MOZAIK Philanthropy is a Los Angeles-based foundation on a mission to democratize philanthropy in the arts. We believe the arts can serve as a catalyst for diverse institutions, equitable economies, and inclusive societies. We welcome collaborations with artists of all ages, professional backgrounds and styles using contemporary art as a medium for social change.
Our signature arts program—The Future Art Awards— launched at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to issue emergency support grants to artists in the same way that they might receive a federal stimulus check in the mail. Each awards cycle is juried by an independent jury of artists and arts professionals in a blind review process, including featured and special mention artists and art writers from previous Future Art Awards and Future Art Writer Awards, modeling a circular economy where previous prize-winners 'pay it forward' to the next generation of grantees in the arts.
The Future Art Awards has now grown into a professional lifeline for hundreds of emerging and established artists, including photographers, painters, sculptors, street artists, muralists, mixed-media artists, visual, multi and interdisciplinary artists, illustrators, animators, 3D artists, Web3 poets, cartoonists, technologists, filmmakers, art writers, composers, weavers, dancers, and creative performers.
Now on view, MOZAIK's latest virtual exhibition "Ecosystem X" is an arts-based reimagining of life on Earth. This 2022 exhibition reimagines the symbiotic interrelationship between humanity and the natural world, illustrating that art holds the power to remap and re-code our collective trajectory around polemics like climate, human rights, and democracy. The exhibition showcases the works of 40 US artists for their creative excellence in using art to rethink existing paradigms and co-create positive futures. Visit https://mozaikphilanthropy.org/ecosystemx/ to explore the exhibition.
