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Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts awards $400,000 to organizations during pandemic

Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts awards $400,000 to organizations during pandemic
José Clemente Orozco-Farias, Fauna Mirrors Murals, 2017. Photo by: Nico Young. © Museum of Jurassic Technology.
LOS ANGELES, CA
.-The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts announced today the eighteen recipients of its first Organizational Support Grants. For 2021, this new initiative replaces the organizations Artist Project Grants in order to address the immediate needs of Los Angeles arts organizations contending with the devastating effects of COVID-19. These grants provide unrestricted funding of up to $30,000 to help organizations maintain their daily operations and continue their invaluable work during this period of uncertainty. The Organizational Support Grants further Mike Kelleys philanthropic mission and honor his legacy by supporting organizations that are committed to risk taking, critical thinking, and provocation in the arts. ....

Echo Park , United States , Los Angeles , Sarah Williams , Diana Nawi , Sohrab Mohebbi , Los Angeles Filmforum , Todd Gray , Tala Madani , Alejandro Cohen , Erin Christovale , Mike Kelley , Mary Clare Stevens , Museum Of Jurassic Technology , National Youngarts Foundation , Poetic Research Bureau , Mike Kelley Foundation For The Arts , Echo Park Film Center , Academy Of American Poets , Los Angeles Poverty Department , Foundation For Contemporary Arts , Hammer Museum , Relief Fund , Carnegie International , United Artists , Roots Inc ,

MLK Lecture and Awards Ceremony - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MLK Lecture and Awards Ceremony
The MLK Lecture and Awards Ceremony has featured such speakers as journalist Soledad O’Brien, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former NAACP President/activist Benjamin Jealous, professor/author/radio host Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and many more since its inception over 40 years ago.
The event also includes the presentation of the
MLK UNC Scholarship for UNC juniors whose public and private community activities demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of life of our community and campus, and the
MLK Unsung Hero Awards for UNC staff/faculty, department or community/corporate entity who has exemplified a steadfast commitment to inclusion. ....

New York , United States , San Diego Art Institute , New South Wales , Los Angeles , Michael Eric Dyson , Benjamin Jealous , Basel Miami , Soledad Obrien , Hauser Wirth , Patrisse Cullors , Loretta Lynch , Kalamazoo College , Los Angeles Times , Matter Global Network , National Congress , Arizona Prescott College , California African American Museum , Roski School Of Art , Los Angeles City Council , Trayvon Martin Foundation , Durfee Foundation , Community Change Agent Award , Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute , Awards Ceremony , Soledado Brien ,