Funding Research

May 31, 2000 by giarts-ts-admin

The Philadelphia arts sector has been a hotbed of activity recently, on both a political and civic level, with some exciting developments underway as well as some new challenges. Last November, the city elected a new mayor — John F. Street, former city council president during the Rendell administration. Philadelphians had enjoyed broad support of the arts from former Mayor Edward Rendell, who was especially tuned into its economic impact. Mr.

Cultural Indicators

May 31, 2000 by giarts-ts-admin

“Cultural indicators” increasingly pepper the conversation of some arts grantmakers and the concept seems to be emerging as an important conceptual and methodological tool. Josephine Ramirez, at the Getty Center, accepted the challenge of describing the idea and beginning to put it in context.

The need to better understand and articulate the broad societal value of arts and culture is at the heart of a discussion among a growing circle of arts grantmakers and scholars in the U.S.

Arts Funding Snapshot 1999: Vital Signs

June 11, 1999 by Steve

The magnitude and distribution of foundation arts and culture grants in 1999 are the most significant findings of this report. Key findings of the report, based on arts grants of $10,000 or more reported to the Foundation Center by 1,016 of the larger U.S. foundations, are highlighted here.

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Arts Funding Snapshot 1999 (250Kb)

Champions of Change

May 11, 1999 by giarts-ts-admin

114 pages, 1999. Arts Education Partnership, One Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC, 20001, (202) 326-8693, http://aep-arts.org.

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