The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg Receives One of Four Public Art Grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies

Thursday, July 9, 2015

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The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg recently received a significant grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to execute a public art project with a purpose as part of Bloomberg’s Public Art Challenge.

Colorado Announces Grant Opportunities for Colorado Creates

Colorado Creative Industries' (CCI) Colorado Creates Grants - Apply Now!

Thursday, March 19, 2015

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Apply now for Colorado Creates, the Colorado Creative Industries' largest grant program. Grants are awarded to support nonprofit cultural organizations and communities for arts and cultural activities. Last year,150 grants totaling $1,125,000 were awarded across Colorado. The funding period for projects is Oct. 1, 2015 - Sept. 30, 2016, and the deadline for receipt of online applications is 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2015.

NEA “Imagine Your Parks” Grant Deadline Alert

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

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Grant deadline alert!  Did you know that funds are available for arts projects in and about the National Park System?  

July 23 is the deadline for “Imagine Your Parks,” a funding collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service to support projects that use the arts to engage people with memorable places and landscapes of the National Park System. This NEA/NPS collaboration celebrates the NEA’s 50th anniversary in 2015 and the National Park Service’s centennial in 2016.  

2015 Warrior Community Integration Symposium - Augusta, Georgia

Americans for the Arts attending on behalf of National Initiative for Arts & Health in the Military

Monday, April 6, 2015

America’s Warrior Partnership (AWP) is a national nonprofit that both funds and mentors community groups to serve veterans and their families. The annual 2015 Warrior Community Integration Symposium will be held in Augusta, Georgia on May 21 - 22. The theme this year is “Modeling a Better Future” and will feature representatives from several successful community agencies across the country, as well as panelists and speakers from the Veterans Administration, Wounded Warrior Project, and other organizations.

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces 12 Cities in Running for $1 Million Towards Public Art Projects

237 Cities Applied to New Program Aimed at Supporting Temporary Public Art Projects

Thursday, March 5, 2015

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Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced 12 finalist cities in the running to receive up to $1 million each as part of the Public Art Challenge, a new program aimed at supporting temporary public art projects that engage communities, enhance creativity, and enrich the vibrancy of cities. Americans for the Arts president and CEO Robert L. Lynch applauds Bloomberg Philanthropies and comments on the news. 

National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Grants

$74,326,900 Total Will Be Awarded

Thursday, May 7, 2015

The NEA will make 1,023 awards totaling $74,326,900 to nonprofit arts organizations in all 50 states plus five U.S. jurisdictions. This funding is dedicated to the NEA’s Art Works and State and Regional Partnerships grant categories.

Many Americans for the Arts members will receive these awards to beneift their local communities.

ArtsWave's United Arts Fund Campaign Exceeds $12.2 Million Goal

Friday, May 8, 2015

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ArtsWave, one of the longest running United Arts Funds (UAF) in the country, recently announced that it exceeded its 2015 campaign goal of $12.2 million to support arts organizations across Cincinnati and the region. A particular success of the campaign is the number of people in the region who support it–most contributions to the annual campaign are individual gifts in amounts less than $150. In 2015, ArtsWave added more than 7,660 new donors to the campaign.

Americans for the Arts Continues Arts and Diversity work at SphinxCon 2015

Friday, February 6, 2015

President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, Robert L. Lynch, as well as Vice President of Local Arts Advancement, Clayton Lord, participated in the third annual SphinxCon on January 30 in Detroit, Michigan as part of Americans for the Arts ongoing work in the field of arts and diversity.

Nashville Announces Housing Assistance Program for Artists and Creatives

...following in the footsteps of New York City

Monday, February 9, 2015

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In Nashville, a $200 grant to the Nashville nonprofit the Housing Fund will provide housing assistance for artists live/work spaces. The “Make a Mark Program” is funded by the Kresge and Surdna Foundations and will provide financing to artists and creatives to live permanently in Nashville and Davidson County. 

New Animating Democracy Funder Portrait: The Fledgling Fund

A better world through film and media

Friday, January 16, 2015

Animating Democracy creates a series of brief papers and podcast interviews featuring funders who support arts and culture as a creative strategy to achieve community building and development goals, civic engagement, or social justice goals.

$1 Million in New Grant Funding Available to Celebrate the Arts and National Parks

Sunday, January 11, 2015

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In honor of the NEA’s 50th anniversary in 2015 and the National Park Service’s centennial in 2016, a new grant initiative created in partnership by the NEA and the National Park Service celebrates the intersections between the two organizations.

Wallace Foundation Announces $40 million initiative for building arts audiences

Friday, October 17, 2014

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On Oct. 1, the Wallace Foundation announced they are launching a new six-year $40 million initiative focused on audience building for performing arts. The initiative will provide four-year grants to a select cohort of organizations around the country. Wallace will be inviting 80 organizations to submit proposals and will fund approximately 25 of them.

Wallace President Will Miller just shared the news in a webinar featuring guest panelists:

The wait is over: Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 Preparations Under Way!

Don't miss your chance to participate!

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

It's that time again: Americans for the Arts is seeking at least 200 partners to make this Arts and Economic Prosperity Study larger and more comprehensive than ever before--and we invite YOU to be a part of it!

Tennessee Arts Commission Offering Grants for Registration to Americans for the Arts' Annual Convention

Individuals and organizations in Tennessee - Grant Deadline is May 12!

Thursday, April 24, 2014

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The Tennessee Arts Commission is offering grants to Tennessee-based arts organizations and individuals for Americans for the Arts' Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee this June 12 - 15.

ArtsWave 2014 Campaign their Most Successful to-date

One of the nation's oldest united arts funds saw campaign contributions of more than $12 million

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

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ArtsWave, one of the nation’s oldest united arts funds based in Cincinnati, announced that their recently completed 2014 campaign has been the most successful to date.

Ford Foundation Appoints Lourdes Lopez to Board of Trustees

Monday, February 24, 2014

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The Ford Foundation welcomes Lourdes Lopez as a newly elected member and the first artist to join its Board of Trustees. Ms. Lopez will serve a term of six years, set board policy for numerous topics, and oversee internal and independent audits while a trustee. As the Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet, Chairwoman of Miami City Ballet School, and Director of Morphoses—a New York-based dance company she co-founded in 2007 - Ms.

Thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts!

In this Season of Gratitude...

Monday, December 16, 2013

With 2013 ending, we at Americans for the Arts find ourselves grateful for so many great arts achievements this year. There are so many partners doing amazing work in towns, cities, and states across the country--and in reflecting on this work, we wanted to especially thank the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and its staff for serving as the national lynchpin for the whole US arts field.

Success in State Arts Funding

Over 1.5 Million Invested in the Arts in California

Saturday, November 23, 2013

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After a public meeting in Los Angeles, California on November 22, more than than $1.5 million will be invested in programs and initiatives supporting arts education, at-risk youth, and community transformation through the arts in Sacramento, California. The California Arts Council voted in support of five new programs and initiatives to be funded by one-time support from the California State Assembly.

How do corporations support and view arts and culture as strategies to help achieve corporate social responsibility goals?

Join Barbara Schaffer Bacon and Pam Korza as they share the findings of the 2010 report, Trend or Tipping Point: Arts & Social Change Grantmaking. Released by Americans for the Arts' Animating Democracy program, the report assembles a first-time portrait of arts funders, social change funders, and others supporting civic engagement and social change through arts and cultural strategies. 

Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) was launched in 2003 as a 10-year national initiative to improve support systems for American artists. By design, the program sunsets this year. Hear from current LINC grantees about best practices and innovations in local artists support.

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