Special Mention Award, 2022 FUTURE ART AWARDS: ECOSYSTEM X

MOZAIK Philanthropy, CA, USA

Feburary, 2022

To rethink existing paradigms and co-create positive futures through the visionary power of art, national foundation MOZAIK Philanthropy has launched its latest virtual group exhibition titled Ecosystem X, showcasing the artworks of 40 U.S. based artists from a diverse array of backgrounds, mediums, and creative expressions. Using the cross-cultural symbol of the circle to engender a sense of non-hierarchy while viewing the art, the exhibition's novel circular structure centers audiences as active participants in the creative process.

On a mission to democratize philanthropy in the arts, MOZAIK Philanthropy first conceived of the Future Art Awards at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to issue financial relief to artists through a new philanthropic model called flow funding, which encourages the dynamic flow of financial and social capital spontaneously through the hands of new funders in an effort to democratize philanthropy. MOZAIK has been issuing emergency grants directly to artists in the same way that they might receive a federal stimulus check in the mail. The Future Art Awards has now grown into a professional lifeline for hundreds of emerging and established artists using contemporary art as a medium for social change.

Links

MOZAIK Philanthropy website: https://mozaikphilanthropy.org

MOZAIK Philanthropy Award page: https://mozaikphilanthropy.org/faa/

Virtual Exhibition: https://mozaikphilanthropy.org/ecosystemx/