Season 3 Episode 8 with Dr. Brigitte Nicole Grice

In this episode of Giving Back Is Dead, recorded at OFFSCREEN in Paris during our third year at the fair, we sit down with Dr. Brigitte Nicole Grice, president and co-founder of Chez Max et Dorothea, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to preserving and expanding the legacy of Surrealism.

But Surrealism is more than just an artistic style—it’s a way of seeing, questioning, and reimagining the world. Chez Max et Dorothea is not just a residency or exhibition space; it’s a living environment where artists, scholars, curators, and poets can explore the radical, boundary-pushing ideas that have shaped contemporary art. With an 8,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Los Angeles and a mission to acquire Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning’s final home in Seillans, France, the organization is creating a bridge between historical Surrealism and its influence on today's cultural landscape.

Brigitte shares her journey from academia to nonprofit leadership, the significance of Los Angeles in the Surrealist movement, and why preserving artistic legacies is essential for fostering new creative futures. Tune in for a conversation on how giving back to the arts isn’t just about preservation—it’s about keeping the spirit of innovation and imagination alive.

Watch now and learn how you can be part of this extraordinary project.

What is Giving Back is Dead?

GIVING BACK IS DEAD addresses the need to engage the next generation differently than the previous generation. Stover believes that arts institutions and initiatives will lose their funding if arts leaders do not recognize what motivates the next generation. The previous generation has structured arts funding based on participation in an elite and exclusionary social club related to the donor’s wealth. Media focus on the art market and its atmospheric sales prices reinforce that the art world and its initiatives are out of touch with society’s injustices.

GIVING BACK IS DEAD offers a series of inspiring paths to engage NextGen’s to assure the arts continue to be funded and are relevant to our lives.