The Melech Collection
The founder’s personal curation of artworks, held at his home in Miami and curated outside the foundation, with plans forming to bring it into this pillar’s public work.
Pillar 04 · Growing Now
Heritage, Culture & Creative Expression
Stoudemire Arts & Museum
Culture is how a community remembers who it is.
What this pillar will do
“I wanted him to create something that would pause history.” Amar’e Stoudemire, on the Second Temple canvas he commissioned, as told to The Times of Israel.
This pillar is growing now. Its charge: preserve cultural identity and put creative expression within reach of young people whose stories are too rarely told in galleries, on stages, or in print.
The vision spans heritage education, cultural enrichment, and hands-on creative programs, built with artists and cultural institutions, shaped by the communities they serve. The pillar is led by Dr. Sonya Pearson, rooted in Arizona and reaching to Jerusalem.
The first programs are taking shape now. If you are an artist, educator, or cultural institution that wants to help build them, reach out below and be part of this pillar from the start.
Creative expression
Style, art, and design have been part of the founder's own creative life long before this pillar had a name.
Give
Early gifts to this pillar seed its first cultural and creative programs.
See this pillar’s campaign on the Campaigns page.
Engage
Artists, curators, cultural educators, and institutions: this pillar is being built now, and early partners will shape it. The clearest way to commit this quarter is a donation toward its first programs.
Heritage & Cultural Enrichment
Heritage education and cultural enrichment, built with artists and cultural institutions and shaped by the communities they serve.
Creative Expression Programs
Hands-on creative programs that put galleries, stages, and print within reach of young people whose stories are too rarely told there.
Help shape this pillar
Tell us what you would build here. Early conversations are welcome. Pillar lead: Dr. Sonya Pearson. Submissions are received by our Treasurer, Darryl Johnson, and answered within about 5 business days.
Impact
This pillar is growing now. Here is what it is built to reach.
- Philanthropic investment goal$100,000
- Leveraged brand in-kind value$50,000
- Target population15,000+ visitors
- The Melech CollectionPersonal collection, joining the pillar’s work
- First programsTaking shape with early partners