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Peter Kraus, 2024. Image: Courtesy of Aperture Investors
Peter Kraus Elected Chairman of the Board of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce that Peter Kraus has been elected as its new Board Chairman. The New York-based arts philanthropist and businessman currently serves on the Board of the Foundation and is the Chairman and CEO of Aperture Investors.
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Robert Rauschenberg, Support, 1973. Screenprint
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announces 2024 Grant Recipients
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024 award recipients of their Artists Council and Black and Indigenous Land Rights and Agriculture programs. This year, over $1.4 million will be distributed to 27 organizations committed to community-based and artistic endeavors.
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2024 Archives Research Residency recipients. Photos: Courtesy of the artists
Announcing the 2024 Archives Research Residency Recipients
The Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Archives Research Residency, a program for individuals interested in researching in the Rauschenberg Foundation Archives in New York City.
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Courtney J. Martin, 2024. Photo: Mara Lavitt
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announces Courtney J. Martin as New Executive Director
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announced today that Courtney J. Martin has been appointed as its new Executive Director.
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Robert Rauschenberg, Postcard Self-Portrait, Black Mountain (II), 1952. Gelatin silver print
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announces Call for Works for the Rauschenberg Catalogue Raisonné
As part of our ongoing research and commitment to Rauschenberg’s legacy, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has announced a public call for works in preparation for the first Robert Rauschenberg catalogue raisonné of paintings and sculpture.
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James Keith Brown, 2023
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Elects James Keith Brown to Board of Directors
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce that James Keith Brown has been elected to its Board of Directors.
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Robert Rauschenberg working on his portrayal of the Discovery space shuttle launch, Cape Canaveral, FL, United States, August 1984. Photo: Theo Westenberger
Rauschenberg Foundation Selects Firm to Conduct the Search for New Executive Director
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has hired Russell Reynolds Associates to lead the search for its next Executive Director. Russell Reynolds is one of the leading executive search firms for arts-related institutions, including artist foundations, museums, and related non-profits.
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Kathy Halbreich, 2023
Reflections
Excerpts from the May 31, 2023 letter Board Chair Michael Straus sent to the Foundation’s staff, on behalf of the Board, celebrating Kathy Halbreich’s accomplishments as the Foundation’s leader and her focus as an Advisor on a number of philanthropic and legacy programs through December: