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Arts at the Intersection, Public Policy & Advocacy, Philanthropic Practice

Reflections from Hawaiʻi: GIA’s 2025 Spring Board Meeting Days of Learning

Arts at the Intersection, Public Policy & Advocacy, Philanthropic Practice

Ericka Jones-Craven, Grantmakers in the Arts

Arts at the Intersection, Public Policy & Advocacy, Philanthropic Practice

Arts at the Intersection, Cultural Strategy, Support for Individual Artists

Succession: Preserving Cultural Legacy Through Mentorship and Community Leadership

Arts at the Intersection, Cultural Strategy, Support for Individual Artists

Alliance of California Traditional Arts (ACTA) and Roy & PJ Hirabayashi

Arts at the Intersection, Cultural Strategy, Support for Individual Artists

Arts at the Intersection, News, Support for Individual Artists, Cultural Strategy

Artists At Work Announces New Video Series and Expansion

Arts at the Intersection, News, Support for Individual Artists, Cultural Strategy

Artists at Work

Arts at the Intersection, News, Support for Individual Artists, Cultural Strategy

Arts at the Intersection, Public Policy & Advocacy, Public Practice

Living an Artful Life: A Reflection on Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson’s Leadership

Arts at the Intersection, Public Policy & Advocacy, Public Practice

with Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson

Arts at the Intersection, Public Policy & Advocacy, Public Practice

Arts at the Intersection

Artists Leading and Learning in Community Development

Arts at the Intersection

Grantmakers in the Arts

Arts at the Intersection

Emergency Readiness, Philanthropic Practice, News

Getty Announces the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund

Emergency Readiness, Philanthropic Practice, News

Grantmakers in the Arts

Emergency Readiness, Philanthropic Practice, News

LA Fires Relief + Arts Resource Hub

Emergency Readiness, Philanthropic Practice, News

Grantmakers in the Arts

Emergency Readiness, Philanthropic Practice, News

Public Policy & Advocacy, Social Justice, Arts at the Intersection

Support Fair Wages for People with Disabilities

Public Policy & Advocacy, Social Justice, Arts at the Intersection

Grantmakers in the Arts

Public Policy & Advocacy, Social Justice, Arts at the Intersection

Conference, Arts at the Intersection, Cultural Strategy

The Role of Philanthropy in Supporting the Safety and Security of Movement Organizations

Conference, Arts at the Intersection, Cultural Strategy

Grantmakers in the Arts

Conference, Arts at the Intersection, Cultural Strategy

Conference, Support for Individual Artists, Arts at the Intersection

Radical Shifts: How Employing Artists in Non-Arts Organizations are Shifting Organizational Structures and Increasing Mission Achievement

Conference, Support for Individual Artists, Arts at the Intersection

Grantmakers in the Arts

Conference, Support for Individual Artists, Arts at the Intersection

Cultural Strategy, Conference, Arts at the Intersection

The Art of Defense: Bringing Movement Defense to the Arts Sector

Cultural Strategy, Conference, Arts at the Intersection

Grantmakers in the Arts

Cultural Strategy, Conference, Arts at the Intersection

Arts at the Intersection, Racial Equity, Conference

Funding Native Futures: The Work Continues

Arts at the Intersection, Racial Equity, Conference

Erin Toale, Conference Blogger

Arts at the Intersection, Racial Equity, Conference

Racial Equity, Cultural Strategy, Arts at the Intersection, Conference

The Zero-Sum Game Is Not The Answer: New Models for BIPOC-Led Media and Cultural Power Building

Racial Equity, Cultural Strategy, Arts at the Intersection, Conference

Erin Toale, Conference Blogger

Racial Equity, Cultural Strategy, Arts at the Intersection, Conference

Conference, Cultural Strategy, Arts at the Intersection

Place + People + Music = Community Bonding and Social Capital

Conference, Cultural Strategy, Arts at the Intersection

Rachel Dukes, Conference Blogger

Conference, Cultural Strategy, Arts at the Intersection

Arts at the Intersection, Racial Equity, Conference

The Arts are Not Far from the Systems that Impact Community Development

Arts at the Intersection, Racial Equity, Conference

Rachel Dukes, Conference Blogger

Arts at the Intersection, Racial Equity, Conference

Cultural Strategy, Racial Equity, Capitalization, Arts at the Intersection

Support the ASSET Act

Cultural Strategy, Racial Equity, Capitalization, Arts at the Intersection

Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) has been advocating for policies that increase the amount of assets that people with disabilities can hold while remaining eligible for public benefits.

Cultural Strategy, Racial Equity, Capitalization, Arts at the Intersection

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 12/4/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 12/4/22

Liberation is Within Oneself

Samuel Valdez

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 12/4/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 12/4/22

The Process of Liberation is Slow

Adrian Anantawan

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 12/4/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 12/4/22

Unrestricted and Flowing

Tina Calderon

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 11/28/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 11/28/22

2022 Individual Artist Preconference Recap

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 11/28/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 11/28/22

The Ebb and Flow of Liberatory Practice

Meena Malik, guest editor

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 11/28/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 11/28/22

Arts & Culture Interrupting Structural Racism Part 2

Eddie Torres, Grantmakers in the Arts

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 11/3/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 11/3/22

Arts & Culture Interrupting Structural Racism Part 1

Eddie Torres, Grantmakers in the Arts

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 9/5/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 9/5/22

Grants to Worker Cooperatives & Small Businesses

Eddie Torres, Grantmakers in the Arts

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 8/11/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 8/11/22

Rethinking Thinking on Arts and Community Development

Pamela Bridgeforth, PACDC

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 8/4/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 8/4/22

Finding a Common Cause

The Rev. Dr. Lynn Osgood, Civic Arts

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 7/20/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 7/20/22

Paths to Equity

Tom Borrup, Ph.D., Heidi Wagner, Elizabeth Taing, and Amanda Rawson, Creative Community Builders

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 7/11/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 7/11/22

Are the Arts Essential?

Tommer Peterson

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 7/7/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 7/7/22

Vision Led by Our Values

Eddie Torres, Grantmakers in the Arts

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 4/25/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 4/25/22

Supporting Intersectionality Through Public Policies

Eddie Torres, Grantmakers in the Arts

$What’s New for 2022?$

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 4/20/22 Grantmakers in the Arts GIA 4/20/22

What’s New for 2022?

with Ce Scott-Fitts, South Carolina Arts Commission, Celeste Smith, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and Dr. David Fakunle, DiscoverME/RecoverME & University of Florida