#arts-funding

#arts-funding

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.