PHOENIX ART MUSEUM
1625 N CENTRAL AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85004 www.phxart.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PHOENIX ART MUSEUM IS A VIBRANT DESTINATION CONNECTING PEOPLE TO GREAT ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO ENRICH THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. THIS VISION IS SUPPORTED BY FOUR STRATEGIC PILLARS WHICH ARE: (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)1. EXCEPTIONAL ART - TO CELEBRATE THE HIGHEST QUALITY VISUAL ARTTHROUGH OUTSTANDING EXHIBITIONS, ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONSTEWARDSHIP.2. ENRICHMENT AND LEARNING - TO CREATE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODELFOR ENHANCING EXPERIENCE OF THE VISUAL ARTS THROUGH INTERPRETATION,ENGAGED LEARNING, AND ENRICHMENT.3. BROAD AUDIENCE - TO ATTRACT THE BROADEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE TO THEMUSEUM AS CONSISTENT AND ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPANTS.4. FISCAL STABILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE - TO ACHIEVE ANDMAINTAIN A STRONG FINANCIAL FOUNDATION.

COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS: PHOENIX ART MUSEUM IS A NONPROFIT MUSEUM INCORPORATED IN MAY 1949 AS AN ARIZONA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MUSEUM IS TO EXPOSE THE BROADEST SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION TO THE HISTORICAL AND AESTHETIC ATTRIBUTES OF THE VISUAL AND ASSOCIATED PERFORMING ARTS. OUR FINE ARTS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 21, 0000 PURCHASED AND DONATED WORKS. PRIOR TO THE CLOSURE OF THE MUSEUM IN MARCH 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED MORE THAN 165,000 VISITORS TO THE NUMEROUS EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS DURING THE YEAR. EXHIBITIONS HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE LEGENDS OF SPEED, AN EXHIBITION WHICH FEATURED MORE THAN 20 HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY RACING VEHICLES FOCUSED ON AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, IN WHICH THE ARTISTRY AND AESTHETIC OF DESIGN COMINGLED WITH INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF AERODYNAMICS; INDIA: FASHION'S MUSE, WHICH EXPLORED WESTERN FASHION'S CENTURIES-LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE RICHNESS AND UNIQUE AESTHETIC OF INDIA; TERESITA FERNANDEZ: ELEMENTAL, A MID-CAREER SURVEY OF WORKS BY THE EPONYMOUS ARTIST; STORIES OF ABSTRACTION: CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN ART IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT, FEATURING MORE THAN 40 WORKS BY SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS WORKING IN LATIN AMERICA IN THE LAST FIVE DECADES. THE MUSEUM ALSO PREMIERED TWO SHORT FILMS IN A SERIES OF THREE FILMS, DESIGNED TO CELEBRATE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM ALSO UNVEILED ITS NEW, FULLY RE-DESIGNED AND FULLY BILINGUAL WEBSITE AT PHXART.ORG, FULLY AND AUTHENTICALLY TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THE GROWING LATINX COMMUNITY IN PHOENIX, CURRENTLY 40% OF THE CITY'S POPULATION.

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH DEVELOPS, IMPLEMENTS AND OVERSEES EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INTERPRETATIVE MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS FOR A VARIETY OF MUSEUM AUDIENCES. THE MUSEUM'S LIBRARY PRESERVES AND DEVELOPS AND EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ART RELATED SCHOLARLY AND RARE PUBLICATIONS. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN TO THE STAFF AND PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH AND ENJOYMENT. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH NECESSITATED THE MUSEUM'S CLOSURE IN MARCH 2020, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTION NUMBERING MORE THAN 21,000 OBJECTS, PIVOTED TO A FULLY ONLINE, DIGITAL SPACE. MUSEUM STAFF TRANSITIONED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NORMALLY HELD IN PERSON TO A VIDEO-MESSAGING PLATFORM. THE MUSEUM INSTITUTED A NEW PROGRAM FOCUSED ON HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL ARTISTS IN ARIZONA AS A MEANS TO HELP DRIVE AWARENESS TO WORKING ARTISTS WHO WERE STRUGGLING UNDER THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC. THE MUSEUM ALSO INSTITUTED A NEW ONLINE DELIVERY PROGRAM THAT WOULD FEATURE WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION EACH WEEK, ENTITLED VIRTUAL VISITS. THESE WEEKLY AND BIWEEKLY PROGRAMS PROVIDED BOTH VISUAL ARTS CONTENT AND 'DEEP LOOKING' GUIDES TO INDIVIDUAL WORKS IN THE COLLECTION AND WAS THE MUSEUM'S PRIMARY WAY TO ENSURE FREE ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTIONS DURING THE CLOSURE. PRIOR TO THE CLOSURE, THE MUSEUMS WELCOMED MORE THAN 12,000 CHILDREN TO OUR CAMPUS FOR EDUCATIONAL TOURS TIED TO IN-SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

MUSEUM STORE: THE MUSEUM STORE EXTENDS THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE BY OFFERING PRODUCTS RELATED TO, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING THE EXHIBITIONS AND ART CONTAINED IN THE MUSEUM.

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