After a year’s hiatus, Grantmakers in the Arts has resumed its practice of retaining bloggers to provide official coverage of its annual conference, which this year takes place on October 6-9 in Philadelphia, PA. The official conference blogger role is an important transparency measure because the GIA Conference is a closed convening; only grantmakers andRead More
Announcing the Fall 2013 Createquity Writing Fellows
I’m pleased to announce two additions to the Createquity family! Jena and Lindsey will be contributing posts to the site through December as the newest Createquity Writing Fellows. Lindsey Cosgrove has been external affairs coordinator at the National Guild for Community Arts Education since September 2011. After earning a B.A. in Music at the University of MaryRead More
Two reminders
Fellowship: applications for the Fall 2013 Createquity Writing Fellowship close this Friday, July 19. Previous participants have found this to be an immensely valuable experience; one even recently characterized it as “life-changing.” I can’t guarantee Createquity will change your life, but if we pick you and you take it seriously, you absolutely will get a lot out of it. All the detailsRead More
Something you can do for me
Hey there. I have something I want to say to you. Yes, you! I’ve been writing/editing/publishing/thinking about Createquity for almost six years now, along with, for the past two and a half of those years, the help of a select group of Writing Fellows and guest posters. Together, we’ve collectively devoted about 5,000 hours (almostRead More
Announcement: the Createquity team is expanding!
Something you might not know about Createquity is that a lot of behind-the-scenes editorial work goes into bringing you the quality commentary and analysis you’ve come to expect from us. It’s not uncommon, in fact quite typical, for longer articles to go through three, four, or even five drafts before they finally appear on theRead More
Quick housekeeping note
If you’re one of the roughly 1300 or so Createquity subscribers who is using Google Reader to keep up with the articles here, you probably know that Google is killing its much-beloved service as of today. Never fear, however – many alternatives exist, and they’re doing everything they can to make the transition as easyRead More
Graduation Day
With a whirlwind of posts, the spring 2013 Createquity Writing Fellowship came to an end last week. For the first time since 2011, three writers plied their craft side by side for the full length of the term, providing a welcome diversity of perspectives and approaches. This round also saw some innovations compared to previousRead More
Announcing the Spring 2013 Createquity Writing Fellows
Congratulations to the latest class of Createquity Writing Fellows! You’ll be reading their contributions to the site between now and mid-June. Here is a bit more about each of them: Tegan Kehoe is a museum professional, historian, and freelance writer with a passion for helping museums be vital to and fully engaged with their communities. SheRead More
Graduation Ceremony
Last week marked the end of the fall 2012 Createquity Writing Fellowship. You wouldn’t know it from this month’s posting schedule, but Talia Gibas and Jacquelyn Strycker have been writing steadily for Createquity since last September. My autumn travels forced some extended review times for a little bit in the middle there, but Jacquie andRead More
Createquity in Quotes: 2012
Becker’s statement gets at some of the main challenges in measuring the “impact” of a work of public art—a task which more often than not provokes grumbling from public art administrators. When asked how they know their work is successful, most organizations and artists that create art in the public realm are quick to citeRead More