Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association

Fy2021-22 | learning + programs artworksartworks, interactive gallery received some much-needed cosmetic updates and improvements in technology. Improvements in this space will be a continued project as funds become available and new partnerships are identified. Youth and family programswe now offer a sensory room as a therapeutic space for people with sensory sensitivity. The room provides low light, tactical toys, and quiet space to help calm visitors who may feel over stimulated.schoolsmontgomery public school students and faculty were welcomed to the Museum in continuation of the system-wide fifth grade tour, narrate and curate. This program examined three elements of a story: character, setting, and plot. Students looked at two works of art from the mmfa collection to identify those elements and created a story together. The students then wrote and drew their own story using a character from the artwork. Adultsvolunteers: the mmfa docents continued to engage in regular onsite enrichment on topics relating to the permanent collection, upcoming exhibitions, education pedagogy and deai training. Internships: our internship program continued to grow and mature as we have moved to a paid internship model. These college students continued to gain experience in a professional setting while learning all the facets and operations of the Museum. Visitor services: the visitor service program provides an invaluable service to the Museum and the public by creating a positive and welcoming environment for all visitors while offering information and assistance throughout the guest's individual interaction with mmfa.toursmmfa received a growing number of tour requests for our permanent collection and special exhibitions. Local groups and organizations reached out to us as a source of learning and engagement.museum shopthe Museum shop brings local art to the Museum community. Its mantra, "shop local," is supported by its mission: to sell art inspired by the Museum's collection and made by the surrounding community.

Exhibitionsin addition to semi-permanent installations of art from the Museum's permanent collection, the Museum offers temporary exhibitions that range in length from 6 to 12 weeks. The caddell sculpture garden, is an outdoor venue in which primarily loaned works of sculpture are rotated on an 18 month to 2-year schedule. Key loans in this cycle include works by got the power by bayate ross evans, and a cast bronze by karen lamonte, nocturne 3. Temporary exhibitions included boundless, november 25 to february 26, 2022, ginny ruffner: reforestation, march 17 to june 11, 2023, and Alabama a to z, june 30 to september 24, 2023.

Permanent collection acquisitionsthe Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is the premier art collecting institution in central Alabama, and serves the tri-county river region by exhibiting this collection for the benefit of the public. The collection centers around american art, however significant additions in other areas were also important to the collection's development. In fy 2022-23, the Museum acquired 32 works of art representing various media. Acquisition highlights include a 1937 painting, november, by Montgomery artist and Alabama native charles shannon, an early Alabama oil painting depicting spring hill, Alabama in 1850 by edward troye, a photograph by gordon parks, untitled (shady grove), dating from 1956, as well as seven old master prints from the 16th century, and five american etchings and silkscreen prints dating from the early part of the 20th century.