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Foundations created by visual artists and endowed with their creative works and rights are a rapidly emerging force in cultural philanthropy and artistic heritage stewardship. The Artist-Endowed Foundations Initiative | AEFI is a collegial learning community of AEF leaders collaborating to advance the charitable impact of Artist-Endowed Foundations’ work in art stewardship and cultural philanthropy.
Bearing names such as Helen Frankenthaler, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Mapplethorpe, Joan Mitchell, Gordon Parks, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, foundations created by visual artists are a rapidly emerging force in cultural philanthropy and art stewardship. The Aspen Institute Artist-Endowed Foundations Initiative | AEFI is a collegial learning community of AEF leaders collaborating to advance the charitable impact of this emerging field by addressing the significant information gap facing those who create, lead, govern, and advise Artist-Endowed Foundations. This strategy is realized through research, publication, leadership convening, professional education, and informational programs to share knowledge with these key audiences.
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