This is a nicely written piece reminding us of the great work of the Lower Manhattan Arts Council and the many artists who created in their space in the World Trade Center. An entire country grieved for those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and as is always the case, we came together through music, photographs, poems, drawings, and other art forms that could express that grief when words were not enough.
Grantmakers in the Arts
September 9, 2011 by Steve
The Technology Affinity Group has announced that registration is now open for the TAG annual conference. The conference will be held November 7th - 10th in Charleston, SC at the Francis Marion Hotel. The theme of the conference is Powering Philanthropic Innovation. Keynote speaker will be Scott Oki, Chairman and Co-Founder of www.seeyourimpact.org.
September 8, 2011 by Steve
“Experiential relationships in cyberspace are the next frontier for the arts community,” states John Killacky in his new post on ARTSBlog. The post explores the participatory nature of art today's media climate, and how arts organizations are “behind the curve” in opening programs to audience involvement.
Audiences today are drawn, not merely to a performance, but to an arts experience in which they participate. The experience does not begin and end at the performance curtain, but long before and after: at home, in the lobby, online, and sharing with friends.
Word of mouth has always been potent for box office, so it is essential that the arts marshal the power of online participatory media. However, this calls for a paradigm shift in thinking about what cultural participation means for audiences, live and viral.
September 8, 2011 by Steve
A session from the currently-running SOCAP11 conference in San Francisco explores social engagement in the current technology environment. Presenters are filmmaker Tiffany Shlain, Christina M. Samala from the Story of Stuff project, and game designer Jane McGonigal. Lot's of interesting stuff is discussed. Here's the session description:
As the limits between our virtual and off-line worlds continue to blur, we have an opportunity to create a united vision reflecting our true values. We deconstruct new models that leverage the link between social interaction and commerce while monitoring the evolving relationship between technology, trust, and personal privacy.
September 8, 2011 by Steve
Emiko Ono, a veteran California arts grantmaker and administrator, will join The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as an officer in the Performing Arts Program, Foundation officials announced today. Ono comes to the Foundation from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, where she managed a portfolio of 350 grantees from all artistic disciplines with budgets ranging from $5,000 to more than $10 million.
As Performing Arts Program Officer at the Foundation, Ono will manage a diverse portfolio across the full range of grants that the Program makes.
September 6, 2011 by Steve
As one component of its Artists Revenue Streams project, the Future of Music Coalition is conducting an online survey from September 6 through October 28, 2011 to gather crucial information about the ways that US-based musicians and composers are currently generating income from songs, recordings or performances, and how this has changed over the past five years.
September 6, 2011 by Steve
From Kevin Griffin at The Vancouver Sun:
One of the artworks in the Vancouver Art Gallery‘s Surrealism exhibition illustrates an ongoing story among many aboriginal groups in B.C. about reclaiming physical objects and artefacts from their past.
The artwork is the impressive frontlet in the first exhibition room. It was worn on the top of the head with the downy-material covering the sides and back of the neck.
September 6, 2011 by Steve
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is offering the Board Leadership Training Series, beginning in October and running through May 2012. The series of workshops provide an intensive program to build a stronger, more effective Board of Directors for an organization.