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The Hunger Cycle

Project Inception: December 2025
Partners: SOHO REP

Conceived as a series of theatrical works, The Hunger Cycle will explore the question, “What are we hungry for?”—an inquiry into material, emotional, and moral forms of sustenance in contemporary life.

Focus Areas:
Arts & Letters
Civic Initiatives
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The Public Gallery

Project Inception: 2025

A contemporary arts and event space located in Savannah’s historic Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood and designed to serve the entire city.

Focus Areas:
Arts & Letters
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Lê Thi Diem Thúy Commission

Project Inception: 2025

This new multimedia triptych by lê thi diem thúy is a work set in three different and pivotal time frames: 1875—the Reconstruction era, 1968—the Civil Rights era, and now—our still unfolding present.

Focus Areas:
Arts & Letters
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Creative Stewardship Fund

Project Inception: 2025

Fund to sustain community-driven arts organizations that have demonstrated commitment to providing space for innovation and interconnection.

Focus Areas:
Arts & Letters
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Primus House

Project Inception: May 2025
Partners: Kite Architects AEA Consulting included

A center for reflective history in Providence, RI with spaces and programs that invite visitors to examine how the past continues to influence present day systems, conversations, and choices.

Focus Areas:
Reflective History
Arts & Letters
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The Hope Commissions

Project Inception: April 2025
Partners: Bard College

Fisher Center LAB at Bard College has received a landmark gift from the Civis Foundation to establish the Civis Hope Commissions, in support of performing arts works that explore the subject of hope in America.

Focus Areas:
Arts & Letters
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The Hudson Public

Project Inception: January 2025

Development of affordable hospitality in Hudson, New York that preserves civic character and fosters an inclusive vibrant town center.

Focus Areas:
Community Building
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The Democracy Cycle

Project Inception: January 2024
Partners: Pearlman Performaning Arts Center

Perelman Performing Arts Center and Civis Foundation create The Democracy Cycle to commission 25 new performing arts works across theatre, opera, dance, music, and multidisciplinary practices.

Focus Areas:
Civic Initiatives
Arts & Letters
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Kiah House

Project Inception: August 2023
Partners: City of Savannah dmdg2

Step into the Kiah House and explore the life and work of Virginia and Calvin Kiah. Explore their journey from museum exclusion to creating a vibrant, inclusive space for art, community, and activism.

Focus Areas:
Arts & Letters
Reflective History
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Cuyler-Brownville Housing Initiatives

Project Inception: November 2022
Partners: City of Savannah Community Housing Services Agency

Civis is developing 50 properties into homeownership opportunities to help revitalize one of Savannah’s most intact and historically significant neighborhoods. Nineteen of these properties are being developed in partnership with the City of Savannah.

Focus Areas:
Reflective History
Community Building
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W.W. Law Project

Project Inception: 2024

The W.W. Law Project honors Westley Wallace Law, a postal carrier turned civil rights activist and preservationist who played a pivotal role in documenting Savannah's African American history.

Focus Areas:
Reflective History
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Helen M. Whall Chair in Social Justice

Project Inception: 2022

An endowed professorship and lecture series at the College of the Holy Cross, honoring a professor whose belief in her students changed their lives.

Focus Areas:
Arts & Letters