Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Are US museums becoming more inclusive? New surveys of workers and trustees provide modest hope
Two extensive surveys, led by the Mellon Foundation and the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, suggest mixed results for the cultural field’s diversity efforts
Diego Rivera mural in San Francisco to be conserved, not deaccessioned
The San Francisco Art Institute has received $200,000 from the Mellon Foundation to conserve the 1931 fresco
Project chronicling Indigenous slavery receives $1.5m grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is funding the three-year initiative to compile historical records and future projects related to the enslavement of Indigenous people in the US
Grants multiply as government agencies and foundations seek to rescue US cultural organisations amid pandemic
Latest allocations include $32.8m from the National Endowment for the Humanities and $47.1m from New York’s Department of Cultural Affairs
Mass MoCA will expand artist-in-residency programme as artists continue to struggle amid the Covid-19 pandemic
The museum has received a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and plans to collect public and private donations for the initiative
Mellon Foundation announces $250m grant to 'reimagine and rebuild' US monuments and memorials
Amid increased unrest over memorials since the Black Lives Matter protests erupted, the grant will help fund new storytelling spaces across the country
Citing devastating coronavirus impact, five US foundations plan to increase payouts to strapped nonprofits by $1.7bn
In a novel strategy, at least three of the foundations will borrow money to finance giving
Coalition of US arts organisations launch ongoing relief fund for artists affected by coronavirus
With $10m in funding already, Artist Relief will offer individual $5,000 unrestricted grants through September