Dia Center For The Arts Inc

DIA ART FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCE, REALIZE, AND PRESERVE THE VISION OF ARTISTS DIA'S NAME COMES FROM THE GREEK WORD "THROUGH," WHICH REFLECTS ITS ROLE AS A CONDUIT FOR VISIONARY ART PROJECTS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1974, DIA HAS COMMISSIONED, SUPPORTED, PRESENTED, AND PRESERVED EXCEPTIONAL ARTWORKS, AND FOSTERED LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. DISTINGUISHED BY ITS CONSTELLATION OF SITES, DIA ADVANCES THE EXPERIENCE, APPRECIATION, AND SCHOLARSHIP OF ART THROUGH IN-DEPTH, SINGLE-ARTIST EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, PUBLICATIONS, PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF PERMANENT SETTINGS OF WORKS OF ART.

EXHIBITIONS AND LONG-TERM PROJECTS: DIA MAINTAINS 12 PERMANENT SITES AND LOCATIONS. DIA'S THREE LOCATIONS FOR PRESENTING CHANGING EXHIBITIONS ARE DIA BEACON IN BEACON, NY; DIA BRIDGEHAMPTON, IN BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY; AND DIA CHELSEA IN NEW YORK, NY. DIA'S LARGEST EXHIBITION FACILITY IS DIA BEACON, WHICH HOUSES 240,000 SQUARE-FEET OF EXHIBITION AND PUBLIC PROGRAM SPACE USED FOR PUBLIC VIEWING OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, A BOOKSHOP AND CAFE. DIA BRIDGEHAMPTON AND DIA CHELSEA PRESENT SINGLE-ARTIST TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. DIA'S LONG-TERM, SITE-SPECIFIC PROJECTS ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INCLUDE: WALTER DE MARIA'S THE LIGHTNING FIELD (1977) LOCATED IN NEW MEXICO, ROBERT SMITHSON'S SPIRAL JETTY (1970) LOCATED IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE IN UTAH, NANCY HOLT'S SUN TUNNELS (1973-76) LOCATED IN THE GREAT BASIN DESERT IN UTAH, AND CAMERON ROWLAND'S DEPRECIATION (2018); TWO PERMANENT GALLERY INSTALLATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY BY WALTER DE MARIA, THE NEW YORK EARTH ROOM (1977) AND THE BROKEN KILOMETER (1979), AND THE DAN FLAVIN ART INSTITUTE LOCATED IN BRIDGEHAMPTON, NEW YORK. THESE INSTALLATIONS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LIGHTNING FIELD, FOR WHICH AN OVERNIGHT STAY IS REQUIRED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, DIA BEACON PRESENTED CONTINUED COLLECTION INSTALLATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS OF LARRY BELL, MELVIN EDWARDS, CHARLES GAINES, JOAN JONAS, IMI KNOEBEL, MARIO MERZ, CHARLOTTE POSENENSKE, AND DOROTHEA ROCKBURNE, AND OPENED NEW LONG-TERM PRESENTATIONS OF STANLEY BROUWN, SENGA NENGUDI, ROBERT IRWIN, BLINKY PALERMO, LAWRENCE WEINER, AS WELL AS A PRESENTATION OF JACK WHITTEN PAINTINGS. DIA BRIDGEHAMPTON PRESENTED AN EXHIBITION OF WORK BY LESLIE HEWITT AND OPENED AN EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK BY TONY COKES. DIA CHELSEA PRESENTED A SITE-SPECIFIC COMMISSION BY CAMILLE NORMENT, FOLLOWED BY AN EXHIBITION BY CHRYSSA.

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION: DIA OFFERS EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN BEACON AND NEW YORK CITY AND EMPLOYS 30 EDUCATORS WHO DESIGN AND LEAD ORIGINAL PROGRAMS FOR WIDE-RANGING PUBLIC AUDIENCES. ACROSS ITS SITES BASED IN NEW YORK, DIA OFFERS A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON, ARTIST-LED, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES; ARTIST-LED TOURS; PAID, YEAR-ROUND, ARTIST-LED PROGRAMMING FOR HIGH-SCHOOL AGED YOUTH (IN NYC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT); AND PAID APPRENTICESHIP, FELLOWSHIP, AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 18-26. DIA CHELSEA, LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY, HOSTS PUBLIC PROGRAMMING INCLUDING THE ARTISTS ON ARTISTS LECTURE SERIES; THE CONTEMPORARY POETRY SERIES POETRY &; AND ACTIVATIONS, AN OFF-SITE INTERGENERATIONAL STUDIO PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYC'S DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS. DIA BEACON, LOCATED IN THE HUDSON VALLEY, HOSTS AN ANNUAL ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM, AN ARTIST-IN-SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERY SCHOOL IN THE BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT; FAMILY-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING INCLUDING PLAY SETS (IN-GALLERY LEARNING) AND SATURDAY STUDIO (HANDS-ON STUDIO WORKSHOPS); ARTIST-LED PROGRAMMING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERGREEN MINDS, AN ORGANIZATION CENTERED ON PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; SEASONAL DIATALKS; AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL CLASSROOM EDUCATORS. IN RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS SITES IN THE AMERICAN WEST, DIA OFFERS FIELDWORK, A PROGRAM INVITING YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN DIA'S LONG-TERM YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT INITIATIVES TO PROPOSE AND DEVELOP ORIGINAL PROJECTS THAT CRITICALLY ENGAGE WITH DIA'S SITES, MISSION, PROGRAM, AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS, AND THEIR RELATED ENVIRONMENTS AND COMMUNITIES. IN A TYPICAL PROGRAM YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 10,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT DIA. ALL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE, AND FOR PROGRAMS SERVING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, TRANSPORTATION AND IN-PROGRAM MEALS ARE COVERED BY DIA. ADDITIONALLY, FREE ADMISSION IS OFFERED TO ALL AT DIA'S NEW YORK CITY LOCATIONS, WHILE CITIZENS OF BEACON AND ITS NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION TO DIA BEACON; RESIDENTS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION TO DIA BEACON ON THE LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH.

PUBLICATIONS: IN 2023, DIA PUBLISHED THE LPS CARL CRAIG: PARTY/AFTER-PARTY AND REMIX READY MIX (LP) BY DEANTONI PARKS AND LUCY RAVEN AS WELL AS THE BOOKS CAMILLE NORMENT: PLEXUS, CHRYSSA & NEW YORK, JACK WHITTEN: THE GREEK ALPHABET PAINTINGS, AND JOAN JONAS: NEXT MOVE IN A MIRROR WORLD.DIA'S PUBLICATION PROGRAM HAS PRODUCED OVER 75 VOLUMES INCLUDING MONOGRAPHS, ANTHOLOGIES, AND COLLECTIONS OF CRITICISM AND SCHOLARSHIP. THROUGH THESE PUBLICATIONS DIA HAS ESTABLISHED A TRADITION OF RIGOROUS SCHOLARSHIP AND STRIVES TO OFFER IN-DEPTH EXPLORATIONS OF ITS EXHIBITIONS, SITES, AND PERMANENT COLLECTION.