Collect: New Acquisitions

January 30 – April 1

COLLECT: New Acquisitions celebrates the generous contributions of donors to the Art Museum over the past five years. From the earliest years of the College, alumni and affiliates have supported its teaching and learning mission with gifts of art, artifacts, and funds. Donations comprise the greatest part of the Art Museum’s collection; each tells a story about the collectors, their interests, and their relationships to the college.Purchases of artwork for the Art Museum have been rare throughout its history due to a lack of dedicated funds. The recent establishment of the Raymond Machesney Art Endowment has allowed us to explore new directions for the museum collection to grow. Over the past five years, new aquistions have been chosen to reflect critical contemporary ideas and social concerns such as justice, labor, and life during a global pandemic and to increase the representation of Black, Native American, and queer artists in the collection.

Gifts

From the earliest years of the College, alumni and affiliates have generously offered donations of artwork and artifacts in support of its teaching and learning mission. Gifts comprise the greatest part of the Art Museum’s collection and each tells a story about the collectors, their interests, and their relationships to the College.

Purchases

Purchases of artwork for the Art Museum’s collection have been rare throughout its history due to a lack of dedicated funds. The Raymond Machesney Art Endowment established in 2018 now supports the acquisition of new work and the care of the collection. This generosity has allowed us to explore new directions for the museum collection to grow.

Funding for this exhibition generously provided by the Muriel Koslow Art Exhibition Endowment. Many thanks to the Raymond Machesney Art Endowment, the Lauretta M. Dennis Endowed Art Fund, the Charlene Derge Sussel ’53 Revocable Trust, Thomas R. Ford, Terry Schupbach-Gordon and Toby Gordon, and John Szoke for their gifts of artwork.
Exhibition design and installation by Doug McGlumphy, CW Art Museum Preparator & Collections Manager. Program support and design for promotional materials by Tracy Mathys, Administrative Coordinator.