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Professor Campos-Pons secures $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation
María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Art and Founder of the Engine for Art, Democracy & Justice research initiative, has secured a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to advance the work of the Engine.
Campos-Pons mentions that the grant will not only allow EADJ to continue advancing current projects, it will also allow her to think strategically to ensure the program’s longevity and introduce more collaborations. Moreover, She expresses her gratitude to the Mellon Foundation, the Vanderbilt Research Development and Support, her team at EADJ, present and past curators of EADJ, and all the participating artists that have worked with the EADJ research initiative.
Read the full article about the grant announcement here.
To learn more about the Mellon Foundation here.
ARTnews Awards 2024 Lifetime Achievement: María Magdalena Campos-Pons
María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Founder of the Engine for Art Democracy & Justice, wins the ARTnews Lifetime Achievement Award!
ARTnews Magazine and publications announced the ARTnews Awards, a new editorial project honoring excellence in art achievements at US art institutions. Winners were announced online on December 4th.
Over several months, ARTnews convened a world-class jury to determine the best exhibitions that opened in the US during the 2023–24 season (September 1, 2023–August 31, 2024). For its inaugural year, ARTnews honored museum, gallery, and nonprofit exhibitions in five categories, including three for one artist (or solo exhibition projects) and two for group exhibitions. The categories included Emerging Artist of the Year, Established Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Best Thematic Museum Show, and Best Gallery Group Show.
To read more about Professor Campos-Pons’ Lifetime Achievement Award, follow this article link.
News highlights from 2023/2024
Dr. Campos-Pons wins a MacArthur!
Dr. Campos-Pons is an AAAS Member!
María Magdalena Campos Pons: Behold
News highlights from 2020
Press Release: “Vanderbilt University launches series on justice, healing with renowned artists and scholars” (Ann Marie Deer Owens, Vanderbilt University, Sep. 11, 2020)
Features:
“Urban Outlook: Art, Democracy and Justice in the South” (News Channel 5, Nashville, Nov. 23, 2020)
“Participate in Vanderbilt’s Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice” (Laura Hutson Hunter, Nashville Scene, Critics’ Pick, Sep. 2020)
“Artists Taking Over Billboards Across America” (Chadd Scott, Forbes, Arts, Oct. 8, 2020
“Artists Argue Art Can be an Engine for Democracy and Justice” (Clare Bratten, The Tennessee Tribune, Oct. 8, 2020)
“Discussing Justice and Healing through the ‘Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice” (The Narrative, Art Galleries at Black Studies, University of Texas, Oct. 2020)