In the wake of the Covid pandemic, how can philanthropy find new ways to support creatives effectively and address the urgency of climate change? What new funding mechanisms need to be put into place? What opportunities does technology offer to distribute funding transparently and collaboratively? We hear from leading representatives on the future priorities and forms of philanthropy.
Curated in collaboration with András Szántó, author and cultural strategy advisor, New York
Alberto Ibargüen, President, Knight Foundation, Miami
Larissa Harris, Executive Director, Teiger Foundation, New York
Scott Moore, Co-Founder, Gitcoin, Toronto
Moderator: András Szántó, author and cultural strategy advisor, New York
Alberto Ibargüen is president of John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami, which promotes informed and engaged communities through grants in support of free expression. The foundation believes strongly that arts and culture are essential to thriving communities: its current funding is focused on the application of digital media in the arts. Including its recently announced commitments, Knight Foundation’s support of the arts in Miami has exceeded USD 200 million over the last 15 years.
Larissa Harris is the inaugural Executive Director of Teiger Foundation, which supports curators in contemporary visual art. A practitioner herself, she was Curator at the Queens Museum until 2020, where in collaboration with thinkers, artists, and her coworkers, she organized a variety of exhibitions including 13 Most Wanted Men: Andy Warhol and the 1964 World’s Fair (2014); Mierle Laderman Ukeles: Maintenance Art (2016); and The Conference of the Animals, the first US museum commission of the work of Ulrike Müller (2020).
Scott Moore is a co-founder of Gitcoin, an internet-native community focused on building and funding digital public goods. To date, Gitcoin has helped distribute USD 69 million to builders working on everything from core open-source infrastructure to digital climate solutions. In addition to his work on Gitcoin, Moore is an active steward for other public goods focused DAOs including Ethereum Name Service, Gnosis Safe, Optimism, and PleasrDAO. Previously, he helped advise a number of other related initiatives, including UNICEF’s Digital Public Goods Alliance and Ethereum Foundation Grants.
András Szántó is a widely published author and editor who advises museums, foundations, universities, and corporations on cultural strategy and program development worldwide. His writings have appeared in publications including The New York Times, Artforum, Artnet, and The Art Newspaper, among others. As a consultant, he advises some of the world’s leading museums, cultural institutions and corporate art programs. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he helped launch and oversee the Global Museum Leaders Colloquium. His most recent book is The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues (2021).
The Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 Conversations program is curated by Emily Butler.
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