Figge Art Museum

THE FIGGE ART MUSEUM ACTIVELY SERVES THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING APPRECIATION AND CREATION OF VISUAL ART THROUGH EDUCATION AND BY COLLECTING, CONSERVING, AND EXHIBITING ART. AS A VITAL, RESPONSIVE INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM BRINGS ART AND PEOPLE TOGETHER. WE ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF ART THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND PRESERVATION AND WE ENDEAVOR TO TRANSFORM OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF ART.

EXHIBITION & COLLECTIONS: THE FIGGE'S 2020-2021 EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: A COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION WITH THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, LIVING PROOF EXHIBIT, TITLED A VISUALIZATION OF HOPE. THIS EXHIBIT FOCUSES ON CANCER SURVIVORS WHO USE ART TO CELEBRATE AND REFLECT UPON SURVIVAL USING A WIDE RANGE OF MEDIA AND STYLISTIC APPROACHES AROUND THE COMMON THEME OF HOPE. FOR AMERICA: 200 YEARS OF PAINTING FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN FEATURING AMERICAN MASTERPIECES AND COMPRISING NEARLY 100 PAINTINGS MADE BETWEEN 1809 AND 2013. THE EXHIBITION IS A REMARKABLE CHRONICLE OF THE AMERICAN ART DRAWN FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THE DESIGN IN NEW YORK. THE EXHIBITION FEATURES REPRESENTATIVE WORKS AND PORTRAITS GIVEN TO THE ACADEMY BY ITS MEMBERS; SOME OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE NAMES IN AMERICAN ART. LESLEY DILL WILDERNESS: LIGHT SIZZLES AROUND ME FEATURES AN INSPIRED COLLECTION OF PAINTED AND SEWN TEXTILE SCULPTURES FROM RENOWNED ARTIST LESLEY DILL. A BLEND OF PAINSTAKING RESEARCH AND FINE ART, HER SCULPTURES FEATURE THE WORDS AND WRITING OF MANY HISTORIC AMERICAN VISIONARIES.

EDUCATION: THE FIGGE SERVED STUDENTS FROM LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS, SENIOR CITIZENS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TOURISTS WITH A BROAD PROGRAM OF ONSITE TOURS, LECTURES, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. THE "BIG PICTURE" OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED HANDS-ON ART EXPERIENCES TO OVER 20,000 STUDENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IN ADDITION, FREE FAMILY DAYS, THURSDAY NIGHT PROGRAMS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS FOR INNOVATIVE, ART-BASED LEARNING.

AUXILARY ACTIVITIES: THE FIGGE HAS IDENTIFIED THE SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO OPERATING THE STORE AND ITS CAF/CATERING OPERATIONS INTO A THIRD PROGRAM CALLED AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES. THE MUSEUM OPERATES A STORE OFFERING FOR SALE VARIOUS ART-ORIENTED ITEMS, MANY OF WHICH ARE THEMED AROUND EXHIBITIONS CURRENTLY OR RECENTLY ON DISPLAY. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM HAS ENGAGED THE SERVICES OF A THIRD PARTY CATERER WHO OPERATES A CAFE TO PROVIDE AFTER HOUR CATERING FOR PRIVATE EVENTS. THE MUSEUM IS PAID CERTAIN FEES BY THE CATERER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSOCIATED CONTRACT.