Henry Luce Foundation Inc

We’re looking for a new president and CEO! The Foundation envisions a world in which diverse people and communities thrive — determining their own best futures and working together in pursuit of knowledge and shared understanding. The next President and CEO of the Luce Foundation ensures the Foundation not only nurtures its legacy programs but also challenges itself to reimagine the ways it can meet its mission. To accomplish this, the CEO collaborates with a committed and experienced Board, and leads a talented, diverse staff whose expertise and impact are widely respected. Above all, the CEO provides continuity and guidance over the long-term impact of the Foundation. Find out more about the role: https://buff.ly/4ffMSkZ #hiring

CLOSING SOON: “Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams” at Seattle Art Museum until Jan 19 2025. Step into the visionary world of Joyce J. Scott, celebrated as one of today’s most prolific and boundary-breaking artists. Scott upends hierarchies of art and craft, captivating audiences with beauty, humor, and a fearless exploration of pressing issues like racism, sexism, environmentalism, and complex family dynamics. Co-organized by the Seattle Art Museum and Baltimore Museum of Art, Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams features over 150 works from the 1970s to the present — revealing the full breadth of Scott’s utterly unique artistic vision to challenge unequal social roles, confront traumatic histories, and agitate for freedom. Visit while you can! https://buff.ly/3W3zOas

“When you look at our past, that’s how you know what could happen in the future,” tennis star and entrepreneur Venus Williams told artnet recently. “It’s important for us to know our history and to learn through our disappearing landscapes.” Venus Williams has teamed up with the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh to host the institution’s new podcast, “Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape.” Why this work matters: Both the podcast and the exhibition explore our nation’s environmental history, and the role photography has played in documenting the country’s changing landscape, as well as its potential power in shaping the future as we look to combat climate change. It’s a complex, wide-ranging topic that Williams, who has a longstanding interest in art, tackles with thoughtfulness and gravitas. Read a recent piece about it in Artnet! https://lnkd.in/gdxi9Yr6 

Have you heard of the “only girl artist with glamour”? Don’t miss “Marisol: A Retrospective” at Buffalo AKG Art Museum, which is on view until This Monday, January 6th, 2025! Known for her fashion sense and called the “Latin Garbo” for her legendary beauty, the Venezuelan artist Marisol remains one of the most intriguing and least understood artists associated with Pop Art. Far more than a muse or an icon of a single decade, Marisol created art that, in radical ways, addressed challenging and urgent issues of the twentieth and now twenty-first centuries. While celebrating her satirical and deceptively political sculptures and self-portraits of the 1960s, the exhibition also assembles, for the first time, lesser-known areas of her practice. 'Marisol: A Retrospective' was on view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, October 7, 2023–January 21, 2024 and the Toledo Museum of Art, March 2–June 2, 2024. After Buffalo, it will travel to the Dallas Museum of Art, February 23–July 6, 2025. The exhibition largely draws on the significant collection of artworks Marisol kept in her personal possession and left to the Buffalo AKG upon her death, in a historic and transformative bequest. The exhibition was realized with the support and important contributions of Julia Vázquez, Phd.D, former Curatorial Fellow at the Buffalo AKG. https://lnkd.in/g9vjCk36

New year, same priorities! At the Henry Luce Foundation, we believe that sharing knowledge and building understanding is the key to cultivating a healthy democratic culture and an equitable society. This shapes our areas of focus: ⭐️Amplify Diverse Voices ⭐️Enrich Public Discourse ⭐️Foster Dialogue Across Divides ⭐️Invest in Leadership Development ⭐️Nurture Knowledge Communities & Institutions Learn more about our priorities on our newly redesigned site! HLuce.org See you next year!

In 2024, we rebranded 😃 Check out our new site: HLuce.org See you next year!

Happy Holidays from the Luce Foundation! Thank you for being part of our community of knowledge sharers ❤️🤍

“It’s about more than just valuing different perspectives — It’s about empowering those perspectives to shape the future of science.” Gloria Thomas Ph.D., President of HERS (Higher Education Resource Services), believes that the STEM field demands more than technical expertise—it requires inclusive leadership, humanity, and diverse perspectives. Transforming Higher Education Leadership for Equity and Belonging: A persistent challenge in STEM is ensuring that women and gender-diverse students feel a true sense of belonging. Many women, especially women of color, invest years in building scientific expertise only to leave the academy due to systemic barriers and a lack of inclusivity. Why this work matters: Gloria Thomas’s work proves that “Science also needs liberal thinking and humanist perspectives; and an approach to engaging people in a way that everyone should have a voice.” Like Thomas, we're committed to transforming STEM ecosystems and creating a future in which all who wish can reach their full potential in STEM. Through the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM and STEM Convergence, we aspire to close the gender gap in the field, broaden the participation of women from diverse backgrounds, and advance women-led STEM innovation for positive social change. https://lnkd.in/gQwDsdY3 

Supported by our American Art Program grant, don’t miss the #SimoneLeigh exhibit at California African American Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) On view until January 20th 2025, it's a join't exhibit organized by Eva Respini, Deputy Director and Director of Curatorial Programs at the Vancouver Art Gallery, with Anni A. Pullagura, Assistant Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. The Los Angeles presentation is organized by Rita Gonzalez, Terri and Michael Smooke Curator and Department Head, Contemporary Art, and Naima J. Keith, Vice President, Education and Public Programs, LACMA, and Taylor Renee Aldridge, Visual Arts Curator, CAAM.

Proud to support the work Project Invent is doing, which aligns with our Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM. We aspire to close the gender gap in the field, broaden the participation of women from diverse backgrounds, and advance women-led STEM innovation for positive social change.