July 2004, 12 pages. John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3300, Miami, FL, 33131-2349, 305-908-2600
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The GIA Library is an information hub that includes articles, research reports, and other materials covering a wide variety of topics relevant to the arts and arts funding. These resources are made available free to members and non-members of GIA. Users can search by keyword or browse by category for materials to use in research and self-directed learning. Current arts philanthropy news items are available separately in our news feed - News from the Field.
As Tia Oros Peters so eloquently states in her essay that follows, there is no particular word for art in the thousands of Indigenous languages of the world. While there are hundreds of Native American languages, the same holds true; Native Americans do not and cannot separate the importance of art and culture from everyday life. It is one goal of GIA's Indigenous People's Network to bring this important way of life to the fore of grantmakers' thinking.
The fall 2002 issue of the Reader (volume 13, number 3) introduced an ongoing feature, "Why Art?" as a response to GIA's goal to strengthen the role of arts and culture in philanthropy and in society as a whole. This Reader feature aims to help members and others make stronger arguments for the support of arts and culture by sharing examples of arguments, case statements, insights, and stories that convey the multifaceted role that culture, the arts, and artists play in our society, neighborhoods, and individual lives.
2004. Centre for Creative Communities, 118 Commercial St., London E16NF, UK.
July 2004, 76 pages. The Community Arts Network
Download: The State of the Field of Community Cultural Development: Something New Emerges from the Community Arts Network.
Description and review is here.
2004, 58 pages. Alliance for Justice, www.allianceforjustice.org, 202-822-6070
Download Report: http://www.afj.org/for-nonprofits-foundations/resources-and-publications/pay-for-publications/investing-in-change-1.html
2004, 37 pages. Published by National Craft Emergency Relief Fund, 73 Main Street, #37, Montpelier, VT, 05602, 802-229-2306, www.craftemergency.org
This report offers the results of a nationwide survey undertaken by CERF to establish a snapshot of the state of crafts artists, and guide the future programs of the organization.
GIA members have often expressed an interest in providing resources for artists that go "beyond the check." Following is a list of web sites for organizations that provide useful information related to specific disciplines, funding, career opportunities, professional development, and other resources for artists.
Alliance for Artists Communities www.artistcommunities.org
October, 2004. Convened by the Alliance of California Traditional Arts, the Presidio, San Francisco, California
The lines between arts and environmental grantmaking often are sharply drawn. However, in the life of thriving communities, the two are integrally linked. As part of a roundtable discussion at last October's GIA conference, it was heartening to share vivid examples of how GIA members are exploring the intersections of environment and art.