Danforth Art

Danforth Art, Museum\School
Established 1975
Location 123 Union Avenue
Framingham, Massachusetts 01702
Coordinates 42°16′53″N 71°25′05″W / 42.2815°N 71.4180°W / 42.2815; -71.4180Coordinates: 42°16′53″N 71°25′05″W / 42.2815°N 71.4180°W / 42.2815; -71.4180
Director Debra Petke
Website www.danforthart.org

Established as a grassroots organization in 1975 by a committed group of community activists, business owners, educators, and artists, Danforth Art (formerly Danforth Museum of Art) is a museum and school in Framingham, Massachusetts that invites visitors to see, learn about, create, and be inspired by art. Danforth Art educates the public through its permanent collection of American art from the 19th century to the present day, changing exhibitions of contemporary artists, studio art classes and workshops, and a variety of community outreach programs.

In the fall of 2016, Danforth Art Museum\School relocated to the Jonathan Maynard Building on Framingham Centre Common, where the new facility will house classrooms for studio art instruction, storage for the Museum’s Permanent Collection, and a workroom for its stewardship.

Museum

The museum's permanent collection focuses on American Art from the 19th-century to the present,[1] and includes work by Gilbert Stuart, Charles Sprague Pearce, Eastman Johnson, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Hart Benton, as well as work by the Boston Expressionists and contemporary artists such as Faith Ringgold, Richard Yarde, Andrew Stevovich, and Jason Berger.

Through 2017, Danforth Art Museum exhibitions will take place offsite at museums, schools, and community partners.

References

  1. ↑ Edgers, Geoff (28 October 2013). "Danforth Art Looks to Build Budget, Add Staff, Relocate". Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 November 2013.


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