Call for Session Proposals for Saint Paul Conference

Grantmakers in the Arts is now accepting session proposals for the GIA 2016 Conference in Saint Paul, October 16-19. If you are a member, you can outline your idea(s) and submit them via an online form. Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 23.

Complete details are online.

GIA Web Conference Will Explore Arts Education Under New Legislation

The Every Student Succeeds Act: What It Means for Arts Education in Your State and Local Community will be held on Tuesday, February 23 at 2pm EST / 11am PST. Alex Nock and Kara Marchione of Penn Hill Group will present information on the impact of the recently enacted law on K-12 arts education in public schools.

LA Conference Video: Quetzal

Quetzal is a Grammy® Award-winning East LA Chican@ rock group and has just celebrated its twenty-year anniversary. The musical ensemble is led by Quetzal Flores and Martha González. They performed for the Wednesday Breakfast Plenary on October 21, 2015 at the GIA 2015 Conference in Los Angeles. See more videos on the GIA YouTube Channel.

Billed as an open conversation as opposed to a presentation of findings or the release of a report (that will be coming in June 2016) CREATIVZ.US asks what artists in the United States need to sustain and strengthen their careers…

Eleanor Savage, of the Jerome Foundation, penned this article in October 2015 for the Arts in a Changing America website…

From Eileen Cunniffe and Julie Hawkins, writing for Nonprofit Quarterly: There is ample evidence to demonstrate that nonprofit arts and culture organizations in the United States are rebounding from the Great Recession…

On February 3, 2016, NEA staff and invited speakers introduced the white paper from the Summit on Creativity and Aging in America, which was hosted by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Center for Creative Aging in May 2015…