Art Museum Attendance Down Nationwide,
Reports Find
According to two recent reports on youth and adult participation in the arts, visits to art museums have declined across the country, the Washington Post reports. Based on a survey of nearly four thousand eighth-grade students, Arts 2008 (40 pages, PDF) found that the number of students who reported they visited an art museum or gallery with their classes dropped from 22 percent in 1997 to 16 percent in 2008. The report was published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which releases reports periodically on different sectors of achievement and engagement; this year the assessment examined visual arts and music. The second report, Arts Participation 2008: Highlights from a National Survey (16 pages, PDF), published by the National Endowment for the Arts, found that fewer adults are choosing art museums or visual arts festivals as leisure-time destinations. Although the decline in attendance has been relatively small, the shift may be indicative of future declines. Read the article»
Recent Arts News from Philanthropy News Digest
Helen Bader Foundation Commits $10 Million to Endow Scholarship Fund
The ten-year commitment from the Milwaukee-based foundation will establish a permanent endowment for the Helen Bader Scholarship Fund, which helps low- and middle-income families in the area with the cost of tuition at Jewish day schools....
Posted: 6/27/09
Pew Awards $7.8 Million for Operations, Management of Philadelphia Arts Groups
Pew awarded $3.1 million in unrestricted general operating support to eighteen Philadelphia area arts and culture organizations and $4.7 million in continued support for an initiative designed to strengthen the management of local cultural groups....
Posted: 6/24/09
Irvine Foundation Announces $21 Million in Grants
AGrants awarded by the foundation during the second quarter include a total of $3.3 million to five arts organizations for audience development efforts....
Posted: 6/22/09
Bush Foundation Awards $1 Million in Fellowships, Grants to Artists
Fifteen Bush Artist Fellows will each receive $50,000 for unrestricted use and professional development support, while the three winners of the Enduring Vision Award will each receive $100,000 over three to five years....
Posted: 6/21/09
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Funding Opportunities
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Fund for the Arts Accepting Applications From Artists and Arts Organizations
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to support the development and work of individual Latino artists and small and midsize Latino arts organizations in communities across the United States....
Deadline: 7/13/09
Association of Performing Arts Presenters Announces Cultural Exchange Fund Application Schedule
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to arts presenters working to build partnerships and collaborations that promote the display of work by international artists in its cultural context....
Deadline: 7/31/09; 11/16/09; 5/14/10; and 11/15/10
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Offers 2010 Individual Artist Fellowships
Grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to Pennsylvania artists working in traditional arts, visual arts, theater scriptwriting, classical music, media arts, or new technologies....
Deadline: 8/03/09
New Guidelines Available for National Endowment for the Humanities Media Makers Grants
Grants of up to $1 million will be awarded to nonprofits and government agencies working to combine radio, television, or digital media with other resources to enhance their humanities content....
Deadline: 8/26/09
National Endowment for the Humanities Announces 'Picturing America' School Collaboration Projects Grant Opportunity
Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to collaborative projects between humanities scholars and educators to develop K-12 coursework related to American art....
Deadline: 10/07/09
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