In the News, Foundation News
October 30, 2024
The Terra Foundation for American Art President and CEO Sharon Corwin was featured in Newcity’s “Art 50 2024: Advocates and Supporters,” bringing leaders in the Chicago art community to the forefront. Newcity highlights Corwin’s leadership, the impact of the foundation, and the Art Design Chicago initiative.
“Art 50 2024: Advocates and Supporters,” was originally published in Newcity on September 3, 2024.
Sharon Corwin
The Terra Foundation for American Art
What is American art? What is its potential? What support does it need to flourish? Sharon Corwin, the Terra Foundation’s president and CEO, has dedicated her career to asking these big questions. “Now that I’m at the Terra Foundation, I get to ask these questions on a much larger scale. The Terra Foundation’s resources support projects that seek to expand narratives of American art, reflecting the richness and complexity of American experiences.” Terra is an organization with a staggering impact; in just the summer of 2024, Terra has awarded over $3.2 million in funding. This includes support for many local boundary-pushing artists and arts organizations through their initiative, Art Design Chicago.
Image: Beverly Buchanan, slab works, c. 1978–1980. Cast concrete sculptures with acrylic paint. Dimensions unknown. Courtesy the Frances Mulhall Achiles Library, Artist File, Whitney Museum of American Art.
Laura Wheeler Waring. Woman with Bouquet, ca. 1940. Oil on canvas. Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn Museum Fund for African American Art in honor of Teresa A. Carbone, 2016.2. © Estate of Laura Wheeler Waring. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Artist Talk presented during “Designing for Dignity 02: A Convening of Possibilities” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Photo by Sara Pooley
