Arts Funders Affinity Group

This peer group is focused on promoting and strengthening a dynamic Baltimore arts scene and engages and educates area funders about existing and emerging opportunities. Members interested in the arts and culture can build relationships with each other; share information; research and ideas; and learn together along with local and national experts.

Member Leadership: Lara Hall, Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation and Steven Skerritt-Davis, Maryland State Arts Council

Staff Contact: Elisabeth Hyleck

Arts Funders Peer Learning Exchange

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a peer learning exchange for arts and culture funders! In the past year we’ve learned about the Financial Impact of COVID on the Arts in Maryland, Supporting Leaders of Color in the Arts and Creative Economy in Maryland, and Arts Grantmakers’ Changes in Practice and Sharing Session. We’ll now take some time to integrate our learnings, share what we are thinking about and focusing on, and discuss our plans for the coming year.

Event type:

Network Building

Audience:

Arts Funders

Members Only

Funding Area:

Arts/Culture/Humanities

Supporting Leaders of Color in the Arts and Creative Economy in Maryland

Thursday, October 07, 2021 at 10:00 to 11:30 AM

In October of 2019, Maryland Philanthropy Network hosted an engaging conversation about supporting an Innovative and Inclusive Arts Community. Building on that conversation and contemplating the challenges the pandemic brought on the arts community, join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Arts Funders Affinity Group to revisit and deepen your understanding of what’s happening to support leaders of color in the arts and creative economy in Maryland.

Event type:

Community Issues

Audience:

All Funders

Arts Funders

Topic:

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Leadership Development

Funding Area:

Arts/Culture/Humanities

The Financial Impact of COVID on the Arts in Maryland

Tuesday, June 01, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

All arts and culture funders are invited to hear Nicholas Cohen, Executive Director, Maryland Citizens for the Arts, share findings from their research and to join in a discussion about the implications of these findings as well shifts in funding and support for the arts throughout Maryland and in Baltimore specifically. We’ll provide ample time for all participants to deepen collaboration by sharing information, current opportunities, lessons learned and queries about supporting the arts in Maryland.

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Arts Funders Sharing Session

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

We are starting the year with a Sharing Session so we can continue to build relationships with one another and share what we are thinking about and focusing on, as well as questions/struggles. We know the year ahead will be especially challenging for the cultural community and collective action on our part will be meaningful.

The purpose of the Arts Funders Affinity Group is to engage and educate Maryland funders about the dynamic local arts and cultural scene and the many opportunities it presents.

Event type:

Network Building

Audience:

Arts Funders

Members Only

Funding Area:

Arts/Culture/Humanities

Arts and Culture Funders Conversation with Arts Intermediaries

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 02:00 to 03:00 PM

During this conversation, we’ll learn what arts intermediaries are hearing from their constituents as we move forward from the COVID-19 and related economic crises; what capacity arts intermediaries need to meet the demands and needs of the people they serve; and how arts intermediaries are prioritizing the work.

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