Four Foundations Commit $5 M. to Create Latinx Art Curatorial Positions at 10 US Art Institutions
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- 10 Mar 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.
In a statement, Mellon Foundation president Elizabeth Alexander said, “The deep knowledge and understanding of Latinx art these ten curators hold comes from rigorous expertise and commitment to the creative expression of Latinx communities in the United States and Puerto Rico. Through ALAM we are proud to help expand opportunities for Latinx art curatorship across the country, and to do our part in upholding the centrality of this work in our museums and arts organizations.”
The recipients include El Museo del Barrio in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, the Newark Museum of Art in New Jersey, and the Vincent Price Art Museum in Monterey Park, California. Read More..
