Eight Organizations Striking Major Chords in Contemporary Jazz Culture
Artists as Catalysts
Is making art essential work?
The work of dancer, choreographer, and multi-disciplinary artist nora chipaumire explores gender and the Black performing body and aesthetic, while defying and deconstructing narratives born out of lived experiences of liberation wars, exiles, and racial and social differences. Photo: Erik Tanner for Mellon Foundation
Artists nourish our economies, communities, and collective spirit. Beyond measure, they expand our notion of who we are as a “we.” Mellon is dedicated to supporting artists across disciplines and creating a more robust and representative ecosystem that champions care for the art and for its creators.
Fiji Theater Company, Inc.
Ping Chong Retired After 50 Years of Groundbreaking Artistry. Here’s What Happened Next.
Billy Hart, 85
Drummer
Jazz Legacies Fellow 2025
“I think of musicians and other artists as uplifting the thought process of people on this planet. I mean, what else is there to do?”
Jazz Giants
United States Artists, Inc.
Lessons in Creativity from Two Artists and Disability Futures Fellows
The W.O.W. Project, Inc.
How the Oldest Operating Store in New York's Chinatown Found a New Way to Stay Open
Mexicali Biennial, Inc.
A Moveable Feast That’s Expanding our Understanding of Cultures
Asian Arts Initiative
A Brave Space for Brave Art
Voice
The State of Nonprofit Theater in America Invites New Possibilities
Read the essay Troy Anthony, Creative Director of the Fire Ensemble
How a New York City Composer and Theater Director Starts His Day
Linda Goode Bryant
Project EATS
“Artists create social connections among huge groups of people through our ability to imagine and transform.”
Institute for Freedoms, Inc.
You Are Now Entering a Democracy Reimagined
Jazz Foundation of America, Inc.
16 Jazz Legends Met in New York. Here’s What We Learned From Them.
Reports
A Window into the Lives of US Artists and Their Livelihoods
Project EATS, Inc.
Artist Linda Goode Bryant on Creating Food Sovereignty with New York Communities: “Let’s Find the ‘Can’ in ‘Can’t’ ”
Directed and Choreographed by nora chipaumire
Claiming Oneself Where Art & Culture Meet: “Afro Promo #1 King Lady”
Jazz Foundation of America
What Makes “Body and Soul” a Classic? Three Jazz Legends Break It Down
Rennie Harris Puremovement
Rennie Harris is Just Teaching the Facts
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