MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION

FY2023-24 I LEARNING + PROGRAMS IN THE PAST YEAR, THE L+P DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED AND LED 400+ PROGRAMS, TOURS, WORKSHOPS, AND EVENTS IN THE MUSEUM AND COMMUNITY, WITH 9,133 PARTICIPANTS FOR PROGRAMS AND 3,683 FOR TOURS. EVERY PROGRAM INCORPORATES ASPECTS OF DEAI (DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION.) FROM NOVEMBER 2023 TO DECEMBER 2026, ALL MMFA PUBLIC PROGRAMS WILL BE FREE TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE OF THE ART BRIDGES ACCESS FOR ALL GRANT, WHICH TOTALS $280,000. THE L+P DEPARTMENT WROTE AND MANAGED THIS GRANT. DR.A.W., DROP-IN ARTMAKING WORKSHOP, IS A NEW FREE PROGRAM ADDED TO THE ARTWORKS INTERACTIVE GALLERY. DURING THE FALL, WINTER, AND SUMMER HOLIDAYS, VISITORS CAN CREATE ART INSPIRED BY THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. IN FALL 2024, WE ADDED THE INFANT-FOCUSED ART PROGRAM, ART CRAWL. PARTNERING WITH CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM, WHERE THE PROGRAM ORIGINATED, ART CRAWL IS AN UPLIFTING OPPORTUNITY FOR INFANTS TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL FORMATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH ART. BOTH PARENTS AND CARETAKERS WILL BE A PART OF THIS JOURNEY AND LEARN WITH THEIR CHILDREN. ART CRAWL FEATURES AN ARRAY OF THEMES FOR EACH CLASS, RANGING FROM COLOR THEORY, TO SHAPES AND TEXTURE. RECENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE MAXWELL AFB, STEAMFEST, AND LANDMARKS. EACH PROGRAM IS PLANNED WITH GOALS, TARGET AUDIENCES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT THE FOREFRONT. ARTWORKS INTERACTIVE GALLERY IS THE #1 REASON FOR VISITING THE MMFA, WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,385 ANNUAL VISITORS. A DEDICATED SENSORY ROOM HAS BEEN ADDED NEAR THE ARTWORKS INTERACTIVE GALLERY. THIS AREA PROVIDES AN INCLUSIVE, SENSORY-FRIENDLY SPACE FOR ALL VISITORS DURING THEIR MUSEUM VISIT. ARTED CENTRAL, A MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ALL PUBLIC, PRIVATE, OR RETIRED EDUCATORS AND ARTISTS, SUPPORTS EDUCATORS. EACH MONTH, TEACHERS SHARE LESSON PLANS AND TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE USED IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW AND EXPAND THE VISITOR SERVICE PROGRAM AT MMFA TO PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE SERVICE TO THE MUSEUM AND THE PUBLIC. OUR VISITOR SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES CREATE A POSITIVE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL VISITORS WHILE OFFERING INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE GUEST INTERACTION WITH MMFA.

PERMANENT COLLECTION ACQUISITIONSTHE MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IS THE PREMIER ART COLLECTING INSTITUTION IN CENTRAL ALABAMA, SERVING THE TRI-COUNTY RIVER REGION BY EXHIBITING ITS COLLECTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. THE COLLECTION FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON AMERICAN ART, HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONS IN OTHER COLLECTING AREAS ARE IMPORTANT TO DEVELOPING THE COLLECTIONS, NOW NUMBERING MORE THAN 5,000 OBJECTS. IN FY 2023-2024, THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED THREE PAINTINGS: GEORGE TOOKER, TABLE I, 1959, EGG TEMPERA ON WOOD PANEL, GIFT OF THE IDA BELLE YOUNG ART ACQUISITION FUND, 2023.8, DOUGLAS BOURGEOIS, THE ENIGMA ORCHESTRA, 2005, OIL ON WOOD PANEL, MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION PURCHASE, 2023.9 AND HENRY OSSAWA TANNER, STREET IN TANGIER, ABOUT 1912, OIL ON CANVAS, GIFT OF THE IDA BELLE YOUNG ART ACQUISITION FUND, 2024.1. THE MUSEUM ALSO ACQUIRED A MAJOR PRINT BY SCULPTOR/PRINTMAKER WILLIE COLE, MAN SPIRIT MASK, 1999, TRIPTYCH: PHOTO-ETCHING WITH EMBOSSING AND HAND-COLORING ON PAPER (LEFT); SCREEN PRINT WITH LEMON JUICE AND SCORCHING ON PAPER (CENTER); PHOTO-ETCHING AND WOODCUT ON PAPER (RIGHT), GIFT OF CHARLES M. YOUNG FINE PRINTS & DRAWINGS LLC., GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT IN MEMORY OF MARK M. JOHNSON, MMFA DIRECTOR, 1994-2017 AND MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION PURCHASE, 2024.2.1-.3.