Joellyn Duesberry, Passing Storm III, (detail), 1992, monotype, ink on paper,
Denver Art Museum: Funds from Friends of Painting and Sculpture, 1998.321
Photography Courtesy of the Denver Art Museum
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"The Friends of Painting and Sculpture is a non-profit organization for the purposes of supporting and engaging in educational programs relevant to American and European Art ... contribution to the cultural enrichment of its members ... the public in general.  It intends to promote the programs of the Painting and Sculpture Collections of the Denver Art Museum and to render financial support for acquisitions and assistance with exhibitions and programs for the Collection...."


Curator's Update - from our Winter/Spring 2010 Newsletter


How A Great Art Show Comes Together!

Deadlines largely unimaginable to most -- because they are so far out in the future -- are a pressing concern for the curators of the Department of Painting and Sculpture. If an exhibition is scheduled for the Winter of 2012/2013, a checklist needs to be fixed by the Fall of 2010. Before this can be done, institutions loaning works to this exhibition to be held only in Denver need to have decided with a signed loan agreement.

Prior to the institution's decision, a curator from the Denver Art Museum needs to have been in discussion with that museum's curator, deputy director, or director, either by email, letter, telephone or actual visit. These means of communication still require that you speak with the right person who will advocate for your loan request. And finally, one still needs to author a concisely worded rationale for borrowing one or more of their works for the exhibition. The first loan letter usually takes about 18 hours to write!

One trip to Europe which takes place this November will take a curator to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Otterloo, Wuppertal, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Berlin, Dresden and then on to New York City before returning to Denver. It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. It takes thousands of miles of travel and consummate planning, diplomatic skills, patience and scholarship to raise a major international loan exhibition.

Stay tuned for the hugely positive results of all of these efforts.


Timothy J. Standring
Gates Foundation Curator of Painting & Sculpture

 FOPAS Board 2010-2011
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