Arts and Culture

Art and artists are essential to human connection.

In an abstract illustration, a figure stands before a large canvas with a circle. The illustration evokes a person standing in a gallery or other space and viewing a work of art before them.

Through our Arts and Culture program, Mellon celebrates the power of the arts to challenge, activate, and nourish the human spirit. We support exceptional creative practice, scholarship, and conservation practices while nurturing a representative and robust arts and culture ecosystem. We work with artists, curators, conservators, scholars, and organizations to ensure equitable access to excellent arts and cultural experiences and support approaches that place the arts and artists at the center of thriving, healthy communities.

Grantmaking in focus

January 15, 2025
Mellon Moves with Coalition to Activate LA Fire Relief Fund
January 9, 2025
Under the Radar Festival Receives $1 Million from Mellon
An extra long Mexican flag hanging from a holder on a white wall inside of a gallery space
Mexicali Biennial, Inc.
A Moveable Feast That’s Expanding our Understanding of Cultures

Our grantmaking is a catalyst for expression and ideas.

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