on capitalization where participants shared best practices and explored creative solutions for when restrictions make capitalization and capacity building much more difficult. But how did that work out? What were the solutions and how can you build on that? Now is your chance to explore what you missed or revisit this topic once again.

Join us on March 26 to hear from Anna Campbell, senior program officer, Howard Gilman Foundation, and Roman Jackson, program officer, JP Morgan. They will guide us through some brief capitalization fundamentals, revisit case studies, and compare outcomes from this GIA 2018 conference session.

“Revisiting Creative Approaches to Capitalization and Capacity Building” will be held Tuesday, March 26, at 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT. Details and registration available here.
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News from the Field
Close to its 50th Anniversary, Westbeth is a Reminder of the Need for Artists Housing
Amid conversations of gentrification and affordable housing, the presence of Westbeth Artists Housing in New York City is a key reminder of the importance of spaces like this one. Artsy provides an inside look at the first federally subsidized artists’ colony in the US…
Museum Advocacy Day: From diversity initiatives to integrating missing voices
In honor of this year's Museum Advocacy Day, which takes place Feb. 25-26 in Washington, D.C., at Grantmakers in the Arts we look back at some of the museum contents we have published in our news feed and Reader
Arts Education Enhances Students’ Writing Scores and their Compassion
A puppeteer’s show in Houston elementary and middle schools -part of Houston’s Arts Access Initiative- has improved students' scores on writing tests and has boosted students' compassion for their classmates, reported Chalkbeat
Embracing and Funding Nonprofits with Financial Challenges
Launched by the chef and restauranteur Rick Bayless, the Bayless Family Foundation selected three nonprofit Chicago theater companies with issues as the inaugural recipients of its Stepping Stone Grants. The $150,000 grant, as Nonprofit Quarterly reported, is intended to help the theaters overcome financial barriers to their growth and stability…
The Importance of Putting Artists in Problem-Solving Roles
“Artists are used to dancing in the complexity. We like to make something where nothing exists; to explore new language around a struggle; to listen profoundly; to create new ways to see the world. Why not put artists in problem-solving roles?”…

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