The Foundation

The Vilcek Foundation aims to raise public awareness of the contributions of immigrants to the sciences, arts, and culture in the United States. The Foundation was established in 2000 by Jan and Marica Vilcek, immigrants from the former Czechoslovakia. The mission of the Foundation was inspired by the couple’s respective careers in biomedical science and art history, as well as their personal experiences and appreciation for the opportunities offered them as newcomers to the United States. The Foundation achieves its mission through hosting immigrant artists and performers at their gallery space in New York City, awarding the annual Vilcek Prizes in the biomedical sciences and the arts and humanities, and sponsoring programs such as the Santa Fe Opera and the Hawaii International Film Festival.

  • 2012 Vilcek Prizes

    We applaud the recipients of the seventh annual Vilcek Prizes: Carlos Bustamante, PhD, winner of the Vilcek Prize for Biomedical Science, and Mikhail Baryshnikov, winner of the Vilcek Prize for Dance. We salute, too, Creative Promise Prize winners, Alice Ting, PhD, for Biomedical Science, and Michel Kouakou, for Dance. 

     

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  • Crossing t’s and dotting i’s on the dARTboard. Rescheduled to launch in Spring 2012. See you then!

  • Upcoming Events

    Stay in the picture. Plan to visit the exhibits featuring the work of photographers O Zhang and Brian Doan. Coordinate your calendar with ours-and visit our fan page on Facebook for videos, links, and updates.

     

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