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Welcome to Lannan Foundation

Lannan Foundation is dedicated to cultural freedom, diversity, and creativity in support of exceptional contemporary artists, writers, and activists through our Art, Cultural Freedom, Indigenous Communities, and Literary Programs.

point of no return, The North Atlantic Ocean, Nunap Isua / Kap Farvel / Cape Farewell,Kong Frederik IX Land, Greenland, Denmark, 2008, The South-most point of Greenland, 59° 46.881' N by Thomas Joshua Cooper

Featured awards and fellowships

Meet some of the recipients of Lannan's awards and fellowships from the Cultural Freedom, Indigenous Communities, and Literary Programs.

Isabella Hammad
Isabella Hammad

Literary Fellowship

Evie Shockley
Evie Shockley

Literary Award

Cameron Awkward-Rich
Cameron Awkward-Rich

Literary Fellowship

Mariame Kaba
Mariame Kaba

Cultural Freedom Fellowship

Layli Long Soldier
Layli Long Soldier

Literary Fellowship

Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Ruth Wilson Gilmore

Cultural Freedom Prize

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From the media archive

Recordings from our Readings & Conversations series, featuring over two decades of important voices.

The Fire This Time: A Tribute to James Baldwin with Nikky Finney, Randall Kenan, Kevin Young, et al.

02/11/2015

Angela Y. Davis with Barbara Ransby

11/02/2016

Seamus Heaney with Dennis O'Driscoll

10/01/2003

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From the art collection

Works from Lannan's collection of contemporary visual art.

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Early American, Melon & Peas, 2009
Early American, Melon & Peas, 2009

Sharon Core

29 Palms: Mortar Impact, 2003-2004
29 Palms: Mortar Impact, 2003-2004

An-My Lê

Baalbek, May 2016
Baalbek, May 2016

Teju Cole

Church Gate Station. Bombay, India, 1995
Church Gate Station. Bombay, India, 1995

Sebastiao Salgado

No. 349, Novembre-Décembre, 2005
No. 349, Novembre-Décembre, 2005

Jean-Luc Mylayne

Untitled (Orange Schneider, Fort Worth, Texas), 2000
Untitled (Orange Schneider, Fort Worth, Texas), 2000

Victoria Sambunaris

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