The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art

By GLENN GAMBOA
AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Palestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships from the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday, says that art provides hope and resilience, even in the midst of war. Members of this year’s class of Soros Arts Fellows, including Sinnokrot, will receive $100,000 in unrestricted funding from Open Society Foundations to develop a public art project that confronts climate change with community-based solutions in the next 18 months, said Tatiana Mouarbes, Open Society’s Team Manager for Culture, Art, and Expression. At a time when many in philanthropy are reevaluating priorities, Mouarbes said artists’ work can be just as impactful as other more traditional investments.