May 2, 2012
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In this issue of Arts Funding Watch, the Foundation Center's newsletter devoted to arts-related topics, you'll read about the rebirth of a great American cultural institution. You'll also find links to other arts-related news, resources, funding opportunities for individuals and organizations, and job listings. Arts Funding Watch is available exclusively to visitors who register at the Foundation Center's Web site. |
Philadelphia Orchestra Settles With Pension Fund, Clearing Way for Reorganization
Recent Arts News in Philanthropy News DigestMellon Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to Mead Art MuseumThe grant will be used to endow a coordinator of college programs position at the museum, ensuring the continuation of its successful initiatives to integrate its collection into the Amherst College curriculum.... Posted: 5/01/12 Taubman Foundation Awards $1.25 Million to Arts GroupsGrants were awarded to nineteen nonprofit arts organizations through the final funding round of a two-year, $2.5 million sustainability program administered by Richmond-based Bryan & Jordan Consulting.... Posted: 4/28/12 Yale School of Drama, Yale Rep Receive $18 Million From Robina FoundationThe gift includes a $15 million endowment for the creation of new works for the American stage through the Yale Center for New Theatre, which will be renamed the Binger Center for New Theatre in honor of Robina Foundation founder James H. Binger.... Posted: 4/27/12 UNC Receives $10 Million Commitment for Art Museum, Heart Disease ResearchAlumnus Chip McAllister has pledged to donate art valued at $5.5 million to the Ackland Art Museum and committed the proceeds from the sale of other pieces to an endowment that supports the UNC McAllister Heart Institute.... Posted: 4/26/12 Knight Foundation Announces 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia WinnersNow in its second year, the competition awarded grants to more than thirty projects that promise to bring art into Philadelphia's neighborhoods and transform communities through public art installations.... Posted: 4/25/12 Funding OpportunitiesDoris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Guidelines for Artist Residencies InitiativeA total of up to $1.5 million in grants will be awarded to nonprofit dance companies, theaters, presenting organizations, and service organizations for artist residencies that help to increase demand for jazz, theater, and/or contemporary dance.... Deadline: 6/01/12 (Intent to Apply Form) Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces New Social Justice Documentary Film Initiative with the Ford Foundation's JustFilms ProgramFunds will be awarded to help support undergraduate/graduate social justice documentary thesis projects as well as final projects by individuals participating in production programs at media arts centers.... Deadline: 6/01/12 Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program Open for SubmissionsUp to twenty-five grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to published authors for articles, blogs, books, new and alternative media, and short-form writing on contemporary visual art.... Deadline: 6/06/12 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Invites Applications for Film Festival Grant ProgramGrants of up to $30,000 are available to support film festivals in the United States taking place in 2013.... Deadline: 6/27/12 Send Us Your FeedbackWe'd like to know what you think of Arts Funding Watch. Please send your comments to artswatch@foundationcenter.org. Advertise in Arts Funding WatchArts Funding Watch is e-mailed every first Wednesday of the month to more than 73,000 subscribers with a stated interest in the arts. For information about our advertising rates, contact Mitch Nauffts at (212) 807-2433 or mfn@foundationcenter.org. |
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Let's Talk Arts!
Have you visited GrantSpace, the Foundation Center's learning community for the social sector? In the Arts area of the site, you'll find arts-themed videos and podcasts, sample grant proposals, the latest arts-related reports from PubHub, funding facts and figures, an FAQ, a Twitter feed featuring the tweets of arts funders, and more. Stop by and join the conversation!
Poets.org
National Poetry Month is over (alas!), but you can get your poetry fix year-round at the frabjous Web site of the Academy of American Poets. Visitors to the site will find an interactive Map of poets, poems, events, literary journals, writing programs, and poetry organizations; discussion forums; an audio archive of nearly five hundred recordings dating to the 1960s; video clips featuring some of your favorite poets and writers covering a wide range of topics; resources for educators, including free poetry lesson plans and tips for teaching; and an online store.
First Peoples Fund The South Dakota-based
First Peoples Fund has announced two fellowship opportunities: Grants of $5,000 will be awarded through the fund's Cultural Capital Program to up to seven Native American master artists to allow them to further share their cultural work with their communities; and additional grants of $5,000 will be awarded through the fund's Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Awards program to established American Indian artists who have demonstrated substantial contributions to their community through their careers as artists. Complete information about both opportunities is available on the First Peoples Fund site.
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