Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces $17.5M gift from Windgate Foundation to champion American craft
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces $17.5M gift from Windgate Foundation to champion American craft
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Home of the Brave, 2013. Wire, silk, fabric, safety pins, and synthetic and natural threads, 72 x 99 in. Courtesy of the artist © Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, photograph by Michael Tropea.



BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced that Windgate Foundation has provided a $17.5 million gift to advance the field of craft through a dedicated position, research, programmatic support, as well as an acquisitions fund to bring craft objects into the museum’s permanent collection. This gift builds upon the Crystal Bridges-organized exhibition, Crafting America.

“Today, as we reflect on the nine years Crystal Bridges has been open to the public, we are grateful to the visionaries at Windgate Foundation, who have been champions of craft and fervent supporters of arts education at the museum,” said Rod Bigelow, executive director and chief diversity & inclusion officer, Crystal Bridges. “The Foundation’s significant contribution will further the work and impact of the Crafting America exhibition and expand conversations about American art, history and culture. Craft is important for Crystal Bridges and aligns with our mission because it is an inherently inclusive field that has been more accessible to women, people of color, immigrants, Indigenous peoples, and other marginalized communities.”

The Windgate gift focuses on extending and elevating dialogue around craft in American art -- past, present, and future. Through a shared vision with the Foundation, Crystal Bridges seeks to raise the profile and visibility of craft by creating broad access to craft at Crystal Bridges and beyond. These new resources will help the museum champion artists, scholars and collectors, and facilitate partnerships across the field. Importantly, the gift will allow Crystal Bridges to leverage curatorial expertise and art historical knowledge, position craft within the museum’s educational programs, and advance diversity and inclusion inherent to craft.

“Contemporary crafts in America are the backbone of the creative community, enabling artists to develop the skills and physically produce the work they envision,” said Robyn Horn, Windgate Foundation Board Chair. “It is reassuring that Crystal Bridges acknowledges this fact and will begin to collect contemporary objects as well as displaying them with their upcoming Crafting America exhibition. Windgate Foundation has long been a supporter of American craft and we are pleased to partner with Crystal Bridges in encouraging their visitors to learn about these incredible objects.”

“Windgate Foundation’s advocacy and generosity will sustain our commitment to craft and its importance within the broad contexts of American art,” said Austen Barron Bailly, chief curator, Crystal Bridges. “With the new curatorial role and acquisition funds we can embrace the field with new energy and keep advancing craft’s dynamic influence on American art and culture.”










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