2017 Artist as Activist Fellows Announced
Today we announced the recipients of our 2017 Artist as Activist fellowship, a two-year grant designed to support the growing body of accomplished independent artists and artist collectives who
People's Climate March, 2014; Fight For $15 and a Union, 2015; Art Build for the People’s Climate Movement Day of Action, 2015. Photos: Courtesy People's Collective Arts // Colectivo de Arte Popular
Artist as Activists March for Climate, Jobs, and Justice
In September 2014, on the eve of the UN Climate Summit, the Peoples Climate Movement organized a historic march through the streets of New York City to demand action on the global climate crisis.
Foundation Announces New Archives Research Travel Fund
In summer 2017, the Archives will launch a Rauschenberg research travel fund, a new opportunity that will provide partial support for costs related to travel and living expenses that scholars may incur in order to do research at the Rauschenberg Foundation and its Archives.
2016 Artist as Activist Fellow Favianna Rodriguez
Foundation Announces Open Call to Address Mass Incarceration For Second Consecutive Year
Today we announce the open call for the Artist as Activist Fellowship.
Installation view of a work by Fallen Fruit as part of Pelican Bomb's 'Foodways' exhibition in October 2014. Photo: Pelican Bomb
Foundation Recognizes Arts Innovators Across U.S. with new SEED Grantees
Today, we are excited to announce the recipients of its 2016 SEED grants. Today’s announcement marks the program’s expansion to three new cities/regions: Appalachia (Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee), Houston, an
Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) Chasing Monsters from Under the Bed 2015. A performance addressing police violence and mental illness. Photo: LAPD
Ten Artists to Receive Two-Year Grants for Projects Addressing the Epidemic of Mass Incarceration in the U.S.
Today we announced the ten artists and artist collectives selected for the 2016 Artist as Activist Fellowship—the Foundation’s two-year grant program designed to support independent artists an
From left to right: Edgar painting on the ledge and grabbing the window of Carmen's house. Photo: Thais Llorca Lezcano; #dalitwomenfight tour. Photo: Thenmozhi Soundararajan; Interior Rendering of the School on Wheels. Credit: Deanna Van Buren and Julia Grinkrug; 1Hood Media Academy Class of 2015. Photo: Njaimeh Njie; People’s Climate March, Hurricane Sandy Survivors, 2014; Floating lanterns carrying the written memories of project participants in Chile.
Philanthropy in Action: Year one in the field with Artist as Activist Fellows
Chosen from a pool of over 600 artists, the 2015-16 Artist as Activist Fellows were selected for their commitment to tackling social and political issues through their creative process.
Shirin Neshat, Ghada and Sayed, 2013. Images courtesy Gladstone Gallery
Foundation Donates Limited Edition Shirin Neshat Prints to Universities Around the World to Encourage Dialogue
With support from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Shirin Neshat created a series of portraits titled