Grantmakers in the Arts

Michael Kaiser Announces Resignation from Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

February 19, 2013 by Steve

Kaiser writes for his blog at Huffington Post:

It is official: I am a lame duck. My contract as President of the Kennedy Center expires at the end of next year and the board has just assembled a search committee to look for my successor. I am deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to lead this amazing institution and have enjoyed (almost) every minute of my tenure. But after 12 years as President, it is time for someone with a new and different vision to run the national cultural center.

NEA Webinar on Arts and Aging

February 19, 2013 by Tommer

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, EST As the U.S. population ages, it faces more age-related diseases. How can the arts serve to treat, prevent, or improve these conditions? Representatives from the National Institutes of Health , the U.S.

February 18, 2013 by Steve

From Cristina Ruiz at The Art Newspaper:

The British artist Stuart Semple has signed a contract for worldwide representation with the fashion agency Next Management, a move that highlights again how the traditional artist-gallery relationship is changing. Several artists, including Damien Hirst and Keith Tyson, have agents or managers who provide financial advice and handle their business dealings with galleries, but Semple says his collaboration with Next Management will more closely resemble relationships in the music industry, where managers act as a buffer between their acts and the outside world, helping to promote their work and negotiate their projects.

February 15, 2013 by Steve

From Lucy Bernholz on her blog Philanthropy 2173:

I had a colleague years ago who used to respond to every new big idea in school reform with “Sounds real good if you say it real fast.” The point being that the devil is in the details on doing anything new. I have a feeling a few foundation leaders may be feeling this way about transparency right about now.

February 15, 2013 by Steve

From B. David Zarley for Atlantic Cities:

Chicago is losing its artists, to New York City and Los Angeles and San Francisco. This is admitted, from various members--with varying statures--of the art community, either begrudgingly or with ease, but in the end, is always admitted.

February 15, 2013 by Tommer

The inquiry described in Philanthropy and the Regeneration of Community Democracy is located within a current debate in philanthropy and among its critics about the behavior of public foundations (including community foundations) and private foundations alike. The underlying assumption among foundations of all kinds has been that productive change comes from technical intervention through programs and services.

February 13, 2013 by Steve

Last week, the Community Foundation of New Jersey announced the guidelines for the New Jersey Recovery Fund, which was established in the days following Hurricane Sandy to support the nonprofit sector and its long term recovery work.

The Fund focuses on five overarching areas:

Public information and community engagement
Reframing the conversation: policy reform to support resiliency and sustainability
Innovative community/regional planning demonstration projects
Environmental protection and restoration
Community-driven/participatory arts projects

February 13, 2013 by Tommer

Southern Methodist University announced today that its Meadows School of the Arts and Cox School of Business are leading a collaboration with the Cultural Data Project (CDP) and numerous other partners to create a National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) at SMU.

Podcast #50: Black Arts Funding In 2023

Grantmakers in the Arts hosted the first GIA Black Arts Funding Summit in December of 2022. This virtual gathering of 113 artists, arts administrators, and funders allowed attendees to acknowledge and understand the long histories of exclusion, disenfranchisement, and disendowing in the philanthropic sector. One year later, we are continuing the conversation with two funders and elevating new considerations after one year. We are glad to have Rasu Jilani, executive director of Brooklyn Arts Council, and Anthony Simmons, senior director of Institutional Partnerships, Resilia, joining us to share their thoughts on what’s next for Black arts funding and what that means for equity and self-determination.

GIA · #50: Black Arts Funding In 2023

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Black Arts Funding Summit

On December 13, the Black Arts Funding Summit featured experts across fields and industries who have directly shaped institutional policy and established new practices that support Black liberatory futures.

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Videos from the GIA 2022 Conference are now available for streaming.