Now on view at @brooksmuseum through March 2023, Henry Ossawa Tanner’s, “The Thankful Poor” loaned from the Art Bridges Collection.

#repost @gillandlagodich . . . Thanksgiving Day in America. Here, Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Thankful Poor, 1894, oil on canvas, 35-1/2 x 44-1/4 in. Framed by Gill & Lagodich for the Art Bridges Foundation.

Custom-made replica c. 1890s American frame, original to Henry Ossawa Tanner, Nicodemus (at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.) Stained and oxidized mahogany wood, applied custom-wood ripple ornament, molding width 6.

“Born to a religious family, Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937) trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and initially painted scenes depicting Black daily life.

Due to extreme racism and the professional obstacles he faced in the U.S., Tanner moved to France while in his 30s and turned his focus toward biblical scenes, a theme from which he rarely strayed for the rest of his life and that established his legacy.

The Thankful Poor, in the collection of the Art Bridges Foundation, is Tanner’s last known genre scene before he turned to painting biblical passages.”

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Meet the Inaugural Art Bridges Fellows! These 6 emerging arts professionals joined our inaugural class to support new models for fellowship roles within museums. Their fellowships will be three years with Art Bridges partner museums across the U.S.

Hear from each of our Fellows on what it means to them to be an Art Bridges Fellow.

“The Art Bridges Fellowship allows me to gain valuable experience in this field without the barriers that most other positions pose. It really opens up doors for those who cannot afford to do an immediate graduate degree or unpaid internships.” -Alicae’ Tyler-Head, Rights & Reproductions, @lacma

“I felt like there was a safe space for me to question things and say what I was thinking. It was also a safe space to be held accountable and to really think beyond what I've been thinking and challenge my thoughts.” -Teena Wilder, Community Partnerships & Curatorial, @portlandartmuseum

@theeguidedwanderer @communitythem #ArtBridges ...

Meet the Inaugural Art Bridges Fellows! These 6 emerging arts professionals joined our inaugural class to support new models for fellowship roles within museums. Their fellowships will be three years with Art Bridges partner museums across the U.S.

Hear from each of our Fellows on what it means to them to be an Art Bridges Fellow.

“Being an Art Bridges Fellow means that I’m part of projects that value multiple perspectives, both in terms of the art shared across the country and in workplace culture.” -Alison Parman, Registration Department, @thewadsworth

“The Art Bridges Fellowship allows me to gain valuable experience in this field without the barriers that most other positions pose. It really opens up doors for those who cannot afford to do an immediate graduate degree or unpaid internships.” -Jessica Spradling, Curatorial & Learning/Interpretation, @cincyartmuseum

@alisonparman @jessie_spradling #ArtBridges ...

Meet the Inaugural Art Bridges Fellows! These 6 emerging arts professionals joined our inaugural class to support new models for fellowship roles within museums. Their fellowships will be three years with Art Bridges partner museums across the U.S.

Hear from each of our Fellows on what it means to them to be an Art Bridges Fellow.

"This is the first time I've ever been with such a diverse group of people talking about art and being in arts spaces that are so diverse." -Amanda, Collections Department, @joslynartmuseum

“As an Art Bridges fellow, I have the opportunity to represent the communities I am a part of in the museum world while creating space for others like me!”
-Payton Murray, Conservation Division, @philamuseum

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#ArtBridges is pleased to introduce the inaugural 2022 Art Bridges Fellows!

The Art Bridges Fellows Program is dedicated to creating diverse museum leadership with a national cohort of emerging arts professionals and mentors. Through its newly-formed Art Bridges Fellows Program, the foundation will establish deep career pathways for historically underrepresented groups in the arts and offer new models for fellowship roles within museums. The 2022 Fellows represent six partner museums from coast to coast.

Since Fall 2021, the foundation has worked with its national network of museum partners to identify opportunities for Art Bridges Fellows who will join an institution for a three-year appointment. Each position will be connected to substantial, multi-year Art Bridges programs—including major initiatives like the Cohort Program and the Collection Loan Partnership—and significant capacity needs with partner museums.

In addition to ongoing professional development, the Art Bridges Fellows gather in Bentonville each summer for a month-long residency and orientation and regular convenings. On these occasions, Fellows will present their work and share and create resources for peers and museums nationwide.

Stay connected tomorrow as we reveal our first class of Art Bridges Fellows! ...

In this week’s Partner Story, the @atownartmuseum (AAM) wove together an impactful program that inspired community and expression through the use of textile art.

In summer 2021, the AAM hosted Roots: Sources for American Art and Design, an exhibition created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by the @philamuseum as part of the #ArtBridges Initiative.

Inspired by the abstract quilts created by African American artists in @geesbendquiltmakers, the museum designed The Threads We Share, a quilting and oral history project.

AAM partnered with several area organizations, and hosted 17 onsite and virtual quilting circles over a six week period. People of all ages and abilities participated in learning quilting techniques taught by an artist-in-residence and worked with a storytelling facilitator to share their unique stories. Using fabric swatches of every color and texture, guests cut and sewed their individual squares in anticipation of creating a quilt to be displayed at AAM.

By expanding community engagement beyond the museum, AAM served more than 150 participants virtually and in-person, demonstrating their impact beyond their walls. Among many positive outcomes, Threads provided an important moment to grow well-established relationships, while building new ones that will help expand the museum’s audiences in the coming years.

Stay tuned for more #PartnerStories every Friday. ...