Does a Big Mellon Gift to Skidmore College Point to the Future of Liberal Arts Education?
Young people increasingly communicate through the medium of images rather than language. Colleges are struggling with this shift, which some say changes everyth... Read more.
Copy Cat! Bloomberg Public Arts Challenge is Familiar, But in Good Ways
The foundation's big new initiative brings together some of the best elements of efforts by Knight and ArtPlace America, with a few twists. This selective imita... Read more.
Can $40 Million Find the Secret Sauce for Boosting Audience Engagement in the Arts?
Getting more people through the doors of arts institutions isn't easy, and funders have spent a fortune looking for the secret sauce. Enter Wallace, with plans ... Read more.
Should Artists Be Agents for Social Change? The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Thinks So
Art for the sake of driving social change is nothing new. Just ask George Orwell. So why is the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation launching its new Artist as Activ... Read more.
Calling Young Dancers: Here’s Your Chance to Work With Mikhail Baryshnikov (Seriously)
There are organizations that provide arts mentoring programs for young dancers, filmmakers, and singers, and then there is the National YoungArts Foundation, wh... Read more.
Here’s Why the Nantucket Screenwriters Colony Netted a $1 Million Grant
The mighty wealth spawned by Johnson & Johnson mainly finds its way to healthcare. But the descendants of Robert Wood Johnson include the artist Seward Johnson ... Read more.
Why Knight Is Betting That “Community Platform Collaboration” Is the Future of Journalism
In this age of smart phones, blogs, and social media, everyone has the potential to be a crusading citizen-journalist. But that doesn't mean they can do it well... Read more.
How Do You Build an Audience Without Actually Performing Music?
Many foundations believe the best way to build an audience is to commission work and produce performances. But Chamber Music America is making grants based on a... Read more.
What Can Theater Companies Learn from Knight’s Recent “Lifeline” Grant?
As theaters fight for survival, a critical grant is giving a theater in Charlotte two years to build a sustainable donor base. Will the plan work? And what's th... Read more.
Hey, Arts Groups Looking to Get in on Creative Placemaking: Read This Post!
We've theorized that "creative placemaking" could represent the future of arts funding. Leading the way is ArtPlace America, so take a look at its recent round ... Read more.
It’s a Big Deal: Mellon’s Digitization Gift to Barnard College
There's no clear-cut consensus on how technology will shape the field of liberal arts in years to come. And that's precisely why a recent Mellon gift to Barnard... Read more.
The Joan Mitchell Foundation Wants to Make New Orleans a Leading Arts City
The Joan Mitchell Foundation is based in New York City, but is deeply invested in turning New Orleans into a leading arts city and is ramping up giving there. T... Read more.
These Two Foundations Are Breaking New Ground in Funding Arts in Underserved Communities
The Pittsburgh Foundation and the Heinz Endowments just awarded another slew of grants through their Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh program. Take a closer l... Read more.
Why Are the Twin Cities a Magnet for So Much Arts Funding?
The Doris Duke Foundation announced its recent round of Performing Artist and Impact Award recipients and the Twin Cities emerged as big winners, continuing a h... Read more.
Little Theater, Big Story
In many ways, small theaters are the lifeblood of the country's nonprofit theater scene. So we pay attention to who's supporting these outfits and why. Here's w... Read more.
Why Storytelling May Be the Next Big Thing in Museum Funding
The "art" of storytelling has experienced a renaissance in the last half-decade, thanks to the Moth, StoryCorps, and so on. Now more museums are seeing storytel... Read more.
Three Reasons Why “Creative Placemaking” Represents the Future of Arts Funding
ArtPlace America recently announced it secured close to $28 million in funding to support creative placemaking from 14 foundations, including its newest partner... Read more.
What Can Dance Groups Learn from Mellon’s Digitization Grant to the Martha Graham School?
New York's Martha Graham School of Dance recently received a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, enabling it to build, digitize, and organiz... Read more.
Can Arts Organizations Create a Better Understanding of Muslim Societies? This Funder Thinks So
When the diplomats strike out, why not turn to the artists? The Doris Duke Foundation's Building Bridges program, which uses the arts to build greater understan... Read more.
Got a Problem With Miami? The Knight Foundation Will Fund Your Solution
It's not often that a foundation offers up a pot of money, even a small one, to any nonprofit with a good idea for fixing whatever problem they think needs to b... Read more.
The Inside Scoop on How to Win a Knight Foundation Journalism Grant
As you read this, somewhere a nonprofit director or grant writer is rigorously pouring over application guidelines provided by the foundation in question. And w... Read more.
Further Proof That Houston is Where the Philanthropic Action Is (Sorry, New York)
The Kinder Foundation's gift to the Nau Center for Texas Cultural Heritage reflects a larger trend: Houston is seeing an explosion of charitable giving. Thanks... Read more.
