DARRYL CHAPPELL FOUNDATION
We empower Afrodescendant artists to build sustainable careers through community, mentorship, and market access

Darryl Chappell
Founder & CEO
Purpose Statement
The Darryl Chappell Foundation empowers Afrodescendant artists to build sustainable careers through community engagement, mentorship, artist residencies, and market access.
Vision
Afrodescendant artists thrive artistically and economically while creating powerful impact through art.
Mission
Empower Afrodescendant artists to build sustainable careers through community, mentorship, and market access.
Structure
Funding
Approach
Intensely focused on assisting aspiring artists
Active partner with museums, art patrons, community foundations and other nonprofits globally
Approach grantmaking with a design, innovation-oriented, mindset
Listen intently to our individual donors and art patron beneficiaries
Gadiel Rivera, Darryl Chappell Foundation Artist Apprentice at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (2022-2023)
Core Values
- Integrity
- Collaborate with others
- Helping others
- Value aesthetics
- Get the Right Things Done Right
- Financial Self-Sufficiency
- Continuous improvement and learning
Artist Learning Pathway
Explore how the Darryl Chappell Foundation is helping Afrodescendant Artists throughout their journey. The Artist Learning Pathway is available for download.


















