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Expanding AccesstoAmericanArt

ArtSharing

Connecting museums through artwork loans from our own collection and partner museums

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CommunityEngagement

Supporting museums in outreach efforts to reach diverse audiences

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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.

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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
    More than 500 projects have been fundedProjects have been funded
  • 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
  • 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.
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