New Exhibition Celebrates Magnum Foundation’s New York City Fellowship
Destiny Mata
Opening Reception: Thursday December 12, 2024 | 6 – 9 PM RSVP HERE
On View: January 9 – March 27, 2025
Open Hours: Thursdays 4 – 6 PM
Location: Magnum Foundation | 59 East 4th St, 7W | New York, NY 10003
Since 2011, Magnum Foundation’s New York City Fellowship has provided a launchpad for early-career photographers living and working in New York City. Recognizing the challenges of making a living as a working photographer, this fellowship serves a unique dual purpose: supporting the development of the fellows’ photographic projects, while also providing them with paid work experience in Magnum Foundation’s office.
Thirteen years and 32 fellows later, this diverse group of photographers has gone on to produce vibrant visual storytelling in and outside of New York City, while also playing crucial roles as teachers, organizers, and connectors in their communities.
In a new exhibition at the Magnum Foundation, entitled “A Tapestry of Aliveness,” a group of fellows come together in an exercise of collaborative co-curation, weaving their individual images together into a tapestry of New York City that expresses the ongoing acts of living, collectivism, and agency of communities that are often pushed to its margins. With work about migration, sanctuary, chosen family, and belonging, they center tenderness and care in their approaches to imagemaking, and honor the places we find home.
Featuring work by: Jessica Bal, Miranda Barnes, Mengwen Cao, Ally Caple, Rahima Gambo, Yolanda Hoskey, Sara Hylton, Alexis Lambrou, Destiny Mata, groana melendez, Tif Ng, Johan Orellana, Pete Pin, Ruth Prieto Arenas, Collin Riggins, Mateo Ruiz González, Cinthya Santos-Briones, Sean Sirota, and Laila Annmarie Stevens
Magnum Foundation expands creativity and diversity in visual storytelling, activating new audiences and ideas through the innovative use of images. Through grant making, mentorship, and creative collaborations, we partner with socially engaged imagemakers exploring new models for storytelling.
Magnum Foundation's New York City Fellowship is made possible with the support of the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation and the Select Equity Group Foundation. Our exhibitions and events are made possible by the Henry Nias Foundation and our Circle of Friends.
Magnum Foundation is in an elevator building and has a restroom that is wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral. For access requests or questions, please contact events@magnumfoundation.org. Masks are appreciated, but not required.