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Art Bridges Appoints Anne Kraybill as Chief Executive Officer

We are pleased to announce Anne Kraybill as Chief Executive Officer of Art Bridges! With a growing network of over 230 partner museums, Kraybill will lead the foundation as it continues increasing access to American art across the country.

Kraybill is an accomplished leader in the museum field known for her expertise in program development, community engagement, fundraising, strategic planning, and research. She formerly served as the Director/CEO of the Wichita Art Museum and The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, among others. At both museums, Kraybill partnered with Art Bridges to expand community access to a diverse range of artworks and public programs.

Anne Kraybill, Art Bridges CEO

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.

Art Bridges Staff, Fellows, Interns, Summer 2023

Why access to art

Everybody deserves access to art. Art is hope, it’s opportunity, it’s education, it’s all of the things we all want.

Alice Walton

Founder of Art Bridges

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

  • 886+

    More than 886 projects have been funded

  • 232+

    We’re successfully working with more than 232 partner museums

  • 5.3M

    Have served more than 5.3M people nationally

  • 49

    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.