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Thrilled to share this initiative in memory of our dear Ann Bennett. The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture is so pleased to announce the ANN BENNETT VISIONARY PRODUCERS PRIZE-- for Excellence in Archival Producing and Emerging Technologies. Working in partnership with Ann's family, the Alliance has seeded the first 2025 award with $5,000 and a commitment to tend to this Prize in perpetuity, nurturing its growth and expanding its reach to support as many visionary producers as possible. All contributions will be used to support an annual prize to one or more mid-career digital archivist/producers whose work uplifts the values of community, justice, innovation and inclusivity, as Ann did every day. https://lnkd.in/gW6SDU9V

Dane Arts is seeking workshop leaders to present at our 2025 Business of Art Conference IV- ARTISTS AT WORK: IN WELLNESS, IN EDUCATION www.dablmarket.com How do you use the arts as a tool in healthcare, wellness, or for self-care? What activities can you share to engage other artists within those arenas? How do healthcare professionals use the arts in their practice? How does an artist and/or educator use the arts for teaching both lifetime learners and students? What business workshop can you lead that helps working artists across disciplines MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS? All presenters will earn a stipend. Or maybe your business wants to support the conference and be a part of the greater arts community? I am curious to hear how you can help artists help themselves and our community. The ROI is significant.

Last week, I had the honor of co-leading a breakout session at Race Forward's Facing Race conference in St. Louis, joined by Purpose Built Network members Rahkiah B. (South City Foundation) and Chauniqua Major (Lift Orlando). It was also a privilege to introduce Where We Thrive, a narrative project Purpose Built created with the FrameWorks Institute, to a new audience. http://bit.ly/4i6EN3F Affirming people and place through a racial equity lens is more critical than ever. Over these last few years of building a narrative culture within Purpose Built and across our Network, I’ve grown to recognize narrative as much more than a story we tell. Narrative isn’t just how we talk about our work—it’s a powerful strategy for shifting power and building relationships within communities, between residents, organizations, donors, and funders, even strengthening the relationship that exists between the past and the present. Narrative has become an important tool we use to elevate residents’ voices and advocate for their agency in shaping their neighborhoods through their own vision and experiences. Given the ongoing threats to language, learning, justice, and PEOPLE, it is easy to feel despair right now (and I feel that too, often!), but! the Race Forward conference was comforting as it was timely because I am not alone in this work and neither are you. We exist in a community with more than 4000 people who came to St. Louis, not including the countless others who weren’t in attendance but show up every day in their own neighborhoods and organizations to protect our rights, fight for truth, and imagine a better, more inclusive future for all. Our collective efforts make sure that vision will one day soon be our shared reality. 

Announcing quarterly funding and a new schedule for the Call for Proposals 📣 As 2025 approaches, we would like to share a restructured funding calendar, with the first phase launching in Fall 2025. These updates will not affect the current Call for Proposals, whose deadline is January 28th. Our new two-track funding calendar pairs a quarterly grant program with a Call for Proposals open every two years, balancing a responsive funding opportunity with significant project support. Starting in Fall 2025, the quarterly grant program will offer support for curatorial partnerships, with a focus on hosting and touring grants. These grants of up to $75,000 will be open to organizations of all sizes, including small and mid-sized institutions. Full details, including eligibility criteria and application guidelines, will be announced in Summer 2025. Teiger Foundation will not offer a 2026 Call for Proposals. The next deadline after the current one will be in early 2027, and going forward, the Call for Proposals will be held every two years. Our timelines are changing, but our support is not. With a biennial Call for Proposals and a new quarterly grant we expect more applicants, and we plan to award more funds in each cycle accordingly. Learn more about this new schedule on our website: https://lnkd.in/eCgGxie2

Through years of creatively collaborating with youth across socio-economic divides in Brazil, Kurt Shaw and Usina da Imaginação have found that empowering young people to express their ideas through the arts adds to our understanding of empathy and society. He recently gave a talk at the Templeton Annual Meeting, powered by TED Conferences, where he discussed how practicing arts with kids offers character development education value, but also raises questions related to human flourishing such as: Who has the right to construct or produce knowledge? ▶️ Watch the full talk from Kurt, including a clip from one of Usina da Imaginação’s young artistic collaborators: https://lnkd.in/ej2j67tk

Among the many lessons reinforced over the past few years is the critical role our cultural institutions – from our museums and parks to science centers and the performing arts – play in American life. But with arts, culture, and humanities giving comprising just 5% of total philanthropy in the U.S., organizations must rethink the way they engage their supporters. Read our latest article by Changing Our World's Senior Managing Director, Nicholas Walsh, and learn about the four key trends and tips for arts and culture nonprofits in 2024: https://lnkd.in/eEHAg9cT

At the NI Arts Funders Exchange, we asked: Do funders need to think differently for their investments to succeed? Our key takeaways: 🌟 We have an amazing creative sector in Northern Ireland and change is needed to secure its future. 🤝 Collaboration is key – by sharing learnings, insights and by working together, funders can amplify resources and achieve more. 🚀 Supporting mission-driven growth is vital – and capacity building programmes such as Blueprint allow arts organisations plan strategically, take risks, and grow. 🔎 By exploring a mix of finance models, organisations can unlock new opportunities to achieve their goals A big thank you to everyone who joined us and took part in strategic discussions and to our insightful speakers Emer Morelli, Kate Beggs, Chris McCreery, Phelim Sharvin, Emma Drury and Brian Mullan. 📷 Thanks also to the Duncairn Centre For Culture and Art production team for capturing our event.  

The GNU Group collaborates with some of California's most respected schools and districts to enhance their branding, wayfinding, and placemaking efforts. From campus master planning to donor recognition programs, we bring expertise that sets our design teams apart. Learn how we’ve supported institutions like Foothill College, Monterey Peninsula College, Evergreen Valley College, and Stratford School in our newest post from the GNUSFEED! https://lnkd.in/gfQcteY7

Delaware's creative economy faces challenges with inconsistent and limited funding. While securing increased government support is a priority, exploring new revenue streams and making existing funding more accessible is also crucial. Here's how the CREATE Plan proposes to address the issue of funding: Recommendation #12 - Identify Additional Revenue Streams: To support Delaware's creative economy, it's crucial to identify and pursue new funding sources and investment opportunities specifically for Delaware's for-profit creative businesses may involve grants, partnerships, or innovative financing models. Recommendation #13 - Expand Equitable Arts Funding: It's essential to strengthen and expand the Delaware Division of the Arts' (DDOA) existing granting programs to ensure equitable distribution of funds across the creative landscape. The CREATE Plan proposes collaboration with other government agencies to create and implement equitable arts funding structures. This includes further developing the DDOA's Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DE&I) guidelines for funding bodies, creating a standardized framework for juries to assess grant applications. Visit our website to explore the full CREATE Plan and learn more about these recommendations and others: https://lnkd.in/eueegwZj Stay up to date by joining our mailing list: https://lnkd.in/g25w9nTk 📷: CityFest / Mack Made

Theatre often sheds a lens onto the relationship, industry, or lifestyle you've chosen, but most often the ones that you find yourself in. The Stage played an oversized role in my development, and I use skills I learned in my salad days off-Broadway in every role I've held since. Michael's fantastic points apply universally. While an effective recruiter looks for talent everywhere and a successful business developer looks for the benefit each potential client could enjoy, a good human looks for the people who can contribute to the situation at hand, not only from the privileged (who will ALWAYS have more access and more resources available to them) but from those who do not have those opportunities so readily available. Only you (and possibly your therapist) know the innerworkings of the journey you are on. Others are on their own journey. Respect that, and know that everyone brings a worth that is likely not listed on their CV, or indicative of their address. You were accepted by someone, at some point, based on your journey alone -- be it a program, or school, a circle of friends, or maybe your first job. Never assume the better candidate is the one with access from the start. Never assume they have it all together. Everyone's journey is different, diversity in experience is why diversity is so critically important. It is what makes a good industry great. Everyone deserves an opportunity, but every opportunity deserves the depth, talent, and innovation that comes with diversity.