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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · 1d

#ImmigrantStoryoftheWeek 🎶
Meet composer & conductor Juan Pablo Contreras — our 2023 Vilcek Prizewinner for Creative Promise in Music! ✨
Born in Guadalajara, he explores unexpected orchestral arrangements. 🎻💃🏽
🎵 “I wanted to answer that question — what does it mean to be Mexican — with music.”

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Art Projects International @artprojects.com · 8d

Currently on view at the gallery, IL LEE: New Ballpoint. Stop by during gallery hours or call us for weekend appointments. Also, a must see exhibition of works from 40+ years are on view uptown @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social
#illee #illeeballpoint #illeepaintings #tribecagalleries #vilcek #tribeca

IL LEE, BL-2402 (2024), ballpoint pen on canvas.

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · 7d

#ArchiveThrowback 🔎 🍁 Happy October!
We’re featuring Marsden Hartley’s "Autumn Landscape, Dogtown" (1943) from our collection.

Hartley captured Dogtown’s rugged terrain in Gloucester, MA—using reds, browns & greens to evoke the overwhelming feel of fall. 🍂

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · 19d

#ImmigrantStoryoftheWeek ✨Meet Maryam Turkey, Iraqi-American artist & 2024 Vilcek Prizewinner in Design 🎨
Born in Iraq, Turkey moved to the U.S. in 2009 & now teaches at @pratt.edu. See her sculptural art @iparkct in Memory Reconsidered—A Modest Proposition 🌱

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Art Projects International @artprojects.com · 28d

IL LEE: New Ballpoint to open to the public September 18 — contact the gallery to schedule previews and artist reception date. Also, see uptown IL LEE @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social #illee #illeeballpoint #illeepaintings #tribecagalleries #vilcek #tribeca

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · 26d

👀 Spotted Iranian artist Nikzad (Nicky) Nodjoumi at @thearmoryshow!

🎨 Dastan Gallery showed his provocative paintings on power, resistance & rebellion. In 2023, we screened his film "A Revolution on Canvas" at @HiffHawaii—exploring art as resistance & healing. #ImmigrantArtist #IranianArtist

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 26

#ImmigrantStoryOfTheWeek 🧪🧠 Meet @Sergiu_P_Pasca, our 2018 Prizewinner! Born in Romania, & now a professor at @Stanford, his research provides new insights into the brain & conditions like Timothy syndrome, through stem cell-based models. Read more: vilcek.co/4mYXecg

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 21

Archive throwback! 💛💫🌼

Dipped into our digital archive and found snapshots from our prizewinners, art collection, recipes from "A Place at the Table," See if you spot the following... 👀

📸 2009 Awards Gala
🏺 Grounded in Clay print poster
🐐 @nariward's G.O.A.T.

#ArchiveThrowback #ArtArchives

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 19

Our 2015 Vilcek Prizewinner in Fashion, Andrew Bolton brings his curatorial eye to Superfine: Tailoring Black Style ✨ Now #OnView at @metmuseum, the exhibition traces 300+ years of Black style through dandyism—where fashion is both art and resistance. 🖼️ #SuperfineStyle #BlackStyle

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 18

🙌 📣 Our grants officer Elizabeth (Liz) Boylan was as a panelist for The Grantsmanship Center's "Meet the Grantmakers!" She shared insights into the foundation's process of choosing organizations to support through grants and tips for success.

Watch the full panel: vilcek.co/3Jk1gNW

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 15

🎶 🎻 Tomorrow 8/16: Ladies, gentlemen, and gentle humans, we are ecstatic to present Sinfonia Mexicana, composed and directed by our very own 2023 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music winner Juan Pablo Contreras! 🎫Tickets available here: bit.ly/3Jb30ZR

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 13

We’re celebrating the opening of Portals at MOCA Arlington —curated by 2025 Vilcek Prize winner Donna Honarpisheh. The exhibition brings together immigrant artists Aiza Ahmed, Aryana Minai, and Shyama Golden to explore thresholds between the earthly, the divine, and the dreamworld. 🌍✨🌙

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 12

#ImmigrantStoryOfTheWeek 🌱☀️
Meet Martin Jonikas (@mjonikas.bsky.social‬)—aka the pyrenoid pioneer! 🧪💡
Born in Paris 🇫🇷, now Princeton, Jonikas is using single-celled algae to reveal secrets of photosynthesis 💚—work that could help grow food sustainably and fight climate change 🌍✨
🔗 bit.ly/3JucvTL

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 7

President Rick Kinsel was interviewed by Nina Mdivani of Hot Coffee Conversations!

He discussed the foundation's growth over the last 25 years, our expanding prizes and grants initiatives supporting immigrants in the arts and sciences, and our exhibitions. Full interview here: bit.ly/45q7Fyn

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 6

Spotted on Park Ave: Alma Allen’s bronze & onyx sculptures look like seashells dropped into the city. 🌊🐚🌀
Catch her surreal, nature-inspired works lining the avenue through September 30.
#VilcekFoundation #ArtInThePark #ManhattanArt

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our #ImmigrantStoryOfTheWeek — Meet Wael Morcos!
Born in Lebanon Morcos is dedicated to developing modern and accessible Arabic typography As cofounder of Morcos Key, he has developed successful global campaigns for major corporations including @bloomberglp.bsky.social, Nike, and IBM. bit.ly/4lcxoQw

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Art Projects International @artprojects.com · Jul 29

IL LEE @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social in NYC featuring signature ballpoint works—email VilcekFoundation for appointments & tours. Beautiful catalog with insightful essays. ALSO,exhibition @artprojects.com in Tribeca, summer open by appt #illee #illeeballpoint #tribecagalleries #tribeca #illeepainting

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 30

#Spotted at the @museummodernart.bsky.social: Odili Donald Odita’s Songs from Life—a floor-to-ceiling mural painted live in the lobby + powered by music—it’s like stepping inside a song!

In 2020, we supported his From Periphery to Center project at Laumeier Sculpture Park! bit.ly/3U8UFbc

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 28

Earlier this year, we were ecstatic to continue our support of the Asia Art Archive in America through another grant! This contribution assists with the implementation of exhibitions, panels, lectures and initiatives with contemporary artists and art historians.

Learn more: bit.ly/3Uwz7Fx

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 25

#FlashbackFriday to when our traveling exhibition "Grounded in Clay" was on view at the foundation! Now at the Saint Louis Art Museum until September 14th, GiC was curated by the Pueblo Pottery Collective, a group of 60+ individuals from 21 tribal communities. bit.ly/4mdjgrp

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our #immigrantstoryoftheweek: Haitian-born Swiss artist Tatiana Desardouin was recently named a 2025-2026 resident artist for the New Dance Alliance program Black Artists Space to Create.

Tatiana was the winner of our Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance in 2022: bit.ly/3ILm1BE

Tatiana Desardouin: “The goal is to be a culture bearer” - Vilcek Foundation

Tatiana Desardouin receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance for her leadership in hip-hop and house dance.

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The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our Curatorial Fellow Olivia Wrobleski discusses one of the most unexpected yet crucial parts of artist Il Lee's process—ballpoint pens.

Lee is the featured artist in our latest exhibition "Il Lee—Energy and Flow: Abstraction of Movement" now open in NYC!

Visit today: vilcek.co/4dQme2b

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 22

Winner of our 2015 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, Rob Knight published a study showing that while individuals with anxiety/depression have differences in their microbiomes, commonly prescribed anti-depressants can lead to even stronger changes in their gut: bit.ly/3Uq0i4M

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 21

Earlier this year, our Director of Digital Brian Cavanaugh was interviewed by Tony Martignetti, host of #NonprofitRadio, the #1 podcast for nonprofit professionals. Brian and Tiffany Nyklickova discussed ways to avoid pitfalls to ensure your data secure.

Start listening at 31:42: bit.ly/46Uz4L8

The Vilcek Foundation @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 17

Vilcek Foundation President Rick Kinsel was featured in PhotoVogue's #40 NY Profile! Learn about his work at the foundation building frameworks to support immigrants, the arts, and sciences.
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#40 NY Profile - Rick Kinsel - President of the Vilcek Foundation

Photos and Q&A by Domenica Bucalo.

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