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."
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.
Since then two judges have put a hold on the freeze order, and the Administration has withdrawn its action. But nobody's sure what happens next.
