Grantmakers in the Arts

Are Bricks and Mortar the Best Use for Money in the Arts?
July 10, 2012 by Steve

From Elizabeth Quaglieri at Technology in the Arts:

On Thursday, the University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center released the report, “Set in Stone: Building America’s New Generation of Arts Facilities, 1994-2008.” The research examines the boom of major cultural building projects (museum, performing arts centers, and theaters) between 1998 and 2004, specifically looking at the decade between 1990 and 2000. The findings indicate during that period, “the level of investment in bricks and mortar as a percentage of total revenue and assets was disproportionate.”
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Montana Arts Council Reports on Arts and Healthcare Survey
July 10, 2012 by Steve

The Montana Arts Council embarked on an online survey project to inventory the state of the arts and healthcare in Montana to determine where that state's technical and financial assistance might best be directed. MAC has surveyed artists, arts organizations, medical direct-care providers and administrators of healthcare settings separately. You can download and review the executive summary for the survey here.

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Tomorrow, July 10: GIA Web Conference on Arts and Health
July 9, 2012 by Abigail

Registration is still open for the next installment of GIA's 2012 Web Conference Series. Arts and Health: New Momentum for Artists and Communities is presented by Anita Boles, executive director of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare, and Gay Powell Hannah, executive director of the National Center for Creative Aging. The webinar begins tomorrow, July 10, at 11:00 PDT, 2:00 EDT.

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Governor Nikki Haley Vetoes Funding for South Carolina Arts Commission
July 9, 2012 by Abigail

Reporting for the Charleston Regional Business Journal, James T. Hammond writes:

Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday vetoed 81 line items in the General Assembly fiscal year 2012-2013 budget, including all funding for two state agencies: the South Carolina Arts Commission and the Sea Grant Consortium...the S.C. Arts Commission will be closed pending Legislative action, accordig to the organization's website...In order to overturn Haley's vetoes, the House and the Senate must each vote by a two-thirds majority to keep the General Assembly's version of the vetoed line item.

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When did being pro-artist make one anti-institution?
July 5, 2012 by Steve

From Diane Ragsdale on her Jumper blog:

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Growing Up and Living in a Creative Economy
July 5, 2012 by Steve

From Soren Peterson at The Huffington Post:

Developing creative individuals takes a society that values and promotes curious, proactive qualities, interdependence, responsibility and accountability. The process of building these well-rounded citizens starts with kindergarten and continues throughout life, constantly disseminating and transferring learning to the next generation.
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Archives of American Art Receives Grant from Samuel H. Kress Foundation
July 3, 2012 by Steve

The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art has been awarded $100,000 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation’s Digital Resources grant program to support a project to preserve, arrange and create Web-searchable online electronic finding aids for 10 archival collections that are central to provenance research for the history of art during World War II.

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Some Straight Talk on "New Models"
July 3, 2012 by Tommer

Adam Huttler takes on the "New Models" mythology on the Fractured Atlas blog.

Who knows if I meet the definition of “expert”, but I’m happy to offer a few thoughts about what exactly is broken with the traditional arts organization construct: administrative bloat, unhealthy risk-aversion, and chronic undercapitalization, to name the first three that spring to mind.
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