Cohort Program
Forecasted
Cohort Program supports museum partnerships that share collections through art loans and exhibitions, building lasting collaboration and expanding public access to American art across the US and its territories.
Funder: Art Bridges Foundation
Due Dates: Not specified
Funding Amounts: Financial and strategic support for collection sharing; cohort partnerships last 4–6 years
Summary: Supports multiyear museum partnerships that share collections and expand public access to American art across the United States and its territories.
Key Information: Museums participate collaboratively as a lead museum and cohort members, rather than as independent institutions.
Description
Art Bridges Foundation’s Cohort Program supports long-term, multi-institutional partnerships among museums of all sizes across the United States and its territories. Each cohort consists of a lead museum and member museums that collaborate for four to six years to share their collections through art lending, borrowing, and display.
The program seeks to make collection sharing more efficient and environmentally sustainable while fostering collaboration and community engagement. Its goal is to create self-sustaining ecosystems of art sharing that broaden access to American art. The Cohort Program is part of Art Bridges’ broader Art Sharing initiative, which provides financial and strategic support for collection loans, exhibitions, and related activities that bring art into communities nationwide.
