Getty Foundation Awards $1.8M in Grants to Support Black Visual Arts Archives
On June 1, 2026, the Getty Foundation announced $1.8 million in new funding for its Black Visual Arts Archives initiative. The grants support eight institutions across the United States, including the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, to process and digitize collections related to Black artists. This latest round brings the total funding for the multi-year program to $4.5 million since its inception in 2022. The initiative aims to improve public access to historical records, exhibition materials, and photographic documentation through digital platforms and community programming.
- Artists: Lois Mailou Jones, Alma Thomas, Augusta Savage, Romare Bearden, Langston Hughes, Faith Ringgold, Dindga McCannon, Kay Brown, James E. Lewis, Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs, William McBride, Douglas Williams, Dewey Crumpler, Allie McGhee, Gilda Snowden, Shirley Woodson
- People: Miguel de Baca, Jordana Moore Saggese, David C. Driskell, Elaine Yau, Eli Leon, Dominique Luster
- Museums: Getty Foundation, Auburn Avenue Research Library, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Morgan State University, South Side Community Art Center, University of Chicago, David C. Driskell Center, DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, Anacostia Community Museum
- Locations: Baltimore, Atlanta, Berkeley, Detroit, Chicago, College Park
- Prices: $1.8 million, $4.5 million, $235,000, $220,000, $250,000, $240,000, $170,000, $225,000
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