Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts Foundation

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT FACILITIES EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE EXPLORING THE ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE SIMILARITIES THAT UNIFY THE WORK OF EARLY AND MID-20TH CENTURY ARTISTS LOUISE NEVELSON (1899-1988) AND ESPHYR SLOBODKINA (1908-2002).

THE ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS WILL HIRE A DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO INCREASE THE MUSEUM'S CAPACITY TO DELIVER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF, AND VISITORS TO, LITTLE ROCK AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THIS WORK WILL HELP THE MUSEUM SERVE AND RECONNECT WITH ITS COMMUNITY AS IT MAKES ITS WAY OUT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND A 3-YEAR PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION AND LIMITED OFFERINGS. THE NEW STAFF MEMBER AND CORRESPONDING TEAM WILL LEAD EFFORTS TO PLAN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT FULLY FORMED EXPERIENTIAL ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR VISITORS; ENSURE CONTINUITY WITH ESTABLISHED PARTNERS AND CULTIVATE NEW ONES; AND ENSURE THE MUSEUM'S WORK AND ACTIVITIES ARE COMMUNITY-CENTERED AND GUIDED BY AN AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY'S SHARED EXPERIENCES DURING THE PANDEMIC.

FOUNDED IN 1937, THE ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IS THE STATE’S FIRST ART MUSEUM. OVER THE DECADES, AS ITS ART COLLECTION AND MISSION CONTINUED TO GROW, THE MUSEUM FURTHER DEFINED ITSELF AS A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, A STUDIO ART SCHOOL, A PLACE OF LEARNING, AND A CULTURAL HUB FOR ITS COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM DEMONSTRATES THEIR INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT VITALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ITS COMMUNITY.