Events

Several of the Illumination Fund’s grants are centered on events that are open to the public or to targeted audiences. The Fund has also held convenings of grantees, partners and thought leaders, as well as press conferences to launch major initiatives.

Jan 13, 2021: Enjoy a video about the unveiling of The Spirit of Sea View, the final mural of New York City Health + Hospitals 2020 Community Mural Project. Although the celebration was delayed by the pandemic, the Sea View staff and guests from NYC H+H, the Illumination Fund and the Staten Island community celebrated the mural with an unveiling and small gathering.

Join Theater of War Frontline NYC online, Noon-2pm on Wednesday, Dec 8, 2020. Acclaimed actors Kathryn Erbe, Frankie Faison, Marjolaine Goldsmith and David Strathairn offer raw performance of scenes from ancient Greek tragedies to catalyze live, interactive discussion with frontline medical providers from Montefiore Medical Center about the emotional toll of COVID on healthcare workers in the Bronx.

On August 13th, Lincoln Center celebrated its 50th Anniversary of the Mostly Mozart Festival by pulling out all the stops—or in this case singers—to present the world premiere of the public domain, a bold and exciting participatory contemporary choral work of 1,000 NYC-based professional and…

Worldwide, 1 in 120 people are fleeing conflict at the moment, 20 million of them are refugees, 40 million of them are internally displaced. This global refugee crisis in an intractable issue that many state leaders and United Nation agencies are attempting to address through…