Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) News provides information about happenings at our organization and throughout the artist residency field. This includes announcements about upcoming ACA events, Advocacy Alerts that spotlight policy issues, funding opportunities for artists and arts organizations, and press releases.
In addition to this News page, ACA regularly sends newsletters that feature important news and happenings that are relevant to artists, artist residency staff and other arts administrators.
Dear ACA Network,
I have had an extraordinary two weeks of professional development, learning, connecting, and laughing with ACA's international residency and network partners. It has been both an honor and a privilege to participate at the invitation of the Taiwan Art Space Alliance and Res Artis.
I had a few key takeaways:
The past year has been tumultuous, to say the least, for academic institutions. Join this intimate conversation between Lisa Funderburke, ACA President + CEO, and Alana Hernandez, Senior Curator at Arizona State University Museum, as we discuss artistic expression, labor, care and well-being.
Mission Driven Leadership: A Conversation with Alana Hernandez happening on September 26, 2024
ACA's Field Conversations are free and open to the public.
The Rhode Island Foundation is pleased to announce that The Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowships application process is now open through September 4, 2024.
After listening, learning, and evaluating, we're following our own advice and shepherding in a new Evolving Program Institute.
After years of collaborative work and preparation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched 2024 as its “Year of Resilience.” This brings good news for artists recovering from natural disasters.
Beth Gill and Dancing in the Streets, Inc./It’s Showtime NYC have been selected to participate in ACA’s 2023-2024 Howard Gilman + Mertz Gilmore pilot consortium program.
This grant will support a professional development program for the artist residency field focused on emergency preparedness and response.
