The Illumination Fund considers media and communications as an important way to amplify the work of its grantees and to share program models. Some recent press coverage and program news can be found below.
The Community Murals Project is a flagship of the public hospital system’s Arts in Medicine program, which seeks to foster the emotional well-being, promote healing, wellness, and engagement of patients, families, employees, and the greater health system’s community by integrating all disciplines of the arts such as literary, visual and performing arts throughout the public hospital system.
“This is a time of unprecedented need. Our most vulnerable populations are impacted by the pandemic more severely than others. It is imperative that philanthropic organizations take immediate action to meet this challenge. From its inception, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund has stepped up…
Press release New Mural is part of the largest mural project in any public hospital system since the Works Progress Administration of the 1930s Community paint party to create Through Healing We Unite at Woodhull Hospital THURSDAY October 8, 2020 at 3 p.m., NYC Health…
Artists will engage patients/residents, staff, and local community residents to create an integrated mural at NYC Health + Hospitals facilities (New York, NY – August 4, 2020) NYC Health + Hospitals’ Arts in Medicine program today announced the second group of artists that will lead…
by Mike Scutari In my recent conversations with arts professionals looking at how philanthropy can build a more resilient post-coronavirus arts sector, respondents repeatedly called for more robust advocacy from funders. “Right now, we are seeing a demand for the arts like never before: individually…
The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, established by a coalition of foundations and other donors, announced support for 750 New York City-based social services and arts and cultural organizations that have been affected by the current coronavirus public health crisis. The fund was launched…
Donation builds on the Illumination Fund’s continuous support for healthcare workers at NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals seeks additional donations to provide equipment and support staff with urgent supplies as well as to temporarily hire new staff Post COVID-19’s immediate crisis, funds…
The New $75 Million Fund will Provide Grants and Loans to New York City-Based Social Services and Cultural Organizations to Support Them in the COVID-19 Pandemic “The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund has stepped in to support New Yorkers in times of adversity — from…
Jennifer J. Raab, Hunter College President, and Laurie M. Tisch, Founder and President of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, have announced that Families for Safe Streets and Rebecca Telzak of Make the Road New York are the recipients of the ninth annual Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize. These prestigious awards honor both…
Philanthropist Laurie M. Tisch announced today the expansion of the Illumination Fund’s Arts in Health Initiative to include 3 additional organizations and new programs at 7 others. The new grantees are Mekong NYC, CaringKind’s connect2culture, and Queens Museum’s ArtAccess.
On a brilliant autumn day, an animated group gathered in the garden at McKinney Hospital in Brooklyn for a painting party. As they worked on a series of panels for an outdoor mural, residents of the nursing home chatted alongside doctors, nurses, neighborhood community members,…
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Summary:NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine (AIM), with support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, is seeking a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for lead artists to work on the NYC Health + Hospitals Community Murals Project (CMP)….
Arts In Medicine program selects nine artists to lead hospital-based community murals project. Project uses a collaborative mural making process to encourage creativity, lower stress, build trust and increase engagement between the hospitals and members of their surrounding communities On July 18, NYC Health +…