Expanding Access
toAmericanArt
our mission
We provide financial and strategic support to museums to get art out of storage and into communities.
Art Bridges works with museums of all sizes to create and support arts programs that educate, inspire, and deepen engagement with local audiences.
How We Fund Museums
At Art Bridges, we do things a little differently. We support partners and projects rather than grantees and grants.
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What WeFund
We provide financial and strategic support to partners for Art Bridges approved traveling exhibitions, collection loans and collection sharing. We also support programming, audience engagement, and evaluation to increase community access to American art.
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Who CanApply
We fund non-profits with a 501c3 status, state universities, state and city entities meeting eligibility requirements with the Internal Revenue Service and government agencies. Please contact us if unsure of eligibility.
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FundingProcess
Once a partner has been approved for a project, they will be invited to apply for funding and collaborate with our program and awards teams on their application.
Our Impact
1000+
More than 1000 projects have been funded
260+
We’re successfully working with more than 260 partner museums
20M
Have served more than 20M people nationally
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Our foundation covers 49 states in the USA + Puerto Rico
The Art Bridges Collection
The Art Bridges Collection represents an expanding vision of American art from the 19th century to present day and encompasses multiple media and voices.
New Available Groupings
Check out new groupings available to borrow from our Partner Loan Network lenders.
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