As a tireless funder of beleaguered small organizations, the Andy Warhol Foundation's latest funding cycle provides critical support while navigating the intersection of art and social issues.
Read MoreDinosaurs out of step with the times? Maybe not. News out of New York suggests that funders focused on justice-oriented giving are finding a lot to like in established "legacy" arts institutions.
Read MoreWhether embracing public art or measuring impact, Bloomberg Philanthropies has been at the forefront of some of arts philanthropy's hottest trends. We check in with Kate D. Levin, who oversees its arts program.
Read MoreThe Bay Area remains a leading test case of how funders can support the arts in an era of urban gentrification. A key player in this struggle, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, recently shifted its strategy.
Read MoreThere’s a shortage of funders that support individual artists. Doris Duke’s latest awards provide a critical example of what’s needed: no-strings-attached backing for a surprisingly overlooked demographic.
Read MoreOn World Refugee Day, we take a deep dive into the rising giving of Iranian-Americans, many of whom fled their country in the late 1970s to avoid political persecution.
Read MoreOne of the perennial challenges facing fundraisers at arts organizations is articulating the value of the arts experience. New research provides compelling talking points on this score.
Read MoreWith arts donors increasingly drawn to programs that advance social goals, we dig into a new initiative exploring how visual art, film, and dance can address mental health issues facing New Yorkers.
Read MoreThe Barr Foundation, a stalwart Boston funder, is helping arts groups to take more risks and engage in stronger civic leadership. What’s its plan for making the arts more “relevant?”
Read MoreIn 2011, Shelley Frost Rubin began laying the groundwork for one of art philanthropy's hottest funding areas with the formation of A Blade of Grass, which recently announced its 2018 fellows for Socially Engaged Art.
Read MoreMega-gifts to top L.A. institutions make headlines, but behind the scenes, smaller funders like the Michael Kelly Foundation for the Arts are backing work that questions "institutions and social structures."
Read MoreWith seed money from Agnes Gund’s Art for Change fund, a new fellowship positions the written word as an important way to help tackle issues related to mass incarceration.
Read MoreThe fast-growing creative placemaking field gets another boost from Kresge, which announced a new series of white papers to help practitioners integrate the arts and culture into community development.
Read MoreA study of arts funding across the past 25 years reveals a mixed bag. While foundation support for the arts has declined, individual patrons have significantly stepped up giving. What does the future hold?
Read MoreHow can "activist art" compel viewers to actually, well, act? We dig into the place-based strategy employed by San Francisco-based curator and gallerist Cheryl Haines.
Read MoreThe Vilcek Prizes stand out by rewarding individuals for contributions in arts and sciences, but there’s an underlying celebration of cultural exchange and immigration. This year’s recipients drive that message home.
Read MoreBloomberg Philanthropies has been a key catalyst of the public art boom with its Public Art Challenge. We look back on the program's successes and where public art may be heading.
Read MoreThe Walton Family Foundation has been engaged in a concerted push to create a strong arts ecosystem in Northwest Arkansas. Its latest move involves a partnership with Artspace.
Read MoreWinners of the Kenneth Rainin Foundation's Open Spaces grants think public art can engage communities around issues like immigration, women's rights, and gentrification.
Read MoreWith donor support for "activist art" showing no signs of abating, we explore how one funder is engaging this area with its latest round of funding for social justice and the arts.
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