What We Do

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Who We Are

To highlight the foundation’s legacy, we created a short video about our origins & establishment

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Mission

The Vilcek Foundation raises awareness of immigrant contributions in America and fosters appreciation of the arts and sciences.

We honor foreign-born artists, scientists, and advocates of immigrant rights living and working in the United States for their outstanding contributions to society.

Prizes

Vilcek Foundation Prizes

Awarded annually, the Vilcek Foundation Prizes honor immigrants for extraordinary contributions in the arts and sciences.

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Art

Still Life with Dial

1922 Stuart Davis
A cubist still life featuring a cup and saucer, stack of magazines, and jug on an upturned table top.

Acoma Four Color Polychrome Olla

c. 1900 Unknown Artist
An Acoma pot decorated in white, red, orange, and black geometric shapes.

Mont Sainte-Victoire

c. 1927 Marsden Hartley
Painting of a mountain ridge in navy and pink surrounded by a landscape of warm pinks, reds, and green.

Black Package

1965 Christo
A package wrapped in black fabric with twine and rope and attached to a white block of wood and enclosed in plexiglass.

Bomber

1944 Ralston Crawford
Painting of a plane crash with debris from the aircraft, buildings, and landscape, including a bicycle.

Mezcala Temple

200 BCE–500 CE Unknown Artist
Sculpture of a four column temple with a reclining figure on the top and a staircase carved into the base.

Penumbra

2007-2010 Neri Oxman
Translucent yellow abstract sculpture with multiple folds.

Women and Trees

1911 Max Weber
A group of pale, nude women scattered among the trees in a forest.

Events

Exhibition

Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts

September 19, 2022 - January 20, 2023 21 E 70th Street
New York, NY 10021

The Vilcek Foundation will open its next major exhibition, Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts, in September 2022.

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News

June 8, 2021

Dr. Katalin Karikó receives 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence for pioneering vaccine research

The 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Biotechnology is awarded to Dr. Katalin Karikó for her research discoveries that rendered mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 possible.
July 19, 2021

Growth and Opportunity: Vilcek Foundation Internships

Internships with the Vilcek Foundation provide students and young professionals with valuable experience and career opportunities.
June 17, 2021

“Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War” exhibition opens at Brandywine

The exhibition explores the evolution of the American Modernist’s art and the impact of World War II.
June 16, 2021

Remembering Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann

The recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Excellence in the Administration of Justice is remembered for his commitment to providing immigrants with dignity, equity, and access to legal representation.
April 22, 2021

Love and Science

In his autobiography, Jan Vilcek tells the remarkable story of his life—from the people who sheltered him and his family during World War II, to his research that led to the development of Remicade®, to his life in philanthropy.