Grantmakers in the Arts

October 6, 2011 by Abigail

No coincidence that the photos featured on the banner this month are provided by a Bay Area GIA member! The San Francisco Arts Commission was established in the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco in 1932 to ensure that the arts would be incorporated into the civic infrastructure for the City’s residents. SFAC meets these responsibilities through an extensive set of programs and special projects, including community arts and education, civic design review, and cultural equity grants.

October 6, 2011 by Abigail

Our commitment to supporting individual artists is a testament to our understanding of the importance of artists in our world. We support artists to allow them time to reveal the truths of our existence. We support artists to promote diverse, creative communities engaged in civil dialogue and public service. We support artists to ensure the freedom of their expression and the preservation of our own.

October 4, 2011 by Steve

GIA has published a report on the Thought Leader Forum on Arts and Aging, which was held on April 6, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The report was authored by Suzanne Callahan, Callahan Consulting for the Arts, and Diane Mataraza, Mataraza Consulting, and can now be downloaded from the GIA Library.

October 3, 2011 by Steve

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is now accepting applications for the second year of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia from today through Oct. 31. The three-year, $9 million community-wide contest seeks the most innovative ideas in the arts to engage and enrich Philadelphia’s communities.

October 3, 2011 by Steve

Richard Kessler, who will be blogging from the 2011 GIA Conference later this week, posts to his own blog, Dewey 21C:

For about as long as I have been in this field, which is longer than I would now like to admit, I have witnessed the unfortunate tendency for us to shoot ourselves in the foot. It could be the arguments of discipline-based versus integration, it could be residencies versus field trips, aesthetic versus creative, blah, blah, blah.
October 3, 2011 by Steve

The James Irvine Foundation has launched the Exploring Engagement Fund as part of the foundation's new Arts program strategy announced in June. The Exploring Engagement Fund is designed to help nonprofit arts organizations try new ways of engaging audiences and participants.

October 2, 2011 by Steve

From Eric Roper at the Star-Tribune:

October 2, 2011 by giarts-ts-admin

Andrew Taylor blogs about the complex issues surrounding the creation of large civic facilities. Falls right into GIA's capitalization discussion. Plan for building and equally important is realistic planning for years of operation.