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Welcome to the ArtsGreensboro Task Force Web Portal!

Our goal is to gather input about our grant programs from multiple perspectives to ascertain if we are fostering expanded access to the arts in Greensboro and the greater Guilford County area. We know that the social, demographic, political, and philanthropic landscape is rapidly changing, and ArtsGreensboro must continually strive to reach new artists and arts organizations, presenters, communities, and art forms.

ArtsGreensboro must assure our stakeholders, donors, and community that the process by which we make grants reflect our beliefs and benefit any who wish to engage in the arts. The Creative Greensboro Cultural Arts Masterplan and research conducted by national foundations and funders are roadmaps to this work. ArtsGreensboro believes it must support the goals of inclusion, access, and cultural equity need to be reflected in our grant programs.

The questions we will be asking ourselves and the Task Force are:

  1.  How are we doing?
  2.  What would an optimal grant program look like for ArtsGreensboro?
  3.  What are the best practices at the national level?
  4.  Are we positioning ourselves for the future?

The work of the Task Force is critical to the success of ArtsGreensboro, and our future strategic planning. We know improving our impact through critical review is vital to keeping our services current, relevant and effective . The outcome of your work will be a set of recommendations to be presented to the board. Over the summer, we may host community meetings to solicit additional input into the four questions noted above, as we continue to assess and align our programs with core principles of access, inclusion, equity, and financial stewardship and accountability.

Under each resource, you will find "Discovery Questions." Please reflect on the questions and share your thoughts when we meet.  We ask that you step into your professional bravery and professional vulnerability as we will discuss topics that may be difficult and dense. The essence of our exploration is the core of why most of our organization exist; to strengthen the art community for present and future generations. 

All meetings will be held at the Lincoln Financial Downtown Greensboro Location

Task Force Meeting Dates & Times

March 4: 8:30-10am, March 18: 8:30-10am (CANCELLED),  March 25: 8:30-10am, April 1: 8:30-10am, April 8: 12-1:30pm,

April 15: 12-1:30pm, April 29: 12-2pm

REQUIRED READING

 
 

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES FROM TASK FORCE MEMBERS

 

Group 1: FUNDING GUIDELINES

To review funding guidelines and mechanisms from other arts councils and discuss what ArtsGreensboro can do to enhance their grant program

Group 2: CREATIVE GREENSBORO ARTS PLAN ALIGNMENT

To review each of the four goals of the Creative Greensboro Arts Plan and discuss how ArtsGreensboro can be more aligned with the plan using its grants program as the vehicle.  

 

 

Group 3: ORGANIZATIONAL INCLUSIVE PRACTICES OF ARTS GRANTING PROGRAMS

To review organizational inclusive practices of Arts granting programs and discuss how arts organizations in the county can be more inclusive and how they can eliminate barriers for access

Group 4: DIRECTION OF PHILANTHROPY AND PARTNERSHIPS

To review the history and current trends of how art philanthropy and funding organizations operate and discuss how this community can adapt  

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

the arts are enlivening price hill

Discovery Question

❏     In what ways can Greensboro grow local neighborhood arts?

Haas & Hahn

Discovery Question

❏     How can we create more innovative art solutions to social problems? 

 
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Dialogue Questions


  1.  How is ArtsGreensboro doing?


  2.  What would an optimal grant program look like for ArtsGreensboro?


  3.  What are the best practices at the national level?


  4.  Are we positioning ourselves for the future?

 
 
 
 

CLARIFYING TERMS

Culture- “An integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior. The outlook, attitudes, values, morals, goals, and customs shared by a society or group” (Cultural Anthropology, McGraw Hill, 1990). Culture also encompasses community, arts, and rituals

The Arts- Visual arts, music, theater, dance and literature, design, and film. Forms including but not limited to: crafts, sculpting, pottery, cultural/traditional, street art, public art, performance, culinary, and fashion

Access- freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something; liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing; - Merriam-Webster modified

Equity- the process for historically underrepresented & marginalized populations to have equal access to and participate in programs that are capable of closing the achievement gap in success, health, life expectancy, and academic performance.

Cultural equity- the embodiment of the values, policies, and practices that ensure that all people—including but not limited to those who have been historically underrepresented based on race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion—are represented in the development of arts policy; the support of artists; the nurturing of accessible, thriving venues for expression; and the fair distribution of programmatic, financial, and informational resources.- Statement on Cultural Equity adopted in 2017 by Americans for the Arts

Inclusion- a process of bringing people together from various backgrounds and creating an environment of success for all people.

Diversity- Diversity is the range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political beliefs. (Ferris State University)

Discovery Questions

❏     How are you implementing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in your organization? Be as specific as possible.  

❏     How would you define access for the Arts?

❏     What does your vision include when you think about a more diverse organization in the next 5 years?

 

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