The Penn Hill Group, an education policy firm in Washington, D.C. that is working for the GIA Arts Education Funders Coalition, has prepared a report to summarize the results of the election that took place in the U.S. in early November 2012. This report provides an initial analysis of the people, process, politics, and policies that are crucial to the consideration of federal education and job training policies in the next Congress and Administration. It is important to recognize that some of these dynamics will shift as agendas become clearer and leadership and committee positions get solidified, at which time we will provide an updated version of this memo at the start of the new Congress in January.
Grantmakers in the Arts
by Steve
The Community Foundation of New Jersey, the Dodge Foundation, and other partners in the philanthropic and corporate community both locally and nationally have established the New Jersey Recovery Fund to help nonprofits and communities rebuild after Superstorm Sandy. The Fund will target grants and loans to support and strengthen the nonprofit sector as well as forward-thinking communities which need resources to implement innovative ideas and solutions.
by Steve
From Randy Kennedy at The New York Times:
The New School has chosen the Chicago artist and activist Theaster Gates as the recipient of its inaugural Vera List Center Prize for Art and Politics, a $15,000 award that will be given to an artist every two years. The prize includes a long-term commitment by the school to aid the winner’s projects through academic study or other means.
by Steve
A pair of webinars are happening next week that look interesting. On Thursday, November 15, Understanding Parents' Role in Arts Education will be presented by Doug Israel, Director of Research and Policy, The Center for Arts Education. Narric Rome and Kristen Engebretsen of AFTA will moderate. The following day, Friday, November 16, 2012 Post-Election Impact on the Arts will feature AFTA Action Fund staff discussing this weeks' election.
by Steve
Robert Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts, writes for Huffington Post:
Every four years America gets another chance to make its voice heard. And every four years the American arts community, in a way, gets a bit of a fiscal makeover. How is that? Well, it has to do with how the nonprofit arts in America are funded and how policy affects those funding sources. And every four years, no matter who wins elections across our country, there are new policymakers in town.
by Steve
“Developing Artist-Driven Spaces in Marginalized Communities: Reflections and Implications for the Field” is a new report from LINC and the Urban Institute, authored by Maria Rosario Jackson. The report seeks to distill important issues in the creation of these spaces beginning with discussion of why artists work in marginalized communities and followed by examination of issues related to resources, leadership, relations to community stakeholders, and sustainability.
by Janet
By Janet Brown from her blog Better Together
On behalf of Grantmakers in the Arts, I want to express how saddened we are by the terrible losses brought on by Hurricane Sandy. GIA has created a special site, Hurricane Sandy Recovery Resources, to list relevant resources as they become available to us. Please contact us at janet@giarts.org with new information so we can pass it on to our members and the public.
by Abigail
Throughout November and December, our website photo banner will feature artists supported by GIA member Creative Capital. Founded in 1999, Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects in five disciplines: Emerging Fields, Film/Video, Literature, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. Working in long-term partnership with artists, Creative Capital’s pioneering approach to support combines funding, counsel, and career development services to enable a project’s success and foster sustainable practices for its grantees.