Museum visitors participating in programming for Action/Abstraction Redefined at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO). Action/Abstraction Redefined is organized by IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
Art BridgesLearning & Engagement
Our Learning & Engagement team helps Art Bridges partner institutions create transformative programs that connect with new and diverse communities, actively engage current audiences in new ways, and highlight interdisciplinary elements.
Who Can Apply?
Art Bridges partner institutions with current collection placements or traveling exhibitions, as well as those that are part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program, are eligible to apply for Learning & Engagement support.
Mural blessing from members of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation with community activists at the San Antonio Museum of Art River Pavilion. Courtesy of the San Antonio Museum of Art (San Antonio, TX).
Our Walls: Real and Imagined at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL).
What's the Process?
Once your collection placement, traveling exhibition, or cohort project is approved, we will work with you to apply for Learning & Engagement funding.
We start by scheduling a call to walk you through the application process and discuss your ideas.
After our conversations, we ask that you submit a draft application and budget forms.
We will provide feedback and suggestions to strengthen your application.
After receiving your final application package, the Art Bridges team will prepare your materials for review. We will evaluate your project to see if it aligns with Art Bridges' mission.
Once your project is approved, funds are transferred to your institution. Be sure to document your program activities along the way, as a final report is due one month after the conclusion of your project.
Work With Us
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Community-buildingSupport
We support projects that engage new audiences in sustained and meaningful ways by funding items such as transportation, virtual components, gallery interactives, community advisory groups, translation, and more!
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TransformativeSupport
We support projects that transform the ways museums engage with their communities through creative risk-taking and a potential to transform the museum field.
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InterdisciplinarySupport
We support projects that integrate multiple disciplines — such as the performing arts, science, technology, and others — to expand access and audience engagement within the visual arts.
Projects We Love
See how our partners have activated traveling exhibitions and collection placements.
Art Bridges in the News
Access For All
Art Bridges Foundation launches initiative to reduce barriers to museum visits.
Read the Press Release