The Vilcek Foundation raises awareness of

immigrant Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, ...

contributions to the

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, and fosters appreciation of the arts and sciences. The foundation's flagship programs include the Vilcek Foundation Prizes, which recognize and support immigrant contributions to American

arts The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both ...

biomedical science Biomedical sciences are a set of sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to develop knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health. Such disciplines as medical microbi ...

, and society. The foundation is also the designated steward of the art collection assembled by founders Jan and Marica Vilcek, comprising holdings in American modernism, Native American pottery, pre Columbian objects, and contemporary art. The Foundation was established in 2000 by Jan and Marica Vilcek, immigrants from the former

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. The mission of the Foundation was inspired by the couple's respective careers in

and

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, ...

, as well as their personal experiences and appreciation for the opportunities offered them as newcomers to the

Prizes

Vilcek Prizes

The Vilcek Prizes are awarded to foreign-born individuals residing permanently in the

, with a legacy of outstanding achievement in the

and sciences. The Foundation awards two Vilcek Prizes annually, one in

and the other in the

and

humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at t ...

; the latter in a field designated annually by the Foundation, such as

fine art In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwor ...

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

filmmaking Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, cast ...

culinary art Culinary arts are the cuisine arts of food preparation, cooking and presentation of food, usually in the form of meals. People working in this field – especially in establishments such as restaurants – are commonly called che ...

literature Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to ...

dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...

, contemporary music,

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, and

fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fash ...

. Each prize consists of a $100,000 cash award and a commemorative sculpture designed by Austrian-born

Stefan Sagmeister Stefan Sagmeister (born August 6, 1962) is an Austrian graphic designer, storytelling, storyteller, and typographer based in New York City. In 1993, Sagmeister founded his company, Sagmeister Inc., to create designs for the music industry. He has ...

Vilcek Prize for Excellence

The Vilcek Prize for Excellence, introduced in 2019, recognizes immigrants whose contributions profoundly impact American society and world culture, or individuals who are champions for immigrant causes. The recipients receive a $100,000 cash award and a commemorative diploma designed by Jessica Walsh.

Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise

The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise are awarded to foreign-born individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement during the early stages of their careers. Like the Vilcek Prize, the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise are awarded each year in the field of

and a selected art field. Creative Promise applicants are required to submit

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s, personal statements, and examples of their work. To be eligible for the prize, applicants must have been born abroad, reside permanently in the

, and be within the specified age limit. As of 2013, three prizes each will be awarded in biomedical science and a designated art field. Each recipient is awarded a $50,000 cash prize and a commemorative plaque.

Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare

In 2019, the Vilcek Foundation partnered with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to create a joint award, the Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare. The award is bestowed to a foreign-born individual in the United States who has demonstrated an extraordinary impact on humanism in healthcare through their professional achievements. The 2019 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare was given to Dr.

Mona Hanna-Attisha Mona Hanna-Attisha is a Pediatrics, pediatrician, professor, and public health advocate whose research exposed the Flint water crisis. She is the author of the 2018 book ''What the Eyes Don't See'', which ''The New York Times'' named as one of t ...

for her advocacy and interventions in addressing the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Dr.

Vivek Murthy Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under Presidents Obama ...

, 19th Surgeon General of the United States, is the recipient of the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare.

New American Perspectives

Since 2007, the Vilcek Foundation has been a sponsor of the New American Perspectives (formerly the "New American Filmmakers") program at the

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(HIFF). Curated and presented in collaboration with HIFF, the program seeks out the most talented foreign-born filmmakers currently contributing to American cinema. The result is a diverse program that draws upon cinematic genres and traditions from around the world. In 2019, the program was relaunched as the New American Perspectives program, to encompass sharing mixed media at the festival, including virtual reality programming.

Prize recipients

Vilcek Prizes

Vilcek Prizes for Excellence

Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise

In 2013, the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise were changed from recognizing one winner and four finalists to recognizing three winners in each category. The past finalists are listed below.

Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare

Art collections

The Vilcek Foundation holds several art collections that are promised gifts from founders Jan and Marica Vilcek. These collections include the American Modernism Collection, which traces the development of artists such as

Oscar Bluemner Oscar Bluemner (June 21, 1867 – January 12, 1938), born Friedrich Julius Oskar Blümner and after 1933 known as Oscar Florianus Bluemner, was a Prussian-born American Modernist painter. Early life Bluemner was born as Friedrich Julius Oskar B ...

Ralston Crawford Ralston Crawford (1906–1978) was an American abstract painter, lithographer, and photographer. Early life He was born on September 5, 1906, in St. Catharines, Ontario, and spent his childhood in Buffalo, New York. He studied art beginning in ...

, Stuart Davis, and

Marsden Hartley Marsden Hartley (January 4, 1877 – September 2, 1943) was an American Modernist painter, poet, and essayist. Hartley developed his painting abilities by observing Cubist artists in Paris and Berlin. Early life and education Hartley was born ...

, as well as the movement as a whole; the Native American Pottery Collection, which consists primarily of objects by Acoma,

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, Cochiti, Kewa, Tesuque, Zia, and Zuni potters, dating from the 19th and 20th centuries; and the Pre-Columbian Collection, which features objects from across the pre-Columbian world, with an emphasis on the art of

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, and a Collection of Art by Immigrant Artists.

Events and exhibitions

In 2019, the Vilcek Foundation opened their new headquarters on Manhattan's Upper East Side, which includes two floors of gallery space. The gallery is the site of free, public exhibitions based on the Vilcek Foundation Art Collections. The Vilcek Foundation also partners with institutions throughout the United States and around the globe to develop and share exhibitions featuring work from the Vilcek Foundation Art Collections with the wider public. The foundation's exhibitions are open to the public by appointment.

Current exhibitions

Nari Ward: Home of the Brave (2022-2023)

In May 2022, the Vilcek Foundation opened an exhibition,
Nari Ward: Home of the Brave
', featuring sculptures and installations by Jamaican-born artist and Vilcek Prizewinner Nari Ward. The exhibition is on view by appointment in the Vilcek Foundation headquarters through May, 2023.

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery (2022-2025)

In July 2022, the Vilcek Foundation supported the development and opening of the exhibition, ''Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery'' at the

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is a museum of Native American art and culture located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is one of eight museums in the state operated by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs and is accredited by the Amer ...

in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The exhibition features works of Pueblo Pottery from the Vilcek Foundation Collection and from the collection of the Indian Arts Research Center at the

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. The exhibition was curated by a group of more than 60 artists, historians, and stewards of Native American art, the Pueblo Pottery Collective, and is accompanied by a catalog from Merrell Publishers.

Past exhibitions

The Vilcek Foundation has hosted and supported the development of several exhibitions both on site at the Vilcek Foundation, and in partnership with museums and institutions around the globe.

Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War (2021-2022)

The Vilcek Foundation presented its second major exhibition featuring works by American Modernist Ralston Crawford, following ''Ralston Crawford: Adventurer in the Arts''. Curated by Emily Schuchardt Navratil, this landmark exhibition collected an extensive group of drawings, paintings, and photographs that document the influence of Crawford’s experiences in the U.S. military on his life and work. ''Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War'' centers on commissions Crawford undertook at the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Plant in Buffalo, New York, and his assignment to document nuclear weapons tests conducted by the U.S. Joint Army/Navy Task Force at

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for

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in 1946. ''Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War'' opened at the

Brandywine River Museum of Art The Brandywine Museum of Art is a museum of regional and American art located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania on the banks of the Brandywine Creek. The museum showcases the work of Andrew Wyeth, a major American realist painter, and ...

in June 2021, where it was on view through September 2021. The exhibition subsequently opened at the

Dayton Art Institute The Dayton Art Institute (DAI) is a museum of fine arts in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The Dayton Art Institute has been rated one of the top 10 best art museums in the United States for children. The museum also ranks in the top 3% of all art mus ...

in October 2021, where it was on view through January 2022.

Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs (2019)

''Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs'' was the first exhibition shown in the Vilcek Foundation’s headquarters at 21 East 70th Street, New York, New York. The exhibition features works by American Modernist

. ''Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs'' opened in April 2019, and was on view through November, 2019. A digital exhibition featuring selected works from the exhibition was shared on the Vilcek Foundation website from 2020 – 2021. Curated by Emily Schuchardt Navratil, ''Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs'' explores the national and international influences on the multifaceted Canadian-born artist. Although he earned acclaim early in his career for his

Precisionist Precisionism was a modernist art movement that emerged in the United States after World War I. Influenced by Cubism, Purism, and Futurism, Precisionist artists reduced subjects to their essential geometric shapes, eliminated detail, and often ...

paintings of an industrialized America, Crawford devoted the latter part of his career to abstract painting with a remarkable emotional dimension. ''Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs'' focuses on two series—“Torn Signs” and “Semana Santa”—that the artist developed over the last two decades of his life.

The Synchromists and Oscar Bluemner's Sonnet Series (2020-2022)

In early 2020, the Vilcek Foundation launched two concurrent exhibitions in the Vilcek Foundation's headquarters, ''The Synchromists'', and ''Oscar Bluemner's Sonnet Series''. ''The Synchromists'' includes works by

Morgan Russell Morgan Russell (January 25, 1886 – May 29, 1953) was a modern American artist. With Stanton Macdonald-Wright, he was the founder of Synchromism, a provocative style of abstract painting that dates from 1912 to the 1920s. Russell's "synchromie ...

and Stanton Macdonald-Wright, the founders of

Synchromism Synchromism was an art movement founded in 1912 by American artists Stanton Macdonald-Wright (1890–1973) and Morgan Russell (1886–1953). Their abstract "synchromies," based on an approach to painting that analogized color to music, were a ...

. ''Oscar Bluemner’s Sonnet Series'' comprises a series of sketches for paintings by

based on 12 sonnets by poet Eirene Mungo-Park. The exhibitions were displayed at the Vilcek Foundation in the spring of 2020; as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation pivoted to launch these exhibitions online on the foundation’s website. Both exhibitions are now part of the Vilcek Foundation's traveling exhibition initiative. In Summer of 2022 ''The Synchromists'' opened at the

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum (in Spanish, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (), named after its founder), or simply the Thyssen, is an art museum in Madrid, Spain, located near the Prado Museum on one of the city's main boulevards. I ...

in Madrid.

Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts (2021)

''Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts'' debuted at the

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in Lewiston, Maine in September, 2021. Curated by Emily Schuchardt Navratil, ''Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts'' brings together over 35 paintings and drawings spanning four decades of artwork by American Modernist

. To organize this unique exhibition, the Vilcek Foundation partnered with the Bates College Museum of Art, home to the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color catalog from Merrell Publishers.

Earlier events and exhibitions

The Vilcek Foundation's former headquarters, also on the Upper East Side, was the host of exhibitions and events featuring the work of immigrant artists, designers, filmmakers, and others.

Publications

''Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery''

''Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery'' accompanies the exhibition of the same name curated by the Pueblo Pottery Collective, and coordinated by the Vilcek Foundation and the

. An impressive survey of more than 100 pieces of historic Pueblo pottery, ''Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery'' is remarkable for the fact that the works have been selected by Pueblo community members – the Pueblo Pottery Collective. The Pueblo Pottery Collective is made up of more than 60 participants from 21 Pueblo communities in the Southwest – among them potters and other artists, as well as writers, curators and community leaders – along with non-Pueblo stewards of Native American art. These community curators were invited to choose works from the collections of the Indian Arts Research Center at the

in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Vilcek Collection in New York for the exhibition, and to write short essays or contributions on their selections for the catalog. The resulting work centers the voices and lived experiences of Native American people, artists, and community historians. In addition to the contributions of the members of the Pueblo Pottery Collective, the catalog features essays by Dr. Joseph Aguilar, Rick Kinsel, Nora Naranjo Morse, and Elysia Poon.

''Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War''

American art underwent a transformation in the period 1940–55, and nowhere is that change better exemplified than in the work of

(1906–1978). This exciting book presents a remarkable selection of Crawford’s paintings, drawings, photographs and prints from this pivotal era in the artist’s career. The catalogue, published by Merrell, accompanies the titular exhibition curated by Emily Schuchardt Navratil and organized by the Vilcek Foundation in collaboration with the

and the

''Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts''

(1877–1943) was proud to call himself an American artist, but he dreamed of travel to Europe, believing that he would learn more there than in his home state of Maine or even in New York. His rise to prominence as a specifically American modernist was based largely on the visual influences that he encountered in 1912–15 in the vibrant cities of Paris, Berlin, and Munich, which he then synthesized through a New England perspective. Solitary by nature, Hartley never lost his wanderlust, and throughout his life found inspiration in many other landscapes and cultures, including in southern France, Italy, Bermuda, New Mexico, Mexico, and Canada. ''Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts'' offers a fresh appraisal of this pioneering modernist, whose work continues to be celebrated for its spirituality and experimentation. Rick Kinsel’s introduction provides an overview of the ways Hartley’s peripatetic life shaped his artistic vision. Essays by William Low, Emily Schuchardt Navratil, and Kinsel explore works and artifacts in the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection of

in Lewiston, Maine.

''A Place at the Table: New American Recipes from the Nation's Top Foreign-Born Chefs''

A Place at the Table: New American Recipes from the Nation’s Top Foreign-Born Chefs
' introduces the immigrants who are transforming America’s culinary landscape — chefs who infuse their menus with the flavors of their heritage. It features recipes from 40 of the top foreign-born chefs working in the United States, including

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(

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), Michael Solomonov (Israel),

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(

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), Corey Lee (

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), and Daniela Soto-Innes (

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). Stories about the chefs tackling economic injustice and redefining restaurant culture are also told. Food writers included

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contributed to the cookbook. ''A Place at the Table'' was released by

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on September 24, 2019. The cookbook was reviewed in several major media outlets, including Vogue Magazine, BuzzFeed, and New York Magazine. ''A Place at the Table: New American Recipes from the Nation's Top Foreign-Born Chefs'' is the recipient of a 202
Gourmand Award
in the category of United States Cuisine.

''Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs''

''Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs'' explores the national and international influences on the multifaceted Canadian-born artist. Although he earned acclaim early in his career for his Precisionist paintings of an industrialized America, Crawford devoted the latter part of his career to abstract painting with a remarkable emotional dimension. Torn Signs focuses on two series—“Torn Signs” and “Semana Santa”—that the artist developed over the last two decades of his life. The catalogue includes essays from Rick Kinsel on the influence of Crawford’s travels to Europe, especially to

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; William C. Agee on the artist’s life and reaction to historical events of the 20th century; John Crawford on the relationship between the two series and the role of photography in their development; and Emily Schuchardt Navratil on the genesis and context of individual works in each series. "Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs" was released by Merrell Publishers in April 2019.

''American Odysseys: Writings by New Americans''

''American Odysseys'' is an anthology of twenty-two novelists, poets, and short story writers. Among the featured writers are Ethiopian-born

Dinaw Mengestu Dinaw Mengestu (ዲናው መንግስቱ) (born 30 June 1978) is an Ethiopian-American novelist and writer. In addition to three novels, he has written for ''Rolling Stone'' on the war in Darfur, and for '' Jane Magazine'' on the conflict in nor ...

, the recipient of the 2011 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature; Yugoslavian-born Téa Obreht, the youngest author to receive the Orange Prize in Fiction; and Chinese-born

Yiyun Li Yiyun Li (born November 4, 1972) is a Chinese-born writer and professor in the United States. Her short stories and novels have won several awards, including the PEN/Hemingway Award and Guardian First Book Award for ''A Thousand Years of Good Pra ...

, a MacArthur Genius grantee. The foreword is by U.S.

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Charles Simic Dušan Simić ( sr-cyr, Душан Симић, ; born May 9, 1938), known as Charles Simic, is a Serbian American poet and former co-poetry editor of the ''Paris Review''. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1990 for ''The World Doesn' ...

, the winner of the 2011 Vilcek Prize for Literature. A private, hard copy edition was first published in January 2012, and a trade paperback edition was released by Dalkey Archive Press on May 2, 2013.

''Masterpieces of American Modernism: From the Vilcek Collection''

''Masterpieces of American Modernism: From the Vilcek Collection'', features ninety-eight paintings, works on paper and sculptures by twenty artists - including Stuart Davis,

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Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American modernist artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe has been called the "Mother of Ame ...

and

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. William C. Agee contributed the book's introduction and Lewis Kachur wrote individual entries on each work. In addition to tracing the evolution of individual artists and the movement as a whole, the book explores developments within American Modernism, such as

and Color Abstraction, American

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, and the influence of the landscape and culture of the Southwest (an issue that is explored in depth in the book's Illustrated Timeline). The Collection also highlights the contributions of immigrant artists – eight of the twenty artists were born outside the United States. The book is prefaced by a collector's statement from Ján Vilček and Marica Vilcek and has contributions by The Vilcek Foundation's President, Rick Kinsel, and Associate Curator, Emily Schuchardt Navratil.

References

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