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Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life

Directed by Dan Covert, Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life is a portrait of the artist, celebrating what it means to find purpose in creativity and in life.

A still of Geoff McFetridge in a paint-splattered apron seated in front of three of his artworks.

Now Open: 2017 Creative Promise Prize Applications

The Vilcek Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2017 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise! For this cycle, prizes will be awarded in the fields of biomedical science and fine arts.

The Vilcek Foundation Presents “MARSDEN HARTLEY: ADVENTURER IN THE ARTS”

The monographic exhibition will bring together paintings, drawings, and personal effects to explore the life and travels that inspired the works of the celebrated American Modernist artist.

A close-up of the top portion of Hartley's Schiff.

New American Perspectives in Filmmaking at HIFF 2022

The Vilcek Foundation has partnered with the Hawai’i International Film Festival to present films and programs celebrating foreign-born filmmakers.

A still from Rena Owen's

Q + A with ‘PIT STOP’ Filmmaker YEN TAN

Hot on the film festival circuit this year from Sundance to SXSW, Pit Stop just recently...

Desdemona Chiang: The Lost Generation

“A good friend of mine and I like to say—kind of jokingly, but kind of not—that there is a lost generation of Asian American artists between the ages of 30 and 45, because of social patterns, immigration patterns, because of a clash between old-world values and new-world values,” says Desdemona Chiang.

Call for Applications: 2020 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Literature

Three $50,000 prizes to be awarded to immigrant writers in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Soledad Barrio: “When I dance, I am my true self”

Dancer and choreographer Soledad Barrio receives the Vilcek Prize in Dance for her commitment to the growth and evolution of the genre of flamenco, and for her artistic leadership with Noche Flamenca.

Soledad Barrio with her hands on hips looking directly at the camera.

Philanthropy 50: Jan T. and Marica F. Vilcek

Jan T. and Marica F. Vilcek Amount donated in 2010: $23.1-million Biggest beneficiary: New...

Call for Applications: 2018 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise

The Vilcek Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2018 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise. The prizes are awarded annually to emerging immigrant professionals in biomedical science and the arts and humanities, this year recognizing the field of architecture and building arts. Three winners will be selected in each category, each receiving an unrestricted cash award of $50,000.