#arts-funding

#arts-funding

"Being a Black LGBT person, there often weren't many spaces that I felt seen or accepted," King says. "I'm from Texas. Coming from a much more restricted state and then being at Columbia, obviously I wasn't necessarily represented there either. So coming into the Kiki scene has just given me a way to be around people that are actually like me."

Deborah Rutter believes living an "artful life" is essential to well-being. The former president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said that means recognizing that everything that makes daily life beautiful - from the music playing in the grocery store to the architecture of the buildings along your commute - exists because of artists. "I have a personal belief that artists hold up a mirror to who we are as human beings and who our society is," Rutter said. "Our artists are telling the story of what's happening today. They are the truth-tellers."

I n a certain sense, I have been an employee of the Canadian government for the roughly eighteen months during which I wrote my book, How Artists Make Money and How Money Makes Artists. Not in the sense of having job security or benefits or a pension contribution or a direct supervisor or a specific place to be or a title,

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) has announced five new members of its (Cig)-an exclusive programme for private arts organisations that operate on public land to receive long-term support from the city, including an annual operations subsidy. One arts organisation from each of the city's five boroughs was inducted into the group-Brooklyn's , Manhattan's , the , the on Staten Island and the in Queens.

Naomi Rincón-Gallardo's video installation, Resilience Tiacuache\Opposum Resilience (2019), perfectly encapsulates the hopes of the 18th Istanbul Biennial, a space where "self-preservation and futurity are interdependent", according to curator Christine Tohmé. Using survival-seeking opossums as a metaphor for mankind, this extremely funny and imaginative installation sees the creatures stand up to violent enemies that threaten their happiness and lives, bringing about a child-like joy in the viewer.

"We have a small but powerful ecosystem here: exhibition spaces, artist studios, and people who are willing to work with each other," said Sabine Schumacher, director of BronxArtSpace in Hunts Point.

The Thrive, Elevate and Nexus programs each target a different segment of Austin's creative community: Thrive is designed for larger nonprofit arts organizations with a track record and dedicated space; Elevate supports mid-sized nonprofits and arts groups; and Nexus provides smaller, one-time grants to individual artists and collectives.

"With this funding, we can ensure that our event is inclusive, accessible, and professionally produced," Annie Le said. "For our communities, it means recognition, representation, and pride."

"After forty years as Artistic Director of his eponymous company, the Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Petronio has decided to close shop—a financial decision brought on by shifting interests in both private and public sources of funding."

"The city of Portland’s arts sector is in a crisis, facing budget cuts from both local and federal levels, jeopardizing the survival of vital cultural organizations."

"For us, it's a triple threat... It's not just a budget cut. It's existential." - Naomi Fisher, co-founder of BFI, on the cumulative impact of funding cuts.

The County's $300,000 investment yields outsized returns - returns that cannot be replaced if these funds are cut.

This is not going to ultimately fill out a $12 billion deficit for the state of California, but it is going to potentially decimate small nonprofit performing arts organizations in the state.

The recent collision on I-580 leading to a temporary shutdown highlights ongoing traffic safety concerns and the increasing number of incidents involving large vehicles.

The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation launched its second year of Spark Awards, granting $25,000 to each of 60 Oregon artists to support their careers.

"What knits our communities together is the opportunity to hear each other, to hear differences of opinion, to understand how we're different and how we're similar, and that's what builds the ground on which democracy can grow."

"Unfortunately, our loss is also going to be their loss," said California Humanities CEO Rick Noguchi. He says the organization plans to rely on savings until it runs out; likely in about a year.

The Guggenheim Fellowship celebrates a century of support for visionary scientists, scholars, writers, and artists, as intellectual life faces significant challenges today.

The cancellation of the California Humanities grants comes as a devastating loss for many self-funded projects, impacting artistic producers grappling with ideological cuts to cultural funding.