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The Arts Matter in CT. More Arts funding means the arts can be even bigger business. Currently at 4% of CT GDP, more than construction…and the Arts improve health, wellbeing and education too!

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👏👏 The arts in #connecticut mean business…4% of our state’s GDP! Increased support & championship at all levels really does matter. Thanks for the research & data, Americans for the Arts. #MakeItHere 👏👏Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Connecticut Office of Tourism CT Office of the Arts (COA)

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Brian Walters II

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Very happy to part of the Arts council as I hope to make this info more of a priority!

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Laurel L.

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There is virtually no downside to the arts!!!!

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Yes! Spread the word - and these numbers!

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Thank you to Art Daily Newspaper for featuring our Peter Anton exhibition! On view through July 27th in the Museum’s Walsh Gallery at Fairfield University in the Quick Center for the Arts.

FAIRFIELD, CONN .- Fairfield University Art Museum is presenting Peter Anton: Just Desserts, a solo exhibition of Antons incredibly realistic, oversized pop sculptures of desserts, on view from May 10 through July 27, 2024.

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You can purchase a passport at the Museum’s Bellarmine Hall Galleries tomorrow from 11-4 if you need a last minute gift for Dad!
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Father's Day is almost here... Celebrate Dad all year long with the CT Art Trail passport! ✨ The CT Art Trail Passport is the perfect Father's Day gift! For just $35 each, the passport unlocks access to 24 incredible museums, galleries and cultural sites. It's a gift of quality time and lasting memories that go beyond another pair of socks. It's more than just a gift; it's an invitation to explore and connect throughout the whole year. Get yours today and embark on an artistic adventure with Dad! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g-8addqa #CTArtTrail #FathersDayGifts
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Hello, Academic Art Museum friends and colleagues! Are you coming to the Academic Art Museums and Galleries virtual conference? I hope so. Please join me and Devin Geraci for our Roundtable Session on Museum Operations and Administrative Roles - we will be leading a conversation on how to work effectively with all of the available partners you have at your disposal in a University setting.

I am speaking at 2024 AAMG Annual Conference

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Thank you to Christopher Arnott and the The Hartford Courant for the wonderful story highlighting our exhibition of Peter Anton's sculpture - Just Desserts! Please come see it in the Museum's Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Arts through July 27th. If you cannot access it through the link below - use this one:

Connecticut artist Peter Anton serves up ‘Just Desserts’ at Fairfield University Art Museum

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Here are the additional questions I responded to for The Professional Organization of Women in the Arts:
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I'm happy to have had my thoughts on collaboration highlighted, along with fellow members, by The Professional Organization of Women in the Arts!
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Collaboration is at the heart of every successful arts enterprise. At its best, collaboration brings together diverse perspectives, skills, and resources to realize ambitious projects, foster meaningful connections, and even reshape the art historical cannon. What do three #WomenOfPOWarts look for in their collaborations, and how does the industry need to evolve to continue to support an environment where collaborative work thrives? "I'm always looking for collaborations that are synergistic in terms of mission and vision, but have some points of departure in terms of strategy and approach so that together we create something new and grow our collective audiences and communities." - Dawn Delikat, executive director at Pen and Brush. "I am always looking for collaborations, especially those that benefit everyone who is involved, and those that expand the museum's audience and circle of supporters. I love working with guest curators who, in addition to bringing expertise in a needed area, also bring their communities and networks and allow us to share a given exhibition that much more widely." - Carey Weber, Executive Director Fairfield University Art Museum "We need to keep art museums and institutions relevant. That means supporting a younger generation of curators from diverse backgrounds. We get to meet interesting people thinking creatively all the time. Hearing about another's projects and sharing big ideas is so valuable." - Emily Lenz, Director & Partner at D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc.
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Honored and delighted to be the Executive Director of one of the two newly accredited museums!

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🎉 We're excited to share that at the February 2024 AAM Accreditation Commission meeting, 2 museums earned first-time accreditations and 31 museums were reaccredited! 🏆 First-Time Accreditations: Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield, CT Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, NJ 🏆 31 museums across 23 states and Washington, DC, were reaccredited, showing their ongoing commitment to excellence. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/g2w_7Mrm Out of the estimated 33,000 museums nationwide, 1,113 are currently accredited. Join us in celebrating these museums and their dedication and commitment to the highest standards!

AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 33 Museums Achieve This Distinction

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Look what we got in the mail today! Our certificate of accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums! We are honored to join an elite group of museums who have achieved this, the highest national recognition that is afforded to American museums. Some fun facts - did you know that there are 33,000 museum in the US, but only 1,080 are accredited. We are now one of 21 accredited museums in CT, and one of only 12 accredited art museums in our state. Only 11% of museums in New England and only 16% of Academic Art Museums are accredited. Final factoid - only one other Jesuit University has an accredited museum (the de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University). Thank you to everyone who was part of this journey but especially the Museum's founding director, Jill Deupi, and my predecessor, the museum's 2nd director, Linda Wolk-Simon, as well as my incredible colleagues who did so much of the work on the self-study, Megan Paqua and Michelle DiMarzo. We are hugely grateful to everyone who was a part of the site visit to the Fairfield University campus last fall (there are too many of you to name, but you know who you are!), but especially to our site reviewers who came and spent 2 days getting to know our Museum, and who wrote a glowing report.
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Please enjoy Jen Dragon’s wonderful review of “Streaming: Sculpture by Christy Rupp” in dart Magazine, currently on view in the Museum’s Walsh Gallery through April 27th.

Christy Rupp | Streaming

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