Wichita Art Museum awarded $161,200 competitive grant to conserve 80 important artworks in the collection
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Sunday, October 13, 2024


Wichita Art Museum awarded $161,200 competitive grant to conserve 80 important artworks in the collection
Winslow Homer, In the Mowing, 1874. Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 23 inches. Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A. Roland P. Murdock Collection.



WICHITA, KS.- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced grant awards totaling more than $29 million for museums across the United States, including $161,200 for the Wichita Art Museum, one of only three Kansas museums to receive funding from the agency’s largest competitive grant program, “Museums for America.”

Grant money from “Museums for America” will be used to conserve 80 important artworks in WAM’s collection. Partnering with the Midwest Art Conservation Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the museum will conserve a group of high-priority paintings by premier American artists that include Winslow Homer, Benny Andrews, George Bellows, Robert Henri and Walt Kuhn. Grant money also will be used to conserve artworks from WAM’s American Folk Art collection, wide-ranging examples that include an eagle flagpole, 19th-century rocking horse, barber pole, and horse-and-rider weathervane.

Of the 758 total grant applications to IMLS, the Wichita Art Museum was one of only 208 projects selected. The “Museums for America” award, of which 126 projects were funded, puts WAM in the company of larger art museums across the United States who received this IMLS funding, including the Denver Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Atlanta’s High Museum of Art.

“The award from our nation’s capital conveys a wonderful vote of confidence for the hard work we do at the Wichita Art Museum,” said WAM Director Dr. Patricia McDonnell. “The project to conserve gems in our art collection, for present and future generations of Wichitans and other visitors, is very significant.”

“Our current round of grants for the museum world reflects the important work of our nation’s cultural institutions during the pandemic and the deep thinking about the future of our culture in a post-pandemic world,” said IMLS Director Crosby Kemper. “Advancing the preservation of collections, diversity through staff training and programming, community response, and formal and informal education for future generations is inspiring.”

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. Our vision is a nation where museums and libraries work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities.

The Wichita Art Museum opened in 1935 and is home to the Roland P. Murdock Collection, one of the premier collections of American art. With a nationally distinguished collection, an Edward Larrabee Barnes-designed facility, and a growing audience, the museum is a public/private partnership, owned by the City of Wichita and managed by Wichita Art Museum, Inc. The mission of the Wichita Art Museum is to bring people, ideas, and American art together to enrich lives and build community.










Today's News

August 19, 2021

Smithsonian acquires photos from first African American studios

Hiro, fashion photographer who captured the surreal, dies at 90

Denmark now has two Little Mermaids. The famous one is suing.

Tomb of Marcus Venerius Secundio discovered at Porta Sarno with mummified human remains

This brain remained intact in a 310 million-year-old fossil

Exhibition features a selection of new paintings and works on paper by Robert Nava

Gladstone Gallery exhibits Bruce Nauman's Microphone/Tree Piece

Steidl announces U.S. release of 'William Eggleston: The Outlands'

Bodleian Libraries reach the milestone of 1 millionth image online for public access

Wichita Art Museum awarded $161,200 competitive grant to conserve 80 important artworks in the collection

White Cube announces representation of Minoru Nomata

Make room for the 2021 Designer Show House at the Western Design Conference

Bicoastal exhibition pays tribute to The De Luxe Show, the landmark 1971 exhibition at the DeLUXE theater in Houston

Rebooting a part of tech history: Rare, hand-built Apple-1 will hit auction block in November

Singers in the dark: Syria 'power cut video' goes viral

Frederick Fisher and Partners designs new hilltop Ojai Valley School Upper Campus

Chucky Thompson, hitmaking producer, is dead at 53

Pink Siifu, a shape-shifting musician with one demand: Don't box me in

Black in ballet: Coming together after trying to 'blend into the corps'

'Prince Philip: A Celebration' display opens at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

Taymour Grahne Projects opens virtual summer group show curated by Othman Lazraq

MW Editions publishes Mulholland: An artist's love affair with the legendary Los Angeles road

Historic embroideries back on display after epic 10 year restoration

Stack's Bowers Galleries sells finest known 1804 silver dollar for record $7.68 million

A complete guide to wearing coloured contact lenses

How to Choose the Best Online Casino?

Celebrities and Artists that Gamble Online

Poker and Art: Inspiration from Gambling

Things To Do When Playing Slots




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Attorneys
Truck Accident Attorneys
Accident Attorneys
Holistic Dentist
Abogado de accidentes

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site Parroquia Natividad del Señor
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful