The Future of the Performing Arts Funding: A Conversation with National U.S. Funders
About the Event:
Presented by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals on January 12, 2025, at the annual APAP|NYC conference in New York City, this conversation highlights findings from Performing Arts Futures: A Funder Gathering, a national funder convening to take stock of the landscape of performing arts funding and the state of the field and consider the future. It includes a funder roundtable conversation to encourage transparency about funding practices, priorities, and implications for the field.
Speakers’ headshots are shown in alphabetical order by their first name.
Featured Speakers:
Alejandra Duque Cifuentes, Principal and Founder, ADC Consulting
Ashley Ferro-Murray, PhD., Director, Arts, Doris Duke Foundation
Bahia Ramos, Vice President, Arts, Wallace Foundation
Lisa Richards Toney, President and CEO, Association of Performing Arts Professionals
Lane Sugata, Senior Program Officer, Creativity and Free Expression, Ford Foundation
Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
Stephanie Ybarra, Program Officer, Arts and Culture, Mellon Foundation
About Performing Arts Futures: A Funder Gathering
Hosted on Wednesday, June 26 through Thursday, June 27, 2024 at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, Performing Arts Futures: A Funder Gathering, aimed to create a space for shared learning, connection, and coordination among leading funders. Made for, by and with performing arts funders, the convening was values- and data-driven, gathering 48 individuals working within private philanthropy, public funding institutions, and field leaders from a diversity of perspectives. Curated and managed by ADC Consulting in collaboration with a host committee, the event included a combination of research presentations, small and large group discussions and panels, and art experiences. Read the research publication or connect to event content by visiting events.fordfoundation.org/performingartsfutures.
About APAP
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals is the national service, advocacy and membership organization for the live performing arts field. APAP is dedicated to developing and supporting a robust performing arts presenting, booking and touring industry and the professionals who work within it. To learn more about APAP, visitAPAP365.org.
DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed in this video are that of the speakers and not necessarily that of APAP.
