In the Arts: Ford Foundation Supports Native American Arts
April 22, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Ford Foundation has donated $10-million to establish an organization devoted to the art of indigenous American peoples, reports The New York Times.
The Native Arts and Culture Foundation will support the work of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native artists and cultural organizations, providing direct grants or teaming with other groups to increase financial support for indigenous arts. The California-based Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians also made a $1.5-million grant and promised another $1.5-million if other tribal nations match the gift.
In other arts news, a proposed 2009-10 budget for Los Angeles County cuts funds for arts agencies but would maintain subsidies for the county’s three biggest government-supported institutions, says the Los Angeles Times.
The $22.8-billion spending plan sets aside $60-million for the Music Center and the Los Angeles County museums of art and natural history, funds for which are pegged to inflation-adjusted formulas. The county Arts Commission and Los Angeles City Cultural Affairs Department, which serve a largely grassroots constituency, face budget cuts of 7.2 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively.
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