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![Foundations Present “Art In This Present Moment”](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Indigenous-Roots/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Indigenous-Roots-009.jpg)
Projects by Minnesota’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color artists portray personal narratives addressing diversity, identity and today’s societal issues.
MORE![Penumbra Theatre](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Penumbra-Theatre/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Penumbra-006.jpg)
Penumbra company member Hannibal Lokumbe composed an original score for a video in tribute to George Floyd and all of the victims of state-sanctioned violence. Sarah Bellamy wrote the narrative and she and Lou Bellamy provide the voice overs.
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A new mural in Saint Paul by Indigenous Roots and City Mischief Murals celebrates four Twin Cities multicultural women dancers and the strength, beauty & power we hold when uniting our communities together.
MORE![Brownbody](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Brownbody/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Brownbody-001.jpg)
Artists develop the score to Tracing Sacred Steps, which Brownbody initially presented in April 2019 as a work-in-progress.
MORE![Gizhiigin Arts Incubator](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Gizhiigin-Arts-Incubator/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/KentAndClydesWithPiecesTogether.jpg)
Artists Clyde Estey, Jr., and Kent Estey collaborate on a work reflective of their shared artistic upbringing in the White Earth Nation.
MORE![Generosity: It's How You Give](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/TPM-DrJolly.jpg)
In this video message, Dr. Jolly shares stories that have shaped his life and forever altered his views on generosity.
MORE![Foundation Welcomes Cheniqua Johnson and Gina Suarez Reyes](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Relationship-managers.16.9.jpg)
New positions create pathway for future leadership in philanthropy dedicated to strengthening communities.
MORE![Million Artist Movement](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Million-Artist-Movement/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Million-Artist-Movement-002.jpg)
Million Artist Movement worked on two collaborative art projects – a quilt sourced from community and a project based around food sovereignty.
MORE![TruArtSpeaks](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/TruArtSpeaks/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/TruArtSpeaks-010.jpg)
TruArtSpeaks highlights the work of a dancer and ceramicist who center the Black experience in their art.
MORE![Walker West](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Walker-West/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Walker-West-006.jpg)
Walker West Music Academy worked with musician William E. Duncan to bring a new composition to life.
MORE![Monkeybear's Harmolodic Workshop](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/MonkeyBear/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Monkeybear-2.jpg)
Artists created a shadow puppet piece to share narratives and stories from the uprising in the Twin Cities.
MORE![Soomaal House of Art](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Soomaal-House-of-Art/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Soomaal-House-008.jpg)
This Minneapolis-based Somali artists’ collective supports a growing number of emerging and established Somali artists.
MORE![AICHO](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/AICHO/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/DSC01717-copy.jpg)
Artists painted a mural that aims to bring color and life to Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, utilizing Anishinaabe symbolism to shed light on the city’s Indigenous history.
MORE![Catalyst Arts](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Catalyst-Arts/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Catalyst-Arts-006.jpg)
Artists form a collaborative on a Black/queer living & cultural experience in an RV while following their acting, writing and filmmaking dreams.
MORE![Don’t You Feel It Too?](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/DYFIT/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/DYFIT-003.jpg)
Don’t You Feel It Too? is a movement meditation practice, and part of our Art In This Present Moment series.
MORE![Q&A With Clayton Chan](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/9.20-CARES-Act.jpg)
The estate planning lawyer shares his views on charitable giving, community foundations and helping clients achieve their goals.
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