The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

New York isn’t New York without its artists. Today, we're launching #CreativesRebuildNY, a $125 million initiative that will reactivate the state’s creative economy, support individual artists, and secure the future of the arts: https://bit.ly/2TIr8t7

"It is artists who will tell the stories of who we are and what we have lived through. And artists, crucially, are workers, too. Elizabeth Alexander on why we launched our $125 million #CreativesRebuildNY initiative: https://bit.ly/2ToKPWn

Still not too late to apply for the #LetrasBoricuas Fellowship for writers and poets in Puerto Rico and across the Puerto Rican diaspora. Learn more about this opportunity (in partnership with Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund) and submit your application by June 20: www.letrasboricuas.org

"Archiving is resistance. Every time we identify something, we are resisting the notion that we don’t exist.Josh Burford On #InternationalArchivesDay (and amidst #PrideMonth) learn how Invisible Histories Project elevates the history of LGBTQ+ people across the South: https://bit.ly/3v9b8Nx

This week, The Academy of American Poets awarded 2021 #PoetsLaureate Fellowships to 23 individuals from states and cities across the US. They'll lead civic poetry programs in their communities and each receive $50,000. Congratulations, all! https://bit.ly/3z5RB3J

Is your organization working to collect and preserve untold stories? The Mellon Foundation is holding its third open call for grant proposals for #communityarchives projects: https://bit.ly/3vtuCh0

At the San Diego-Tijuana border, "where some fold their hands in despair or show up to protest vociferously yet briefly, others see vibrant opportunities and stay to do the hard work of addressing the challenges." On UC San Diego's Community Stations: https://bit.ly/2ROLAYw