Asheville Art Museum Association Inc

THE ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM WILL IMPROVE THE CARE OF ITS COLLECTION OF 3,824 OBJECTS OF AMERICAN ART OF THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES AND 4,098 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AS PART OF ITS MOVE TO A NEW FACILITY WITH EXPANDED ART STORAGE AND RELATED COLLECTION AREAS. THE MUSEUM WILL PURCHASE AND INSTALL UPGRADED STORAGE FURNISHINGS INCLUDING A PAINTING STORAGE SYSTEM, FLAT FILES FOR WORKS ON PAPER, OPEN SHELVING UNITS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS, PLATFORM TRUCKS/DOLLIES, AND MOBILE TABLES. PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS WILL PACK THE COLLECTION AND COORDINATE ITS MOVE FROM CURRENT ART STORAGE TO THE MUSEUM'S RENOVATED COLLECTIONS STORAGE AREA. THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT WILL STREAMLINE RECEIVING AND ACCESSIONING NEW ART ACQUISITIONS, SECURE THE LIFESPAN OF THE COLLECTION, AID IN EXHIBITION AND PROGRAMMING PREPARATION, AND ENHANCE SCHOLARLY ACCESS.

ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM COLLECTION ACCESS, INTERPRETATION, AND EVALUATION [THE ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM WILL UNDERTAKE A THREE-PRONGED PROJECT TO IMPROVE COLLECTION ACCESS, INTERPRETATION, AND EVALUATION. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL PHOTOGRAPH AND CATALOGUE APPROXIMATELY 800 COLLECTION OBJECTS FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS THAT HAVE SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. ADDITIONALLY, THE MUSEUM WILL CONVENE A TEAM OF SCHOLARS TO ENGAGE WITH THESE WORKS AND CREATE INTERPRETIVE CONTENT FOR DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL EXHIBITIONS, THE MUSEUM'S MULTIMEDIA TOUR, AND OTHER PUBLIC RESOURCES. FINALLY, THE MUSEUM WILL ENGAGE AN EXHIBITION EVALUATOR TO ASSESS THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION INSTALLATION INTERSECTIONS IN AMERICAN ART. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL ADVANCE THE MUSEUM'S MISSION BY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO UNIQUE WORKS OF ART, SHARING STORIES THAT DEEPEN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND OUR COMMUNITIES, AND PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE OF OBJECTS AND ARCHIVES THAT ARE INHERENT TO OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND UNDERSTANDING.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO RETAIN FIVE TO SEVEN STAFF MEMBERS, EMPLOY SEVERAL CONTRACTORS AND TO PAY STIPENDS FOR TEN HUMANITIES SCHOLARS.   ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:  THE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHING AND CATALOGING OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTION, AS WELL AS CREATING INTERPRETIVE CONTENT FOR DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL EXHIBITIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH A TEAM OF SCHOLARS.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO AND RICHER INTERPRETATION OF 800 OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTION WHICH INCLUDES TWENTIETH- AND TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY AMERICAN ART THAT FOCUSES ON THE DIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INCREASED ACCESS TO DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL EXHIBITIONS WOULD BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND OTHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE ART OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIA.   SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]

THE ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM WILL CONSERVE THE MUSEUM'S BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (BMC) COLLECTION, WHICH CONTAINS HISTORICAL MATERIALS AND CREATIVE WORKS BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO ATTENDED BMC DURING ITS OPERATION FROM 1933-1957. THE MOST AT-RISK ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE RAY JOHNSON LETTERS; DRAWINGS, TEXT, PRINTS, PAINTINGS, AND SCULPTURE FROM THE LORNA HALPER ESTATE; ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, BULLETINS, AND PUBLICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS; PAINTINGS BY OTHER SIGNIFICANT BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE ARTISTS INCLUDE RENE PINCHUK, KENNETH NOLAND, JORGE FRICK, AND RICHARD LLOYD ANDREWS; AND FURNITURE FROM ONE OF THE FOUNDING FAMILIES OF BMC MADE BY MARY "MOLLY" GREGORY, HEAD OF THE BMC WOODWORKING PROGRAM. THE PROJECT WILL CONSERVE AND STABILIZE THE COLLECTION FOR FUTURE EXHIBITS AND RESEARCH AND INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH DIGITIZATION AND EXHIBITIONS.

THE ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM WILL CONSERVE, PRESERVE, AND DIGITIZE A PORTION OF ITS COLLECTION OF ARTWORKS RELATED TO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTHERN APPALACHIA, AND THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES 148 OBJECTS OF APPALACHIAN HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY WORK, INCLUDING WORKS BY BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE CLEANING AND REPAIR OF PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER AND REPAIRING CHIPPED OR BROKEN CERAMICS, IN ADDITION TO PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITIZATION. THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT VISITORS, STUDENTS, AND SCHOLARS AND INCREASED DIGITAL ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION FOR THE PUBLIC.

THE ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM WILL INVENTORY, DOCUMENT, AND ORGANIZE ITS COLLECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS AND OBJECTS RELATED TO ARCHITECTS DOUGLAS D. ELLINGTON AND RICHARD SHARP SMITH. MUSEUM STAFF WILL WORK WITH A CONTRACTED CONSERVATOR TO ASSESS THE CONDITION OF ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSERVATION. TWO PAID UNDERGRADUATE AND TWO PAID GRADUATE INTERNS WILL WORK ON THE PROJECT TO CONDUCT COLLECTIONS INVENTORY, DATA ENTRY, AND CONDITION REPORTING AND THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A FULL-TIME PROJECT ASSISTANT TO REHOUSE AND DOCUMENT OBJECTS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED PUBLIC ACCESS TO DIGITIZED ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS THROUGH AN ONLINE COLLECTIONS DATABASE AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A CURATORIAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION AND RELATED PROGRAMMING ON THE ARTISTIC AND PEDAGOGICAL LEGACY OF BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICA250.

ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM MULTIMEDIA TOUR AND ONLINE COLLECTION DATABASE

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM IN NORTH CAROLINA SEEKS TO REBUILD AND EXPAND CAPACITY AND OUTREACH FOR ITS LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SERVING ALL AGES. THE MUSEUM WILL EXPAND SCHOOL AND TEACHER PROGRAMS, DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, ENRICH ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS WITH PARTICIPATION OF ARTISTS AND OTHER EXPERTS, AND SUPPORT THE REINTRODUCTION OF ON-SITE FAMILY PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM ALSO WILL HIRE AN ASSOCIATE TO DEVELOP OR REESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, DAY CARE CENTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY CENTERS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY AND PEER GROUP BONDING, AS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY RECOVERS FROM THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE PROJECT ALSO WILL WORK TO BRIDGE THE CITY'S URBAN AND RURAL DIVIDE THROUGH OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.

TO SUPPORT THE COLLECTION, CONSERVATION, DOCUMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF WORK BY BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND F

TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION OF THE WORK OF AMERICAN ARTIST RUTH ASAWA (B.1926), WITH ACCOMPANYING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION ON THE WORK OF BUCKMINSTER FULLER (1895-1983).

TO SUPPORT THE FINAL DESIGN PHASE OF THE ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM EXPANSION AND RENOVATION PROJECT.

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION APPALACHIA NOW!

THE GOLDEN AGE OF ARCHITECTURE IN ASHEVILLE: 1895-1935 [THE ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM REQUESTS $25,000 TO SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE EXHIBITION "THE GOLDEN AGE OF ARCHITECTURE IN ASHEVILLE: 1895-1935" (WORKING TITLE), EXPLORING HOW THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, WAS SHAPED BY THE ARTISTIC VISION OF ARCHITECTS DOUGLAS D. ELLINGTON AND RICHARD SHARP SMITH & ALBERT HEATH CARRIER DURING THE FIRST THREE DECADES OF THE 20TH CENTURY, AND HOW THIS ARCHITECTURAL VISION THEN INFLUENCED THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE NATIONALLY. THIS EXHIBITION IS IN CELEBRATION OF OUR NATION?S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (AMERICA 250) AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A ROBUST ARRAY OF PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DEEPEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE, PRESERVATION, AND CIVIC IDENTITY THROUGH THIS EXHIBITION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.]

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION REBEL/RE-BELLE: SELECTIONS FROM THE ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM AND THE RUBELL MUSEUM.

TO SUPPORT REINSTALLATION OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION.

THIS ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM HAS CREATED SIGNIFICANT LOCAL AND REGIONAL IMPACT THROUGH ITS ARTS PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS. WITH A RECENT EXPANSION INTO A NEW BUILDING, THE MUSEUM HAS BEEN PROPELLED TO A GREATER LEVEL OF CAPACITY AND SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM SERVES AS A COMMUNITY ANCHOR AND VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE CITY’S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM WORKS ON PAPER ASSESSMENT

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

CONSERVATION PROGRAM