Discover Lancaster County | Foundation Reinvents Itself
Lancaster’s leading philanthropy has been reinventing itself over the last few years,
Lancaster’s leading philanthropy has been reinventing itself over the last few years,
By The News & Reporter https://www.onlinechester.com/content/great-falls-educators-among-those-receiving-arras-foundation-horizon-education-grants Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 1:46
By CN2 https://www.cn2.com/lancaster-county-cultural-arts-center-officially-reopens-restored-with-two-modern-additions/ LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — The Lancaster Cultural Arts Center,
The Arras logo isn’t a random green doodle on a piece of paper. Yaxi Xiao, a Chinese student at New York City’s School of Visual Arts, designed the logo last spring after the Arras Foundation’s branding project was selected for the school’s free marketing program in a worldwide competition.
Lancaster’s leading philanthropy changed its name Friday, separating itself from a years-old controversy that has become more intense in the current national debate over memorials linked to slavery. The J. Marion Sims Foundation will now be the Arras Foundation. Arras (AIR-us), a Middle English word meaning diverse tapestry, pays homage to the area’s textile-weaving roots, said foundation President Susan DeVenny.