MacArthur Foundation
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. MacArthur is placing a few big bets that truly significant progress is possible on some of the world’s most pressing social challenges, including advancing global climate solutions, decreasing nuclear risk, promoting local justice reform in the U.S., and reducing corruption in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria. In addition to the MacArthur Fellows Program and the global 100&Change competition, the Foundation continues its historic commitments to the role of journalism in a responsive democracy as well as the vitality of our headquarters city, Chicago. Source
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Search ArticlesMacArthur Fellows Panel: Sterling Harjo, Dyani White Hawk, Sky Hopinka
A public panel discussion bringing together MacArthur Fellows Sterlin Harjo (2024), Sky Hopinka (2022), and Dyani White Hawk (2023), moderated by Danyelle Means. This talk is part of Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969 an exhibition which explores Narrative Sovereignty and the ways in which community relationships guide artistic practice across visual art, film, and video.
Remaking America: The Work Before Us / MacArthur Fellows Conversation & Celebration
A public dialogue building on the themes and work of late MacArthur Fellow Bob Moses (1982) during the Bob Moses Legacy Conference features MacArthur Fellows Ellen Barry (1998) and Bryan Stevenson (1995). This convening at Equal Justice Initiative, founded by Stevenson in 1989, includes Barry and Stevenson in conversation about the history and evolution of the carceral state in America. October 3, 2026 Legacy Museum at Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, AL Learn more
Eight Chicago Leaders Driving Transformative Change
In its eighth year, the Leaders for a New Chicago Award recognizes eight community-based leaders who are redefining civic leadership and reimagining Chicago’s future. The initiative, a collaboration between the Field and MacArthur Foundations, provides $50,000 in unrestricted funding to each leader, as well as $25,000 general operating grants to the leaders' affiliated nonprofits.
PARA/Normal Borders Conversation II: Sky Hopinka + Maggie Nelson
Through film, writing, and critical inquiry, Sky Hopinka (2022) and Maggie Nelson (2016) explore how artistic practice becomes a way of knowing. Working across experimental film, creative nonfiction, philosophy, and visual culture, their presentations of individual work and conversation consider how memory, perception, language, and embodied experience shape our understanding of place, history, and one another.
PARA/Normal Borders Conversation III: Cristina Rivera Garza + Fred Moten
Writers Cristina Rivera Garza (2020) and Fred Moten (2020) read from their work and engage in a conversation about translation, poetry, and collective study, examining how literature moves across linguistic, cultural, and institutional boundaries. Together, they explore how literary practice can confront history, imagine new futures, and expand the possibilities of shared knowledge. January 13, 2027 5:00-7:00 p.m. Atkinson Hall Auditorium, University of California, San Diego, CA Learn more
Finding Synergies: Connecting People and Places to Advance the Circular BioEconomy
This two-day event, featuring Rebecca Nelson (1998) and William Tarpeh (2025), includes a community dinner, public panel, and workshop on the topic of the circular bioeconomy.
PARA/Normal Borders Conversation I: Josh Kun + Alex Rivera
Josh Kun (2016) and Alex Rivera explore how music, film, media, and speculative storytelling shape the ways histories are recorded, circulated, and remembered within the U.S.–Mexico borderlands. Together, they present work and engage in a conversation that considers how artistic and scholarly practices connect communities, recover overlooked histories, and imagine new futures. September 9, 2026 5:00-7:00 p.m. Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier College Whittier, CA Learn more
People Powered: Supporting Federal Workers Who Serve the Public
People in the federal workforce serve the public with essential expertise and knowledge; three nonprofit leaders share how and why they support federal workers. Government is powered by people who provide the knowledge, oversight, and resources that Americans rely on every day. More than two million civilian employees are currently serving in the United States federal workforce.
Special Screening & Conversation | TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing
A public screening of TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing, a film by MacArthur Fellow Louis Massiah (1996) featured as part of HARLEM WEEK / ImageNation Film Festival programming. Following the screening, Massiah takes part in an intergenerational and intersectional discussion about documentary filmmaking and feminist scholarship with MacArthur Fellow Ruha Benjamin (2024) moderated by Loira Limbal, President & CEO of Firelight Media.
Building a More Equitable AI Design for Underrepresented Languages
Paul Azunre, founder of Khaya.ai, presents his work to faculty and students at the School of Engineering Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon. Credit: Peter Ayorigo The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) protects and promotes underserved communities and language groups’ work to design, develop, maintain, and govern AI systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are prolific in English, cropping up in everyday activities and services.