The Ford Foundation announced on Monday twenty-five “Art of Change” fellowships for artists and cultural leaders to support the creation of “powerful works of art that help advance freedom, justice, and inclusion, and strengthen our democracy.”

The fellowships include unrestricted stipends of $50,000 for individuals and $75,000 for collaborative teams. Fellows will create work exploring questions of freedom and justice, which they will showcase in late 2018.

“Art is essential in a free and flourishing society. Artists are the visionaries who can shine light on complexity and possibility, and inspire us to make those societies more just and more beautiful,” said Elizabeth Alexander, the Ford Foundation’s director of Creativity and Free Expression. “This fellowship recognizes an extraordinarily diverse group of brilliant artists and innovators whose works embody social justice, and enables them to come together and collaborate toward a more just and inclusive future.”

Writers winning the awards included Luis Alfaro, Sandra Cisneros, Edwidge Danticat, Nikky Finney, Joy Harjo, and Robin Coste Lewis.

The list of all twenty-five winners and their bios can be found at the Ford Foundation website.