Danforth Art

Danforth Art, Museum\School
Established 1975
Location 123 Union Avenue
Framingham, Massachusetts 01702
Coordinates 42°16′53″N 71°25′05″W / 42.2815°N 71.4180°W / 42.2815; -71.4180Coordinates: 42°16′53″N 71°25′05″W / 42.2815°N 71.4180°W / 42.2815; -71.4180
Director Debra Petke
Website www.danforthart.org

Established as a grassroots organization in 1975 by a committed group of community activists, business owners, educators, and artists, Danforth Art (formerly Danforth Museum of Art) is a museum and school that invites you to see, learn about, create, and be inspired by art. Danforth Art educates the public through its Permanent Collection of American art from the 19th century to the present day, changing exhibitions of contemporary artists, studio art classes and workshops, and a variety of community outreach programs. Under the leadership of Executive Director Debra Petke (hired in May 2015), Danforth Art plans to better showcase its exceptional Permanent Collection, to further refine its quality studio art classes with a focus on foundational skills, and increase programming in the museum and in the community.

In the fall of 2016, Danforth Art Museum\School relocated to the Jonathan Maynard Building on Framingham Centre Common, where our new facility will house classrooms for studio art instruction, storage for the Museum’s Permanent Collection, and a workroom for its stewardship.

Museum

The museum's permanent collection focuses on American Art from the 19th-Century to the present,[1] and includes work by Gilbert Stuart, Charles Sprague Pearce, Eastman Johnson, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Hart Benton, as well as work by the Boston Expressionists and contemporary artists such as Faith Ringgold, Richard Yarde, Andrew Stevovich, and Jason Berger.

Through 2017, Danforth Art Museum exhibitions will take place offsite at museums, schools, and community partners.

School

The school offers classes and workshops to adults and children; subjects taught include drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media. Danforth Art School is closed to the public until the opening of the winter season in January of 2017.Starting in January, all studio art classes and workshops will take place at Danforth Art School, the Jonathan Maynard Building, 14 Vernon Street, 3rd Floor, Framingham, MA 01701..[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Edgers, Geoff (28 October 2013). "Danforth Art Looks to Build Budget, Add Staff, Relocate". Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Danforth art classes". Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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