Program Goals
- Build and nurture art-sharing partnerships among a given cohort that extends beyond the program
- Dismantle siloed workflows within and between museums
- Eliminate bottlenecks in registration and conservation
- Broaden loan agreements’ climate parameters that restrict art access, especially to underserved areas
- Strengthen knowledge around practices of sustainable and cost-effective art sharing and exhibition building
- Create long-term, reciprocal, community-led engagement opportunities
Cohort Program
How it works:
Each cohort, comprised of a lead museum and cohort members, works together for 4-6 years to share their collections, making art lending, borrowing, and display more efficient and environmentally sustainable.
Funding
Art Bridges supports these partnerships through a mix of direct payments and flat-funding awards to offset hard and soft costs. Lead museums and cohort members are eligible to apply for Learning & Engagement funding in Phases 2 and 3 to deepen community engagement efforts.
Phase 1 - Research and Development
Art Bridges will cover the travel and hosting costs of a 2-day, in-person convening for all museums within a cohort.
Phase 2 - Small Art Share
Art Bridges pays directly for:
- Ki Futures Accessible Loans Program for each cohort
- Ki Futures Collections Care Apprenticeship Program
- Direct costs, such as crating, shipping, installation, deinstallation, and insurance for 3-5 works
Awards to lead museum and cohort members:
- Project Manager’s salary
- Collections Care Apprentice’s salary
- Collections Care Apprentice’s housing and travel during training
- $500 per object loaned
- 2 convenings
Phase 3 - Large Art Share
Art Bridges pays directly for:
- Direct object costs, such as crating, shipping, installation and deinstallation
- Contract art handlers
- Installation materials
- Additional security
- Insurance
- Marketing toolkit
- Exhibition design
Awards to lead museum and cohort members:
- Project Manager’s salary
- Collections Care Apprentice’s salary
- $500 per object loaned
- Annual convenings
- In-gallery accessibility items
- Community resource group honoraria
- Sustainable exhibition materials incentive
- Interpretation
Current Partners
If you are currently undertaking an implementation phase of your cohort project, continue executing this already funded work. The new program requirements apply to applicants who are new partners, closed previous cohort projects, and those who have not yet entered an implementation project.