Rick Kinsel

The Vilcek Foundation has partnered with the Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to develop a new exhibition, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery. The exhibition opens July 31, 2022, at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture situated on the traditional lands of the Tewa people, O'gah'poh geh Owingeh (White Shell Water Place), or Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Tatiana Desardouin is the founder, choreographer, and artistic director of Passion Fruit Dance Company. She receives a 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance for her presentation of hip-hop and house dance that brings the vernacular tradition of these genres in the Black diaspora to her work. 

Today (May 24) in live streaming: Robyn Hurder is Live at the Lortel, Renée Fleming stars in Massenet's Thaïs, Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party is back, and more!

Soho Rep. today announced details of its 2021 Spring Gala. The event, hosted by Soho Rep. Board Member Amber Tamblyn on zoom Monday, May 24, at 7 pm, recognizes the resilience and accomplishments of Soho Rep.’s artistic community through an unprecedentedly challenging year and the vital work of the Vilcek Foundation.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) just honored playwright and actress Danai Gurira, producers Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey, and the Vilcek Foundation and Rick Kinsel at their gala, last night at New York's Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street).

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the Master of Ceremonies, entertainment, and Gala Committee Members for their upcoming gala honoring playwright and actress Danai Gurira, producers Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey, and the Vilcek Foundation and Rick Kinsel.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced that its 2016 gala will honor Tony-nominated and OBIE-winning playwright and acclaimed 'The Walking Dead' actress Danai Gurira.

Pen and Brush, the venerable 121-year old arts organization, announces their inaugural visual arts show, 'Domesticity Revisited,' and the publication of two novellas, a short story and three poems on its website and publishing platform this October. Over the course of the past three years, the organization has undergone a re-launch of its historic mission to create a platform for women in the visual and literary arts by showcasing high-quality, professional work to collectors, curators, editors, agents, publishers, and the public in a way that will have a real impact on the marketplace. During this time, Pen and Brush has also undergone a physical transformation, moving from their longtime former headquarters in Greenwich Village to a 5,500 square foot, state-of-the-art gallery space at 29 East 22nd Street. Here the organization will continue to focus on advocacy, mentoring, and the presentation of excellent work created by women artists and writers. As part of its programming overhaul, the Pen and Brush executive team surveyed the evolving art and literary landscapes to adapt best practices from curatorial and publishing models. The result: a vetting system that offers curators the chance to select work each believes has merit and is deserving of exposure, doing away with the constraints of the juried model and separating Pen and Brush from the entire selection process. After securing eleven influencers from the art and publishing worlds to serve as curators, the organization opened a rolling call for submission via their re-designed website penandbrush.org. On October 8, Pen and Brush will open 'Domesticity Revisited,' a group show featuring four international contemporary artists: Jee Hee Kang; Yun Koung Shin; Tricia Wright; and Michela Martello, as curated by Rick Kinsel (Executive Director, The Vilcek Foundation). These four artists present pieces that deal with traditional notions of domesticity that are spiritual and biographical in orientation, relating to the objects, ideas and sensations around the theme of home. According to Kinsel, 'They seem to be pointing us, in visual terms, toward a new world, one more generous in its allowance of all artists - male and female - to enjoy greater freedom, flexibility, and opportunities in the practice of their art.' On October 6, Pen and Brush will debut their new ePublishing platform, available on www.penandbrush.org and through Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, iBooks, and Kobo.As the organization's first publications since the re-launch, this grouping includes: Love's Wilderness, a novella by Enid Harlow, curated by Carey Salerno (Executive Editor, Alice James Books); Castle Peak, a short story by Mina Samuels, curated by Joni Evans (Founding Member and CEO of wowOwow.com; former President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster and Publisher at Random House); After Emily Dickenson; Yo Voy; Coral Lips Punch Drunk, three poems by Lauren Amalia Redding, curated by Kate Angus (Founding Editor, Augury Books); and In the Foam of the Blue Waves, a novella by Kathleen Wakefield, also curated by Kate Angus. 'Gender continues to be a negative signifier of merit and value in the worlds of art and publishing,' explains Pen and Brush Executive Director Janice Sands. 'With our revolutionary visual and literary arts programming model - and the opening of our new space - we aim to put forth a quantity and variety of outstanding work by women artists. We feel that this approach will not only serve to debunk common misconceptions, but also provide these women with access to the higher echelons of the primary and secondary market in numbers that matter.' Sands adds, 'We do not believe women produce better work than men, nor do we believe all work produced by women is great or even good. What we do believe is that all work should be judged upon its merit, not the gender of its maker.' To learn more about Pen and Brush, upcoming initiatives and the state of women in the arts, please visit penandbrush.org.

Tonight, November 11, 2014, the Museum of Arts and Design will host the 2014 MAD Ball, celebrating four influential creators and leaders in the art, craft and design industries, whose work personifies the Museum's mission to explore and celebrate contemporary making and skilled craftsmanship across all media.

On Tuesday, November 11, 2014, the Museum of Arts and Design will host the 2014 MAD Ball, celebrating four influential creators and leaders in the art, craft and design industries, whose work personifies the Museum's mission to explore and celebrate contemporary making and skilled craftsmanship across all media.

The Vilcek Foundation will present Pivotal Works: The Vilcek Foundation Project, a four-night series of dance performances at Joyce SoHo from November 15-18, featuring the talents of the 2012 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance winner and finalists. The purpose of the Prize is to recognize contributions by foreign-born dance professionals in the United States. Leading off this program on November 15 & 16 will be the prize finalists Fanny Ara (France), Thang Dao (Vietnam), Alice Gosti (Italy) and Pontus Lidberg (Sweden). Showcasing a variety of dance styles, these choreographers will demonstrate both the cultural and artistic diversity of the contemporary dance field across genres such as modern, flamenco and experimental. Following the finalists program will be a two-night engagement, on November 17 & 18, by the Creative Promise Prize winner, Ivory Coast-born choreographer Michel Kouakou.