MARCH was established in 2020 as a public-benefit corporation whose mission goes beyond the traditional gallery program. Dedicated to creating meaningful change within the arts, MARCH makes regular contributions to 501(c)3 organizations working at the intersection of social justice and visual culture. We are currently making monthly donations to Burnaway, Immigrant Defense Project, Institute 193, Summertime, and Visual Aids. See below for more information on individual community partners.
Burnaway
Atlanta, GA
Since 2008, Burnaway magazine has brought vital critical dialogue to one of the most politically polarized, historically fraught, ecologically threatened, and economically disadvantaged parts of the United States. The magazine both documents and participates in the vibrant cultural landscape of the South today—from Appalachia to Miami, Nashville to New Orleans. In addition to its publishing activities, Burnaway annually hosts the Art Writing Incubator, a five-week intensive for emerging art writers and critics, and other public programs.
Immigrant Defense Project
New York, NY
The Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) was founded almost 30 years ago to combat an emerging human rights crisis: the targeting of immigrants for mass imprisonment and deportation. As this crisis has continued to escalate, IDP has remained steadfast in fighting for fairness and justice for all immigrants caught at the intersection of the racially biased U.S. criminal and immigration systems. IDP fights to end the current era of unprecedented mass criminalization, detention and deportation through a multipronged strategy including advocacy, litigation, legal advice and training, community defense, grassroots alliances, and strategic communications.
Institute 193
Lexington, KY
Institute 193 collaborates with artists, musicians, and writers to document the cultural landscape of the modern South. The organization provides artists from the Southern United States – selected not by commercial viability, but by the quality and relevance of their work – with exhibition and publication opportunities. It also endeavors to help these artists gain broader media exposure and foster connections in art markets across the globe.
Summertime
Brooklyn, NY
Founded in 2019, Summertime is a nonprofit 501c3 Art Studio and Gallery that connects neurodiverse artists with the people and world around them, providing a platform to tell their stories, show their work and make money. The organization provides the space, materials, and freedom to create, as well as opportunities for exhibition and promotion.
Visual Aids
New York, NY
Founded in 1988, Visual AIDS is the only contemporary arts organization fully committed to raising AIDS awareness and creating dialogue around HIV issues today, by producing and presenting visual art projects, exhibitions, public forums and publications – while assisting artists living with HIV/AIDS. They are committed to preserving and honoring the work of artists with HIV/AIDS and the artistic contributions of the AIDS movement. They embrace diversity and difference in staff, leadership, artists and audiences.