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David Farren, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation’s executive director, has announced his plans to retire at year-end. During his eleven-year tenure, David has made a profound impact across our program areas. gddf.org/gaylord-and-do…

Great editorial in @Suntimes on the vital role theatre plays in the fabric of Chicago life. It also cites survey data from GDDF of the profound impact of small theatres in Chicago. chicago.suntimes.com/2023/7/6/23783…

Current grantees! The deadline for our survey with the Center for Effective Philanthropy is this Friday, 6/23. If you haven't completed it yet, look for an email from survey@cep.org for more information. Your candid and constructive feedback helps strengthen our partnerships.

"Art, as Lowe conceives it, is a social as much as an aesthetic practice, requiring long-term engagement with specific people and places." Hear, hear! Check out this NYT @tmagazine piece featuring Rick Lowe, one of GDDF's incredible board members. nyti.ms/3MXz7dx

We are thrilled to announce 12 recipients of GDDF’s #BroadeningNarratives grants. Broadening Narratives projects focus on stories that have been underrepresented in the collection’s world. Check out the organizations and their amazing efforts here - bit.ly/3vWK4UM

Earlier this month, we did a storytelling workshop with Amanda and Sheree from CultureBuilds @2ndStory. It was a wonderful way to spend our first in-person meeting since March 2020. #storytelling #NarrativeBuilding #BroadeningNarratives #communications

Arts Work Fund #ChicagoArts #grant deadline March 31 for - Arts orgs led by, for, & about black, indigenous, & people of color (BIPOC), with operating expenses of $2 million & below OR - Any arts & culture org with operating expenses of $800,000 & below artsworkfund.org/grants.html

Register for the SEMC March virtual program! Thank you @GDDonnelley for support of the 2022 Virtual Program Series! semcdirect.net/event-4701460

Highlights from Joyner Institute's #IGAAD conference at @ccuchanticleers 1-Rice trunk engineering was brought to the #Lowcountry by enslaved West Africans @usfws Waccamaw Wildlife Refuge 2-The Future of #Sweetgrass Basketmaking 3-Puppet by artist Dennis McNett #GullahGeechee

We want to hear your stories! @avery_tweets is collecting video oral histories with contemporary organizers & activists as part of @GDDonnelley's 'Documenting the Arc' project👉bit.ly/3ssyyPR

Welcome to our new Curriculum Development Consultant @NaadiaOwens! We're thrilled to work with Naadia to create materials and activities that connect Chicago teachers and teaching artists to SSHMP's archival resources.Big thanks to @GDDonnelley #GDDonnelley #broadeningnarratives

The CityArts grant program is now open for #ChicagoArts organizations of all disciplines. See below or this link for more - ChicagoCulturalGrants.org #grantmaking #ArtsGrants #ArtisticVitality

Are you a #ChicagoArts organization or fiscally-sponsored arts group interested in learning more about our #grantmaking program? Register for our February 15th 6pm CT #MeetGDDF info session - forms.gle/ArRhenwnydbit6… Please share! #ArtisticVitality #ArtsGrants #philathropy

With support from our recent #BroadeningNarratives grant, Avery Research Center for #AfricanAmerican History & Culture is collecting video oral histories from contemporary organizers and activists for justice, with emphasis on the period between 2014 and 2020. #BlackHistoryMonth

Celebrate the New Year of the Tiger with the Chinese American Museum of Chicago. Join the virtual Chinese New Year Celebration with lion dancing, musical performances, & more! Today/Wednesday at 6pm CT youtube.com/watch?v=tI73oi… #LunarNewYear #CAMOC #YearOfTheTiger #NewYear

Our Lowcountry Program Director, Kerri Forrest, will be chatting about #BroadeningNarratives - QUICKLY! - in next week's PechaKucha Charleston 38: A Night of Creative "Chit Chat" More details and tickets here - bit.ly/3L44TE4 #PechaKucha #CHSArts #collections

RFP deadline Monday, January 31 for E(art)H Chicago, a citywide community-based art initiative to inspire action on climate change, natural resource use, & #EnvironmentalJustice. earthartchicago.org #ArtisticVitality #CallForArtists #ChicagoArts #ClimateArt

Avery Research Center @CofC will use its #BroadeningNarratives grant to fund Documenting the Arc #OralHistory Project. Learn more TONIGHT at 6pm ET, link within the article - bit.ly/3FYkam9 #collections #grantmaking #philanthropy #lowcountry #AfricanAmerican

Congratulations @vraemoore of @TINYisPOWERFUL for your selection as one of @southarts #EmergingLeaders of Color: bit.ly/3tVj20i #LowcountryArts #CHSarts