Remembering our Founder Agnes Gund
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our founder, Agnes Gund, a visionary philanthropist, arts patron, and tireless advocate for equity and the arts.
In 1977, Aggie founded Studio in a School in response to severe budget cuts that stripped arts education from New York City public schools. Her unwavering belief that every child deserves access to the arts shaped Studio’s mission and created opportunities for more than one million students over nearly five decades.