Three L.A. artists are among 15 people receiving $50,000 each as the inaugural winners of the newly established Latinx Artist Fellowship, a program administered by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum with support from the Andrew W. Mellon and Ford foundations. The program — the first of its kind on this financial scale — was established to address what the Latinx Art Forum has called a systemic lack of support for Latinx visual artists. Each year, for a period of five years, the fellowship will provide funds to the 15 artists with the goal of supporting emerging, midcareer and established artists in equal measure. According to the Latinx Art Forum, annual philanthropic funding for Latinx arts and culture endeavors dipped to $13 million in 2019, down from $39 million in 2013. The Latinx Artist Fellowship seeks to heighten the visibility and impact of Latinx visual artists by funding what it has identified as some of the most compelling Latinx artists working in America.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 12, 2021 17:37 UTC