Phoenix art museum - landscapes of extraction: the art of mining in the american west [the landscapes of extraction exhibition focuses on the first half of the 20TH century, a period in U.S. History…

The Phoenix Art Museum received a $240,746 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will support the museum's installation of an exhibition titled "Landscapes of Extraction: The Art of Mining in the American West." Museum staff will design, implement, and manage the exhibition, which will feature approximately 75 paintings and prints focused on mining as a transformative industry in the American West. Staff will also develop an accompanying exhibition catalog and create educational programming around the exhibition, including public lectures. The funding will partially support 14 critical staff positions through September 30, 2022. The Phoenix Art Museum aims to have at least 25,000 patrons view the exhibition and participate in associated virtual and in-person educational opportunities. No subawards are intended under this project grant award.

Activities

Staff at the phoenix art museum will install an art exhibition entitled ?landscapes of extraction,? Which focuses on mining as a transformative industry in the american west. Staff will design and implement the exhibition, develop and publish an associated catalog, and create educational programming around the exhibition, including public lectures.

Expected outcomes

Funding for this project will partially support a total of fourteen staff positions critical to the exhibition design, preparation, and collection management. The phoenix art museum anticipates that at least 25,000 patrons will view the exhibition and participate in virtual and in-person educational programming.

Intended beneficiaries

The phoenix art museum serves the residents and visitors of the greater phoenix metropolitan area.

Subrecipient activities

The project does not intend to issue subawards.]