Traveling Exhibitions
Traveling Exhibitions supports museums with funding and tour management for collection-based American art exhibitions, expanding access to art and strengthening community engagement.
Funder: Art Bridges Foundation
Due Dates: No application deadline stated
Funding Amounts: Direct touring costs and support for qualifying exhibition-hosting costs
Summary: Supports museums in touring collection-based exhibitions to expand access to American art and strengthen community engagement.
Key Information: Exhibitions must come from a single museum’s collection, not loans from galleries, private collections, or multiple museums.
Description
Art Bridges Foundation’s Traveling Exhibitions program provides financial, logistical, and strategic support to institutions that have already organized or are developing exhibitions but need additional assistance to tour them. Art Bridges manages tours and covers direct costs such as crating, packing, and shipping. Qualifying borrowing venues can also receive funding to offset the cost of hosting an exhibition.
The program is part of the foundation’s broader art-sharing work, which expands access to American art through long-term partnerships among museums of all sizes across the United States and its territories. It connects rural, urban, and suburban museums dedicated to engaging their communities through art. Collection sharing, collaboration, and community engagement are central to this work, bringing exhibitions to audiences beyond their originating institutions.
