The arts are an essential component of a healthy and democratic society, contributing to the intellectual capital and economic vitality of our communities as well as our understanding of human experience. We work to strengthen artists and cultural organizations to enable them to express cultural values and perspectives more powerfully in a fast-paced world.
Our grants foster the creation and sharing of new art as well as the documentation, preservation and revitalization of traditional creative forms. We also seek to enrich our communities by broadening the access and involvement of diverse audiences.
We work to strengthen artists and cultural organizations to enable them to express cultural values and perspectives more powerfully.
Key Strategies
Our grant making focuses on:
- Providing fellowships and awards that directly support the creation of artistic work and creative processes, both contemporary and traditional
- Promoting public understanding of the role of artists and strengthening the infrastructure that supports them in their lives and creative work
- Nurturing marginalized voices and the next generation of artists and audiences
- Empowering indigenous people as owners of their histories, culture and contemporary lives
- Strengthening arts and cultural organizations, including developing sustainable spaces (physical, social and civic) for artists and cultural workers
- Helping cultural, community-based and educational institutions to promote creativity, pluralism and visions for positive change
- Increasing resources for artists through funding collaboratives and new donor development
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