These Organizations Want More Black People In The Art Industry And They’ve Dedicated $11 Million To Make It Happen

Essence Magazine:

By Jasmine Browley ·Updated May 10, 2023

Art is the world’s gift, but it has largely been homogenized in terms of the industry’s professional curation ecosystem.

Four major organizations are aiming to change that.

Earlier this month the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy announced the Leadership in Art Museums (LAM) initiative in which more than $11M in funding will be allocated to racial equity in the arts.

The funds will be

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