How Getty’s Bringing Curators Together After the Disruption of COVID

How Getty’s Bringing Curators Together After the Disruption of COVID

As its seven-year funding initiative for curators of prints and drawings comes to a close, the Getty Foundation is going “all-in” on in-person professional learning and community development.

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As Shelling Continues in Ukraine, an Arts Funder Backs Efforts to Preserve its Cultural Heritage

As Shelling Continues in Ukraine, an Arts Funder Backs Efforts to Preserve its Cultural Heritage

Although international law forbids it, destruction of sites with cultural significance is common during war. In Ukraine, hundreds of such places have been damaged. Getty recently backed an effort to protect the nation’s heritage.

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Seven Questions for Getty Foundation Director Joan Weinstein

Seven Questions for Getty Foundation Director Joan Weinstein

Dr. Joan Weinstein is the director of the Getty Foundation, the grantmaking arm of the J. Paul Getty Trust. We recently checked in with her to discuss her biggest influences, the next big funding area in the museum space, and more.

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Behind Ford’s Bold Effort to Back Arts Groups Serving Communities of Color

Behind Ford’s Bold Effort to Back Arts Groups Serving Communities of Color

Ford and partner funders are committing more than $156 million to support BIPOC arts groups disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Ford’s Margaret Morton fills us in on the America’s Cultural Treasures initiative.

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New Funding Starts to Flow for Artists and Cultural Groups Facing Calamity

New Funding Starts to Flow for Artists and Cultural Groups Facing Calamity

Roughly three weeks after funders began to tackle COVID-19's effect on the arts sector, conditions on the ground have worsened. Now, more funders are stepping up to support both individual artists and embattled organizations.

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Reaching Out: Getty Broadens Access to Its Influential Pacific Standard Time Exhibition

Reaching Out: Getty Broadens Access to Its Influential Pacific Standard Time Exhibition

Two of the exhibition's new partners — a college readiness organization and the Los Angeles Unified School District — will develop educational programs for children in underserved schools.

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