Asheville Art Museum Association Inc

Programs: Established by artists and incorporated in 1948, asheville art museum (the museum) is committed to being a vital force in the community and individual development and to providing life-long opportunities for education and enrichment through the visual arts. The museum has established its expertise in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of american art beginning in the 20th century and making innovative and outstanding exhibition experiences available to residents and visitors to wnc. The museum preserves important aspects of our national and regional heritage through strategic collecting and the conscientious stewardship of great works of art. In 2016-17 the museum had 117,424 participants including 31,665 children and presented 22 exhibitions drawing from its own permanent collection and borrowed works. In addition, the museum curates projects focusing on themes of contemporary interest and invites internationally acclaimed

curators to contribute their skills. The asheville art museum provides vital and otherwise unavailable cultural and educational services to adults and children. In 2016-17 the museum offered more than 450 in-house and out- reach programs for audiences of all ages including school and adult tours, teacher training, workshops, art camps, films, book club, artist talks as well as volunteer and entertainment experiences. Arts-based educational programming is an important focus, and every year the mu

of academic disciplines such as math, social studies and communications has been shown to improve critical thinking, performance, life-long learning and success. Strong and long-standing museum partners include institutions throughout the region serving kindergarten students through senior citizens. Museum programs offer access to the visual arts to at-risk, low-income youth from across wnc. The museum's collections and special exhibitions are central to its educational programs and are used dai