Background
Grams, Diane M. was born on December 9, 1957 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Ralph Richard Grams and Dorothy Gertrude Walters.
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Entering Cultural Communities
(Arts organizations once sought patrons primarily from amo...)
Arts organizations once sought patrons primarily from among the wealthy and well educated, but for many decades now they have revised their goals as they seek to broaden their audiences. Today, museums, orchestras, dance companies, theaters, and community
https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/entering-cultural-communities/9780813542171
2008
Producing Local Color: Art Networks in Ethnic Chicago, Grams
(The book Producing Local Color: Art Networks in Ethnic Ch...)
The book Producing Local Color: Art Networks in Ethnic Chicago, Diane Grams is published by University of Chicago Press.
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo9470689.html
Diane M. Grams
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Bachelor in Painting, Indiana University, 1981. Master of Arts in Sociology, Loyola University, Chicago, 2001. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Loyola University, Chicago, 2004.
Career
Free-lance designer, art director, Chicago, 1982—1988. Membership director Chicago Artists Coalition, 1987—1992. Executive director The Peace Museum, Chicago, 1992—1998.
Research assistant Loyola University, 1998—2000, part-time faculty, 2000—2002. Adjunct faculty DePaul University, since 2001. Researcher Daughter of Grams Consultant, since 1998.
Grant writer Guild Complex, Chicago, 1998—2001. Consultant in research, fundraising and program evaluation for foundations, since 1998. Lecturer in field.
Associate Director, Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago, 2003-2007. Conducted research, lectured on cultural policy, authored book, "Entering Cultural Communities: Diversity and Change in the Nonprofit Arts," 2008 Rutgers University Press.
Faculty, Department of Sociology, Tulane University, New Orleans, IL 2007-2013. Conducted research, taught cultural sociology courses authored book, "Producing Local Color: Ethnic Art Networks in Bronzeville, Pilsen and Rogers Park." 2010, University of Chicago Press.
Artist, Somersault Studio, 2013-present, Michigan City, Indiana. Create paintings in oil and fresco.
Achievements
Works
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Entering Cultural Communities
(Arts organizations once sought patrons primarily from amo...)
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Producing Local Color: Art Networks in Ethnic Chicago, Grams
(The book Producing Local Color: Art Networks in Ethnic Ch...)
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Entering Cultural Communities
Membership
Member of College Art Association, Chicago Artists Coalition, American Association Museum, American Sociological Association.
Connections
Married Timothy Daughter of Lace, March 2, 1990.
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American
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Recipient Civil Liberties award, American Civil Liberties Union of Chicago, 1989. Fellow Schmitt fellow, Schmitt Foundation and Loyola University-Chicago, 2002-2003. Grantee Research grantee, R.H. Driehaus Foundation and C.T. MacArthur Foundation, 2001, Artist ghrantee, Art Matters Foundation, New York City, 1992. Scholar Merit scholar, Loyola University Chicago, 1998—2002. One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Chicago, Today's Chicago Women, 1990.Recipient Civil Liberties award, American Civil Liberties Union of Chicago, 1989. Fellow Schmitt fellow, Schmitt Foundation and Loyola University-Chicago, 2002-2003. Grantee Research grantee, R.H. Driehaus Foundation and C.T. MacArthur Foundation, 2001, Artist ghrantee, Art Matters Foundation, New York City, 1992.
Scholar Merit scholar, Loyola University Chicago, 1998—2002. One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Chicago, Today's Chicago Women, 1990.