CURRENT INITIATIVE :
SILVER ART PROJECTS
The ARF's previous portfolios were called "The Take Action Initiative" and "The Homecoming Initiative." One of our current initiatives is dedicated to supporting Silver Art Projects.
Silver Art Projects is a non-profit organization that provides artists with free, year-long studio spaces and career development opportunities that accelerate and enhance their artistic practice at 4 World Trade Center. Silver Art Projects supports artists with critically needed studio space in NYC to nurture and build thriving practices while also contributing to the creative ecosystem of Lower Manhattan.
In addition to studio space, Silver Art Projects provides professional development opportunities and connections with museum curators, art leaders, galleries, collectors, thought and business leaders, peer to peer and artist mentors, and others to change artists' lives and enhance careers.
$100,000
Donated July 2021 - October 2022
MEET THE ARTISTS
2021-2022 COHORT
Chella Man
Tourmaline
Alanna Fields
Joiri Minaya
Azita Moradkhani
Bubi Canal
Xin Liu
Candice Kwan
Joshua Allen
Chase Hall
Vicente Ortiz Cortez
Tommy Kha
Daniel T. Gaitor-Lomack
Susan Chen
Shannon Finnegan
Helina Metaferia
Patricia Encarnación
Oscar Yi Hou
Jared Owens
Maria Antelman
John Yuyi
Kate Klingbeil
Lindsey Brittain Collins
Ernesto Renda
Dominika Ksel
Luca Lee
Alexander Harrison
2022-2023 COHORT
Anthony Akinbola
Timothy Bair
Daveed Baptiste
Thomas Barger
Chloë Bass
Mary Baxter
Cydne Coleby
Eva Davidova
Russell Craig
Drew Dodge
Nona Faustine
M. Florine Démosthène
Cielo Felix-Hernandez
Mar Figueroa
María Fragoso Jara
Heather Jones
Jesse Krimes
Helina Metaferia
Prinston Nnanna
Jared Owens
Tom Prinsell
Yuval Pudik
Stephanie H. Shih
Tajh Rust
Adrienne Elise Tarver
Sasha Wortzel
Sagarika Sundaram
Livien Yin
CURRENT INITIATIVE:
THE RAISE FASHION x ARF
INTERNSHIP
March - August 2021; $74,000 deployed
ARF is proud to partner with RAISEfashion on a comprehensive 10-week professional development program for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The goal of the program is to provide summer internship opportunities to students who identify as Black in order to serve as an influential step in building a career in fashion. In an ongoing effort to support students in overcoming the barriers many encounter in gaining entry to the fashion industry, this program is designed to provide exceptional experiences and learning opportunities at some of the leading companies in the industry.
Students from select HBCUs (Bowie State University, Clark State Atlanta University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M, Howard University, Morehouse College, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central University, Spelman College, Tennessee State, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore) who are accepted into the program engage in a paid internship, receive a cost-of-living stipend, and have dedicated programming, mentorship, networking, and “Buddy” Program opportunities.
Learn more2021 INTERN COHORT
Alaijah Brown, FAMU - Madewell
Mya Billingsley, Howard University - Altzurra
Mark Hill Jr., Howard University - Bloomingdale’s
Kynadi Hyde, Howard University - FRAME
Vaishaun Matthews, Howard University - ITB Worldwide
Alexis Barry, Howard University - Jonathan Simkhai
Lina Suber, Howard University - Lafayette 148
Cambridge Dantzler, Howard University - Louis Vuitton
Shania Thompkins, Howard University - Louis Vuitton
Jaylen Barrett, Howard University - Pyer Moss
Simone Denard, Howard University - Richemont
Cianni Carter, Howard University - Saks Fifth Avenue
Marian Turner, Spelman College - Cartier
Armani Thompson, Spelman College - Intermix
Nnenna Nchege, Spelman College - Pyer Moss
Jaelyn Stewart, Spelman College - Staud
Nia Curry, Spelman College - Tory Burch
Naiya Jefferson, Spelman College - Madewell
Kirsten Roddey, Howard University - Veronica Beard
Kaitlyn Gilliam, Howard University - Oscar de la Renta
Darienne Jefferson, Spelman College - Rachel Comey
PAST INITIATIVES:
THE HOMECOMING INITIATIVE
October 2020 - February 2021; $40,000 deployed
Howard University, est. 1867
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, est. 1887
Spelman College, est. 1881
Morehouse College, est. 1867
THE SUBSCRIBE TO
CHANGE INITIATIVE
July - September 2020; $298,521 deployed
The Bail Project disrupts mass incarceration at the front end of the judicial system by providing cash bail to people in need.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice.
BAI is a Black “think and do tank” powered by Black communities across the country to provide high quality direct HIV/AIDS services and linkage care to Black people.
Equal Justice Initiative provides legal representation to people who have been illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced, or abused in state jails and prisons.
TGI Justice Project is a group of transgender, gender variant and intersex people creating a united family in the struggle for survival and freedom.
THE TAKE ACTION INITIATIVE
June 2020; $275,000 deployed
The Bail Project disrupts mass incarceration at the front end of the judicial system by providing cash bail to people in need.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice.
The Loveland Foundation is committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls.
