Performances and Exhibits

COLLECT: New Acquisitions

January 30 – April 30, 2024

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.

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