Four Foundations Commit $5 M. to Create Latinx Art Curatorial Positions at 10 US Art Institutions
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- 24 Feb 2023
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The Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Getty Foundation, and the Terra Foundation—four of the country’s leading philanthropic grant makers—have partnered together to create a new initiative called Advancing Latinx Art in Museums (ALAM), which is “part of a long overdue effort to support Latinx artists and to ignite a public conversation about the rightful place of Latinx art within American art,” according to a release.
In teaming up, the four foundations have pooled together $5 million, which will go toward giving 10 U.S. museums or art institutions grants of $500,000 each to formally create ten permanent early or mid-career curatorial positions with an expertise in Latinx art. Five of the mid-career positions represent promotions for curatorial staff already working at these institutions, while the five early career posts will be newly created. Read More..
