International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Post

This excellent Campaign for the Arts & University of Warwick report provides some compelling insights into arts funding in the UK.  Australia and New Zealand are similarly under severe funding pressure from Goverment. It's a no-brainer that government funding is essential for the arts and creativity to thrive. Additionally, organisations must be equipped with commercial and business development capabilities to articulate, leverage, and advocate their inherent value through strategic partnerships. These partnerships are essential to underpin organisational purpose and generate funds for growth. Empowering arts organisations with the self-sustaining skills to define an enterprise-wide understanding of their value proposition and strategically unlock it is not just about survival—it's about ensuring they continue to flourish and enrich our society. Strategic collaborations can unlock new opportunities, drive innovation, attract new audiences, and secure new capabilities, revenues, and funding streams. But yes, as Justine says, it's also a no-brainer that government funding is critical to providing organisations with the stability to plan for overall sustainability and lasting success. Additionally, sector-specific and organisational performance benchmarking across key measures is vital to evaluating performance, identifying new opportunities, and planning for success. Together, they can combine to create a vibrant, dynamic arts sector suitably equipped to meet today's and tomorrow's challenges. #ArtsFunding #StrategicPartnerships #ArtsLeadership #CulturalGrowth #CreativeIndustries #PerformanceBenchmarking #CreativeAustralia #CreativeVictoria #CreateNSW Sandwalk Partners

We believe that looking at societal problems through the lens of the arts and humanities helps to think through issues, compliments and articulates the work of science and education, and engages diverse perspectives. https://lnkd.in/grh9hJv2

The latest in our IAA-series "Transcultural Aesthetics" (Volume 5): We Have Always Been Transcultural; The Arts as an Example, by Wolfgang Welsch Wolfgang Welsch, an eminent co-founder of transcultural aesthetics, demonstrates for the first time that transculturality – the mixed constitution of cultures – is by no means only a characteristic of the present, but has de facto determined the composition of cultures since time immemorial. The historical transculturality is demonstrated using examples from the arts. While transculturality was often viewed with reservation where political, social, or psychological levels were at stake, it was rather welcomed and appreciated in the field of art. The book therefore demonstrates the historical prevalence of transculturality via all areas of art and does so with respect to all cultures and continents of our world.

We believe that looking at societal problems through the lens of the arts and humanities helps to think through issues, compliments and articulates the work of science and education, and engages diverse perspectives. https://lnkd.in/ghicV4a7

There have been many stops and starts since beginning my PhD back in 2020, but things are moving forward. Tate's insight page on my research has been recently updated to better reflect the way the research project has taken shape so far - https://lnkd.in/eMkuGhsS 'What are your hopes for the impact of this research? Religion and belief, regardless of position, are undeniable in their importance for many individuals and communities in their sense of identity, belonging and motivations for civic engagement. So, it is striking that the dialogue, particularly academic dialogue, within the arts and culture sector has long neglected conversations on how faith communities can be considered by major public art institutions. I hope this research continues to create foundational dialogues on how our public cultural institutions can consider and connect with religion, as a concept and as communities in a deeper way. Bringing new possibilities to programming, artistic risk and what it means to be a public space for all' #religion #art #artmuseum

CELEBRATING NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH Every October, National Arts and Humanities Month provides us the opportunity to celebrate the profound importance of arts and humanities in shaping our lives, communities, and country. The arts and humanities help us tell our stories on our terms and make sense of the world. They offer us nuanced understanding, different ways of thinking, and open new sources of inspiration and innovation. Critically, the arts protect and advance our humanity, allowing us to embrace our commonalities and recognize our meaningful differences with respectful curiosity. Arts and culture make the space and provide a language to capture the complexities of our American story more fully and embolden us to stand in the space of possibility – imagining a more hopeful and just future.   The integration of the arts in every facet of our lives and society is vital to ensuring that we not only imagine but also create a more equitable and just future for all. At the National Endowment for the Arts, we are committed to deepening our collaboration across the federal government and with state, regional, and local organizations; supporting research into the effects of the arts on health, education, public safety, and more; and bolstering arts ecosystems that foster opportunities for arts participation and engagement to help all people lead artful lives and thrive.

This course provides valuable content for creating and maintaining union/student center environments that welcome, respect and honor all individuals. Topics covered will include accessibility, cultural audits of art and campus icons, and much more. https://buff.ly/4bpNiDw

We are counting down to this virtual panel on January 16th! Did you know that Dr. Annette Henry is one of our national co-researchers on the Securing Black Futures project funded by RBC, Future Launch? Whether your answer is yes or no to this question, keep an eye out for our newsletter in the new year! There you’ll learn of all the exciting work the Chair has done in 2023, which also includes our national partners on the Securing Black Futures project. Stay tuned! #sbf #yorkuniversity #paneldiscussion #newsletter

NEW: The distribution of arts and culture funding in Greater Pittsburgh is racially inequitable, according to a newly released research report from The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. 'A Second Look: Racial Equity and Arts Funding in Greater Pittsburgh,' supported in part by a National Endowments for the Arts’ research grant, is a 5-year follow-up to the Arts Council’s 2018 Racial Equity and Arts Funding in Greater Pittsburgh report and explores if, how, and in what ways arts grantmaking in Greater Pittsburgh has progressed toward distributive justice. Learn more about this important research: https://buff.ly/3Ws1PrE