NYC Cultural Innovation Fund
Nueva York
Joaquin Torres-Garcia
New York Historical Society
A collaboration between New York Historical Society and El Museo del Barrio reveals the powerful role that Latinos and Spanish-speaking countries have played across four centuries to help shape New York into the most culturally vibrant city in the world.
HERE Arts Center
One award winner examines the real-life survival challenges of New York City performing artists.
The Alliance for the Arts
The Rockefeller Foundation’s New York City Cultural Innovation Fund supported the Alliance for the Arts’ development and launch of NYC ARTSApps. NYC ARTSApps is an iPhone application and calendar widget that allows people to access arts information on iPhones and third-party Web sites.
NYC Opportunities Fund
Common Justice
The Rockefeller Foundation NYC Opportunities Fund grantee Common Justice was recognized with the Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services from the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). Every year, OVC recognizes individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding service in supporting victims and victim services.
MoMA Rising Currents
Climate change isn’t just a problem—it’s also an opportunity. Consider New York City today with Venice-style canals and protective oyster reefs. Fresh urban visions like these, designed to thwart damage from rising sea levels and increasingly frequent storms, could have big payoffs in the future.
Wafrica - Serge Mouangue
Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Yuji Zendou
Museum of Arts & Design - The Global Africa Project
Featuring the work over 100 artists working in Africa, Europe, Asia, the United States, and the Caribbean, The Global Africa Project at the Museum of Arts & Design surveys the rich pool of new talent emerging from the African continent and its influence on artists around the world.
