"Digital Engagement Project" Archive

Reynolda House awarded federal grants for digital collections

Students examine art at the Reynolda House Museum of American ArtReynolda House Museum of American Art was recently awarded two federal grants totaling $187,000 to support the next 18 months of its Digital Engagement Project, an initiative that will make the museum’s collections available online through a new website. The museum has been awarded a total of $260,000 in federal grants for the overall project.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced July 19 that Reynolda House will receive a $137,000 Museums for America grant. Museums for America is the Institute’s largest grant program for museums, supporting projects and ongoing activities that build museums’ capacity to serve their communities.

In late April, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced that the museum would receive an NEA Art Works grant for $50,000. Art Works grants support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Both are matching grants and go into effect August 1, 2012.

Allison Perkins“This generous support from two federal granting agencies affirms the national importance of the work we are doing at Reynolda House,” says Executive Director Allison Perkins. “This project is creating a new way to experience the museum, and it will expand our ability to inspire online visitors to explore and find meaning through the collections and resources at Reynolda House.” Read more

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