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The Vilcek Foundation

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The Vilcek Foundation raises awareness of immigrant contributions in the United States and fosters appreciation of the arts, sciences, and humanities.

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The New Mexico Museum of Art is proud to present #MarsdenHartley: Adventurer in the Arts, a groundbreaking #exhibition that delves into the life and work of Marsden Hartley, one of the most significant figures in American #modernism. 🖼️ Read more: globalheroes.com/marsden-hartle…

The New Mexico Museum of Art is proud to present #MarsdenHartley: Adventurer in the Arts, a groundbreaking #exhibition that delves into the life and work of Marsden Hartley, one of the most significant figures in American #modernism. 🖼️

Read more: globalheroes.com/marsden-hartle…
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Opportunity alert for immigrant artists! The Vilcek Foundation has launched the 2026 cycle of its Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in "Fashion and Design" and "Fashion and Culture." More: bit.ly/VilcekPrizes

Opportunity alert for immigrant artists!

<a href="/vilcek/">The Vilcek Foundation</a> has launched the 2026 cycle of its Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in "Fashion and Design" and "Fashion and Culture."

More: bit.ly/VilcekPrizes
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This is excellent! Our 2025 winner of the Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Literary Scholarship Henry Louis Gates Jr will be receiving his very own Book of Life on the PBS show Finding Your Roots! We can't wait to tune in on April 8th.

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Check out this interview between the Guggenheim New York and Guadalupe Maravilla about the significance and healing power of art. Maravilla was awarded our 2025 Vilcek Prize for Visual Arts for his powerful artwork that addresses undocumented experiences, cancer survival, and trauma

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Check out some behind the scenes footage from the setup of "Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts!" The exhibition, which celebrates one of the most impactful artists in the #AmericanModernist movement, opened at the New Mexico Museum of Art this past weekend. You can see it

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Listen to this NPR interview! Sergiu P. Pasca, researcher of neurosceince at Stanford University, worked with a team to recreate a model of the human pain pathway. Winner of our Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science in 2018, Pasca and his team exposed the system to the

Listen to this <a href="/NPR/">NPR</a> interview! <a href="/Sergiu_P_Pasca/">Sergiu P. Pasca</a>, researcher of neurosceince at <a href="/Stanford/">Stanford University</a>, worked with a team to recreate a model of the human pain pathway. 

Winner of our Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science in 2018, Pasca and his team exposed the system to the
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We can't stop smiling! Last week we celebrated our 14 Vilcek prizewinners in Art History, Biomedical Science, Curatorial Work, Literary Scholarship, and Visual Arts. Our president Rick Kinsel and each awardee gave remarks speaking to the power of community, representation, and

We can't stop smiling! Last week we celebrated our 14 Vilcek prizewinners in Art History, Biomedical Science, Curatorial Work, Literary Scholarship, and Visual Arts. Our president Rick Kinsel and each awardee gave remarks speaking to the power of community, representation, and
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‘Left-Handed Girl’ written and directed by @shihchingtsou Shih-Ching Tsou is one of the seven feature films in the Competition category for Festival de Cannes! Tsou was an immigrant filmmaker represented at Hawaiʻi International Film Festival in 2021 as part of our grant. Congratulations!!

‘Left-Handed Girl’ written and directed by @shihchingtsou Shih-Ching Tsou is one of the seven feature films in the Competition category for <a href="/Festival_Cannes/">Festival de Cannes</a>! Tsou was an immigrant filmmaker represented at <a href="/HIFF/">Hawaiʻi International Film Festival</a> in 2021 as part of our grant. Congratulations!!
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#CallForEntries | The Vilcek Foundation Foundation Prize for Creative Promise in Fashion & Culture The award champions immigrant fashion professionals in the US – writers, researchers, curators, stylists, image makers. Three $50,000 prizes available. Deadline 9 June: tinyurl.com/29lulu4c

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Tonight Pen + Brush is holding an opening reception for TWO exhibitions—"THE NOW: Materiality" and "In the House 4." Each of these are ongoing series that highlight upcoming artists and individuals who contribute significantly to the dialogue around gender equity in the arts.

Tonight <a href="/penbrush/">Pen + Brush</a> is holding an opening reception for TWO exhibitions—"THE NOW: Materiality" and "In the House 4." Each of these are ongoing series that highlight upcoming artists and individuals who contribute significantly to the dialogue around gender equity in the arts.
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@M_delCarpi has won a #GuggenheimFellowship! Winner of our 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, del Carpio Landry is an associate professor of neuroscience and chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UC Berkeley. She will use her fellowship to

@M_delCarpi has won a #GuggenheimFellowship! Winner of our 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, del Carpio Landry is an associate professor of neuroscience and chemical and biomolecular engineering at the <a href="/UCBerkeley/">UC Berkeley</a>. 

She will use her fellowship to
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👀 $50,000 prize open to US immigrants in Fashion Fields The Vilcek Foundation is now accepting applications from immigrants under the age of 38 working in fashion fields in the United States for a $50,000 prize. Open to designers, curators, writers, stylists, material innovators, and more.

👀 $50,000 prize open to US immigrants in Fashion Fields

<a href="/Vilcek/">The Vilcek Foundation</a> is now accepting applications from immigrants under the age of 38 working in fashion fields in the United States for a $50,000 prize. Open to designers, curators, writers, stylists, material innovators, and more.
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Our 2013 winner of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, Hashim Al-Hashimi has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences! A professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Columbia University, Al Hashimi has spent two decades developing

Our 2013 winner of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, Hashim Al-Hashimi has been elected to the American Academy of Arts &amp; Sciences! 

A professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at <a href="/Columbia/">Columbia University</a>, Al Hashimi has spent two decades developing
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Only one month left!! Applications for our Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science and Fashion are open through June 9, 2025. Open to immigrants under the age of 38 working in biomedical science or fashion fields. Learn more and apply before applications close!

Only one month left!! Applications for our Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science and Fashion are open through June 9, 2025. Open to immigrants under the age of 38 working in biomedical science or fashion fields. Learn more and apply before applications close!
Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 (@chefjoseandres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am truly honored to be included in the TIME inaugural Philanthropy 100. I’ve always believed that we’re only as good as the people we have around us. In order to make food a powerful agent of change, it takes a village…and more! These days, it’s easy to feel hopeless because

I am truly honored to be included in the <a href="/TIME/">TIME</a> inaugural Philanthropy 100. I’ve always believed that we’re only as good as the people we have around us. In order to make food a powerful agent of change, it takes a village…and more!

These days, it’s easy to feel hopeless because
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A study in Science Magazine conducted by Luciano Marraffini of the #MarraffiniLab at Rockefeller University shows that newly discovered weapons of bacterial self-defense take different approaches to achieving the same goal: preventing a virus from spreading through the bacterial

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Here’s a behind the scenes of our latest exhibition “Il Lee—Energy and Flow: Abstraction of Movements,” opening at the Vilcek Foundation tomorrow, May 29th! A South Korean-born contemporary artist, Lee’s massive, abstract works can take over 500 ballpoint pens to create 😮

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OPENING DAY: You can now sign up to see “Il Lee—Energy and Flow: Abstraction of Movements” at our headquarters in Manhattan! This show features 26 works by South-Korean artists Il Lee, known for his large-scale paintings created using hundreds of ballpoint pens. You learn more

OPENING DAY: You can now sign up to see “Il Lee—Energy and Flow: Abstraction of Movements” at our headquarters in Manhattan! This show features 26 works by South-Korean artists Il Lee, known for his large-scale paintings created using hundreds of ballpoint pens. You learn more