A new arts organization funded with a staggering $440 million bequest from the late bathroom-fixture heiress Ruth DeYoung Kohler II just announced its inaugural class of grant recipients.
The new organization is led by Kim Patterson, who was most recently director of exhibitions at the Fabric Workshop and Museum and was previously a curator at Wisconsin’s John Michael Kohler Center for the Arts. The foundation asked nearly 50 artists from across the country, including Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Didier William, and Rose B. Simpson, to recommend nonprofits that had influenced their own practices. The foundation then chose the final grantees from this input.
“I was really excited when Karen asked me to nominate an organization,” Simpson said in the statement. “I felt that the power dynamics around institutions could change, that support could come from real experiences and community dedication rather than big talk and hierarchies.”
Very nice....but also, how about those who need help beyond art? With homes, medically, and so on. There is great need all around.
Scholarships to art schools would be nice, also.
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