Vilcek Foundation

A medium shot of two multicolor piñata-inspired donkey sculptures: one is red, green and white, and the other is red, white and blue.

¡Mexican! American!

New sculptures by Sergio Tapia

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Mission

The Vilcek Foundation raises awareness of immigrant contributions in the United States, and fosters appreciation of the arts and sciences.

We are committed to diversity and inclusive exchange. Through our prizes, grantmaking, and art collection, we celebrate immigrant artists and scientists, and leaders who advocate for immigrant rights.

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Prizes

2024 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinners

Eight prizes totaling $500,000 are being awarded to immigrant leaders in biomedical science and design, including Luciano Marraffini and Ramon Tejada.

Meet the prizewinners

Ramon Tejada, wearing a blue shirt, sitting at a table with a computer.

Vilcek Foundation Prizes

Awarded annually, the Vilcek Foundation Prizes honor immigrants for extraordinary contributions in the arts and sciences.

LEARN ABOUT THE PRIZES

Markita del Carpio Landry, in a lab coat, holds up a vial to inspect it.

Art

A cubist still life featuring a cup and saucer, stack of magazines, and jug on an upturned table top.

An Acoma pot decorated in white, red, orange, and black geometric shapes.

Painting of a mountain ridge in navy and pink surrounded by a landscape of warm pinks, reds, and green.

A package wrapped in black fabric with twine and rope and attached to a white block of wood and enclosed in plexiglass.

Painting of a plane crash with debris from the aircraft, buildings, and landscape, including a bicycle.

Sculpture of a four column temple with a reclining figure on the top and a staircase carved into the base.

Translucent yellow abstract sculpture with multiple folds.

A group of pale, nude women scattered among the trees in a forest.

Events

Exhibition

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery

July 13, 2023 - June 4, 2024 21 E 70th St
New York, NY 10021

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery, curated by the Pueblo Pottery Collective, features works from the Vilcek Collection and from the Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research.

Learn about the exhibition

Pueblo pottery placed in cases and on tables in a gallery.

News

Learn about 2024 Vilcek Creative Promise Prizewinner, Maryam Turkey, a designer and multimedia artist who seeks to bridge cultural and societal divides while simultaneously challenging the status quo.

A portrait of Maryam Turkey in front of a large installation she designed.

Discover Vilcek Creative Promise Prizewinner, Takanori Takebe, a distinguished stem cell researcher acclaimed for his groundbreaking work in organoids and lab-grown organs.

A portrait of Takanori Takebe in front of large expansive windows.

The fifth in our manga series on immigrant artists and scientists explores the work of Chef Fabián von Hauske Valtierra.

Fabian uses a piping bag to decorate a dessert with his other famous desserts floating in the frame around him.

Uncover the story of Vilcek Prizewinner Ramon Tejada, a graphic designer and professor with an approach that centers collaboration, inclusion, and radical innovation.

Ramon Tejada standing in front of a wall displaying his typography designs.

Uncover the story of Vilcek Prizewinner Luciano Marraffini, a trailblazer in CRISPR-Cas systems, whose research is revolutionizing microbiology and genetics.

A close up of Luciano Marraffini with an out-of-focus Manhattan bridge behind him.

Wael Morcos receives a Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design for his approach to typographic and graphic design that incorporates complex cultural and political histories to create socially relevant visual identities and campaigns.

Wael Morcos stands in front a wall with filled with posters of his typographical designs.