NEWARK, NY.- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Newark Museum a $1,000,000 grant to support a major collections-based initiative in African art. The grant will be used to fund new curatorial and research positions and the first-ever catalogue on the museum’s highly respected and internationally recognized African art collection. “We are profoundly grateful to the Mellon Foundation for its recognition of the Museum’s great strengths – scholarly excellence combined with collections-based outreach to broad audiences,” said Mary Sue Sweeney Price, Director and CEO of the Newark Museum . “Mellon support comes at a critical moment, as we galvanize our outreach efforts to create a new suite of galleries for this important collection, and expand educational programming in African art and culture. The Foundation’s generosity will assist the Museum as it forges new paths in the displ