Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

In 2023, CBMAA welcomed 784,971 guests and presented several collection focus shows and three major exhibitions including: Diego Rivera's America, Annie Leibovitz at Work, Flagged for Discussion, and Listening Forest by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Diego Rivera's America was co-organized by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and CBMAA. It examined the artist's life between the early 1920s and early 1940s, when he worked in both Mexico and the United States, through more than 130 works, including his drawings, easel paintings, frescoes, and more. The first major exhibition focused solely on Rivera in over 20 years, it revealed the broad range of his work through a series of thematic sections that brought together more works from this time period than have been seen together since the artist's lifetime. Annie Leibovitz at Work was curated and organized by CBMAA. In addition to the artist's iconic and daring pictures for magazines like Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, the show included a set of new works made just for CBMAA-Leibovitz's first museum commission. Highlighting household names and local heroes, these works demonstrate Leibovitz's discerning vision and desire to celebrate the extraordinary now. The exhibition is currently on tour to two additional museums. Flagged for Discussion, curated by CBMAA, embraced disparate representations of the United States flag from across time, featuring work by more than 20 artists from the 19th century to today. Posing questions and creating space for conversation within the gallery, the exhibition revealed how the flag functions differently within works of painting, printmaking, fiber, photography, and mixed media. Listening Forest by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, located in CBMAA's North Forest, returned for a spring and fall/winter presentation, using light, sound, and projections to create an interactive walk through the woods. This site-specific exhibition brought together eight immersive installations, each one activated by visitors' heart rate, body, voice, and movements, to direct the forest's response. This project united art and technology in a natural setting to create poetic, shared experiences.

In 2023, CBMAA was able to fulfill its mission of providing access to the arts through a variety of educational programs to the public, which reached 219,110 participants. Classes and Workshops are offered for all ages and varying skill levels, and include a variety of workshops in media such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, and multimedia, in addition to nature topics. Attendance = 3,259 Drop-In programs are non-ticketed and planned primarily for multigenerational audiences. These include large-scale events Trick Art Treat as well as drop-in artmaking on the weekends and school break programming. Attendance = 38,684 Film, Performance & Evening events are primarily targeted toward college and adult audiences, and include multidisciplinary arts such as music, theatre, dance, and film. Attendance = 3,506 Lectures and Talks include gallery conversations, nature talks, panel discussions, and exhibition lectures. Attendance = 5,828 Our School Visit program serves K-12 and college students, onsite and online, and aligns with curriculum. Attendance = 37,281 Teacher Professional Development programs offer continuing education credits through a variety of offerings, including Saturday Sessions, Summer Institutes and Evening for Educators. Attendance = 1,140 Access and Inclusive programs primarily serve individuals with disabilities as well as seniors. Examples include Family Access Night and programming for older adults. Attendance = 2,436 Tours include daily offerings of guided tours featuring the museum's collection and architecture, as well as tours provided for youth organizations. Guide training is provided for these offerings monthly. Attendance = 15,120 Community Engagement offerings in 2022 included community art-making activations with the Mobile Art Lab at festivals and libraries as well as co-hosting programs at the museum with community organizations. Attendance = 84,137 A variety of kits were distributed to community members and partner organizations. Kits included Community Creative care packages, Family Art kits, Food kits, and My Museum Classroom kits. Attendance = 27,445 School Partnership Programs entailed an in-person or virtual weeklong residency including art-kits for program participants. Attendance = 732

In 2023, CBMAA acquired 47 works of art. By classification 16 drawings, 10 prints, 5 mixed media works, 4 sculptures, 4 watercolors, 3 ceramics, 3 paintings, 1 photograph, and 1 textile were acquired. In 2023, CBMAA borrowed 457 objects from 42 lenders. CBMAA loaned 44 objects to 28 institutions during 2023 across the United States and Europe. Conservation efforts in 2023 included: Paintings conservator conducted treatments and examinations of 57 paintings over 2 visits to the museum. Objects conservator conducted treatments and examinations of 41 sculptures over 2 visits to the museum. Works on paper conservator examined 58 works on paper over 2 visits to the museum. Outdoor sculpture conservator examined 28 outdoor sculptures. Neon specialist examined 7 neon artworks. These significant conservation treatments were performed on-site by contract conservators: Tony Tasset/Deer (2017.4, sculpture); Louise Nevelson/Night Zag Wall (2008.23, sculpture); and three paintings by Janet Sobel. In addition, ten artworks were conserved off-site: Betty Woodman/House of the South (2022.30, ceramic); Marjorie Strider/Girl with Radish (2022.40, mixed media); Georgia O'Keeffe/Radiator Building and Flying Backbone (ASC.2012.73, ASC. 2012.74, paintings); Thomas Moran/The Shores of Lake Superior (2019.32, painting); Harry Gottlieb/Bootleg Coal Miners (2012.136, print); Claes Oldenburg/Geometric Mouse (2020.113, sculpture); Keith Haring/Two-Headed Figure (2012.496, sculpture); Luis Alfonso Jimenez/Vaquero (2011.29, sculpture); and Niki de Saint Phalle/Gwendolyn (2022.16, sculpture). Staff conducted regular cleaning and maintenance of 25 artworks installed outdoors. At year's end, our online collection provided access to 82% of the collection (3,363 artworks) to the public through our website.

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