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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 6,035,832 | 7,068,812 | 16,423,671 | 12,141,247 | 15,776,981 | 57,446,543 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 246,652 | 259,662 | 330,754 | 330,754 | 1,115,510 | 2,283,332 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 6,282,484 | 7,328,474 | 16,754,425 | 12,472,001 | 16,892,491 | 59,729,875 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 6,520,925 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 53,208,950 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 6,282,484 | 7,328,474 | 16,754,425 | 12,472,001 | 16,892,491 | 59,729,875 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 724,615 | 927,084 | 738,322 | 1,432,881 | 716,781 | 4,539,683 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 7,507 | 7,507 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 64,277,065 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | MISCELLANEOUS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 7,507. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | TIM PRENTICE GRIDLOCK 2006 GREAT ART WALL ON LOAN UNTIL MARCH 2025 ALUMINUM TILES AND WIRE. TIM PRENTICE AND HIS LONG-TIME ASSOCIATE DAVID COLBERT FORMED PRENTICE COLBERT IN 2012. THEY DESIGN, PRESENT, CONTRACT AND INSTALL KINETIC SCULPTURES. TIM'S INSPIRATION GROWS OUT OF THE TRADITION OF ALEXANDER CALDER AND GEORGE RICKEY. STILL HIS WORKS ARE VERY MUCH HIS OWN. PERMANENT SCIENCE GALLERIES: NATURAL CYCLES SHAPE OUR LAND OPENED NOVEMBER 7, 2021 DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS THAT COVER BASIC NATURAL CYCLIC ACTIVITY: 1.GLOBAL SCALE CYCLES SHAPE THE LANDSCAPE, BUT ANIMALS ALSO INCORPORATE CYCLES INTO THEIR ACTIVITIES. 2.HUMAN ACTIVITIES CAN DISRUPT NATURAL CYCLES. 3.GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE OF THIS GALLERY IS REGIONAL (CT TO NEW ENGLAND). 4.EXHIBITION FLOWS FROM LARGE SCALE TO SMALL-SCALE SHORT-TERM CYCLES. GEOLOGY GALLERY EXPLAINS THE ROCK CYCLES, DEMONSTRATES PROPERTIES OF ROCKS AND MINERALS AND THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF CT. PALEONTOLOGY GALLERY EXPLORES PLATE TECTONIC CYCLES AND HOW THEY PROFOUNDLY EFFECTED LIFE ON EARTH. AS THE TRIASSIC PERIOD ENDED AND THE JURASSIC PERIOD BEGAN VOLCANIC ACTIVITY CAUSED A MASS EXTINCTION. DINOSAURS TOOK OVER. CT FOSSILS IN THIS EXHIBIT TELL A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THIS TIME. ICE AGE GALLERY EARTH'S ORBITAL CYCLES CAUSED GLACIERS TO ADVANCE AND RETREAT MANY TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS. GLACIERS GREATLY INFLUENCED OUR LANDSCAPE. MANY LARGE MAMMAL SPECIES LIVED HERE DURING THE ICE AGE BUT DISAPPEARED FOR NATURAL AND HUMAN DRIVEN REASONS. MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND TERRESTRIAL GALLERIES WATER IS ALWAYS ON THE MOVE AND SO TOO ARE THE MANY INHABITANTS OF THE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. EXPLORE DIORAMAS AND LIVE WATER CREATURES AS THEY EMERGE TO LIVE AND LOOK FOR FOOD. BACKYARD GALLERY EXPLORE THE DIORAMAS OF ANIMALS IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. SEE HOW ANIMALS THRIVE WHETHER THEY LIVE ON A DIURNAL OR NOCTURNAL CYCLE. A VARIETY OF LIFE PROCESSES ARE EXPLORED AS INSECTS CHANGE IN APPEARANCE, DIET, AND HABITAT AS THEY GROW FROM LARVAE TO ADULTS. ROBERT R. WEINER MINERAL GALLERY OPENED APRIL 2, 2023 MINERALS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND FASCINATING. THIS EXHIBITION SHOWCASES TWO HUNDRED SPECTACULAR SPECIMENS THAT SHOW OFF THEIR MYRIAD SHAPES, COLORS, AND LIGHT-CATCHING EFFECTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | PATRICIA W. CHADWICK, TREASURER, AND CHARLES M. ROYCE, VICE CHAIR, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BY-LAWS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WERE MADE: 1. A NEW CODE OF ETHICS WAS ADOPTED, THE FIRST UPDATE SINCE 2009, WHICH CONFORMS TO CURRENT BEST PRACTICES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | BMI HAS VARIOUS CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP AS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH CLASS IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. THE PERSONS WHO COMPRISE A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER. MEMBERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFITS OR EXCESS DUES, OR A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NET ASSETS UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S DISSOLUTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | PURSUANT TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BMI AND THE TOWN OF GREENWICH, THE TOWN OF GREENWICH DESIGNATES THREE TRUSTEES WITH VOTING RIGHTS TO THE BOARD OF BMI. THE MEMBERS OF BMI ELECT THE REMAINING TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE WHO ARE PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY WRITTEN PROXY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ONCE APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BMI HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITHIN ITS CODE OF ETHICS WHICH COVERS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. ALL OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. PER THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY, A TRUSTEE MAY NOT VOTE ON, APPROVE, OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND THAT TRUSTEE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER, AND MUST DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT PRIOR TO A VOTE OR OTHER ACTION. IF SUCH TRUSTEE IS PRESENT WHEN A MATTER INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS CONSIDERED, HE OR SHE MUST LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THAT DISCUSSION AND/OR THE VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POLICY REQUIRES CARE TO BE EXERCISED BY STAFF TO ASSURE THAT NO CONFLICT OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT ARISES BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE STAFF MUST NOT COLLECT FOR THEMSELVES IN COMPETITION WITH THE MUSEUM. CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESTRICTIONS ARE ALSO EXPLAINED TO VOLUNTEERS AND OBSERVED BY THEM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO AND A COMMITTEE DETERMINE CONFLICTS AND REVIEW THE CONFLICTS ONCE DETERMINED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE BOARD APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION INCLUDING BASE COMPENSATION AND POTENTIAL ANNUAL BONUS BASED ON PERFROMANCE GOALS. THE COMPENSATION WAS DOCUMENTED IN A 2019 OFFER LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023 BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS KEPT INFORMED AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE, AND ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE -110,351. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT -15,250. |
| FORM 990. PART XI, LINE 2C: | THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE NEW BRUCE OPENED APRIL 2, 2023, TO ACCOLADES OF AWE AND AMAZEMENT BY MEMBERS, VISITORS, DIGNITARIES, AND NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PRESS. WE HAD 1,469 VISITORS THAT DAY. THE EXPANSION HAS DOUBLED THE BRUCE'S SIZE AND TRIPLED ITS EXHIBITION SPACE. THE MUSEUM IS A CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE THE CREATIVITY AND DISCIPLINES OF ART AND SCIENCE. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE BRUCE FROM OTHER MUSEUMS SHOWCASING ONLY ART. OUR ACRONYM IS CASE (COMMUNITY, ART, SCIENCE, AND EDUCATION). WE ARE FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S SIGNATURE CULTURAL ATTRACTION AND A GATEWAY TO GREENWICH. THE BUILDING FEATURES STATE-OF-ART EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY SPACES, INCLUDING A CHANGING GALLERY FOR ART AND FIVE NEW PERMANENT GALLERIES IN THE WILLIAM L. RICHTER ART WING, A CHANGING GALLERY FOR SCIENCE, A PERMANENT SCIENCE EXHIBITION TITLED "NATURAL CYCLES SHAPE OUR LAND, AND THREE CLASSROOMS IN THE COHEN EDUCATION WING, WITH THE OPENING THESE UNPARALLELED EXHIBITIONS AWED VISITORS: LOIS DODD: NATURAL ORDER (APRIL 2--MAY 28, 2023), CHANGING ART GALLERY FEATURING EIGHTY PAINTINGS CURATED BY DR. MARGARITA KARASOULAS, THIS WAS THE LARGEST EXHIBITION OF HER WORK TO DATE. THIS SHOW GARNERED MAJOR REVIEWS IN THE NY TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND THE WASHINGTON POST AS WELL AS LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRESS. DODD IS A LOCAL PAINTER (NYC, NEW JERSEY, AND MAINE). THE TITLE REFERS TO THE ARTIST'S ENDURING INTEREST IN NATURE AND THE UNDERLYING GEOMETRY THAT STRUCTURES HER WORK. JAMES CASTLE: THRESHOLDS (APRIL 2--MAY 28, 2023), VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD GALLERY FEATURING FIFTY WORKS INCLUDING THOSE FROM THE WILLIAM LOUIS-DREYFUS COLLECTION IN MT. KISCO, NY. THE EXHIBITION FOCUSED ON THE ARTIST'S INTEREST IN THRESHOLDSTHE BOUNDARIES OR IN-BETWEEN SPACESTHAT REFLECT THE ARTIST'S ENDURING INTEREST IN ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. THE IMAGES MAY ALSO REFLECT THE ARTIST'S OWN SENSE OF IN-BETWEENNESS AS HE NAVIGATED BETWEEN DEAF AND SPEAKING WORLDS, AND THE SELF-TAUGHT AND MAINSTREAM ARTISTIC COMMUNITIES TO WHICH HE BELONGED. COLLECTION INSTALLATION: AMERICAN MODERNISM (APRIL 2--OCTOBER 15, 2023), GROSSMAN FAMILY GALLERY FOR THIS INAUGURAL EXHIBITION, THIS GALLERY WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS, EACH WITH WORKS ON LOAN FROM LOCAL AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. THE FIRST SECTION FOCUSED ON TEN MAJOR PAINTINGS BY MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN ABSTRACT ARTISTS (AAA) AND THE OTHER SECTION ALIGNING MORE CLOSELY WITH TRENDS IN REALISM AND ALIENATION FROM MODERNISM. THERE WERE TWO EDWARD HOPPERS (RECENTLY SEEN IN THE WHITNEY MUSEUM'S HOPPER EXHIBITION) AND AN ANDREW WYETH, ALL THREE ARE PROMISED GIFTS TO THE BRUCE. THERE WERE ALSO SIX PUEBLO BLACKWARE POTTERY FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. THEN IS NOW: CONTEMPORARY BLACK ART IN AMERICA (APRIL 2--OCTOBER 15, 2023), BARBARA AND EDWARD NETTER FOUNDATION GALLERY THIS EXHIBITION EXPLORED HOW BLACK ARTISTS OF OUR TIME ENGAGE WITH THE PAST AND PRESENT. EIGHTEEN LOANS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN GREENWICH SHOWCASE WORKS MADE IN OR AROUND 1968 (THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AND SOMEWHAT EARLIER JOHN F. KENNEDY) AND CULMINATES WITH WORKS AS RECENT AS 2020, ENCOMPASSING THE HISTORICAL LEGACIES OF SLAVERY AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. THE EXHIBITION, CURATED BY DR. MARGARITA KARASOULAS, REVEALED HOW ARTISTS REIMAGINE KEY HISTORICAL EVENTS TO FOCUS ON BLACK EXPERIENCES. PENGUINS! PAST AND PRESENT (APRIL 2--AUGUST 6, 2023), CHANGING SCIENCE GALLERY THIS EXHIBITION PORTRAYED THE STORY OF THESE REMARKABLE BIRDS WITH DIORAMAS, BREATHTAKING VIDEOS, INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, AND TAXIDERMY SPECIES TO ENTERTAIN ALL. CURATED BY DR. DANIEL KSEPKA, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN PENGUIN EVOLUTION, THE PENGUIN JOURNEY STARTS OVER 60MM YEARS AGO WITH THE FOSSILS OF ANCIENT ANCESTORS. THE EXHIBITION SHOWED THE MANY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE WAYS PENGUINS AND HUMANS INTERACT. MATERIAL MATTERS: THE SCULPTURES OF ELIE NADELMAN (APRIL 2--SEPTEMBER 24, 2023), SCULPTURE GALLERY THIS EXHIBITION FEATURED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY WORKS OF THE POLISH AMERICAN MODERNIST ELIE NADELMAN BEST KNOWN FOR HIS SCULPTURAL EXPLORATION OF PURE FORM. THE EXHIBITION SHOWCASED THE ARTIST'S EXPERIMENTATION WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND THE PROCESS OF MAKING SCULPTURE. THE SCULPTURES WERE DISPLAYED IN THEMATIC GROUPS FEATURING VARIED MATERIALS SUCH AS MARBLE, BRONZE, CERAMIC, PAPER MCH, GALVANO-PLASTIQUE; AND FORM, FROM CLASSICAL TO STYLIZED AND ABSTRACT; SIZE, FROM BIG TO SMALL; AND CLASSICAL TO GENRE FIGURES. THE WILLIAM L. RICHTER COLLECTION (FROM APRIL 2, 2023), WILLIAM L. RICHTER GALLERY THIS INSTALLATION CELEBRATES THE EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF GREENWICH RESIDENT WILLIAM L. RICHTER. FEATURING A SELECTION OF FRENCH ART FROM THE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES, IT TRACES SOCIAL CONNECTION AND LINEAGES AMONG A CORE GROUP OF ARTISTS: COROT, PISSARRO, GAUGIN, PICASSO, AND MATISSE. THE VIEWER CAN SENSE THE SPIRIT OF ARTISTIC EXCHANGE BETWEEN MENTORS AND MENTEES, COLLABORATORS, AND RIVALS. ELSEWHERE IN THE GALLERY, WORKS BY CAILLEBOTTE, CASSATT, CEZANNE, GIACOMETTI, KLEE, MASSON, AND MIRO, ALSO FROM GREENWICH COLLECTIONS, REPRESENT AN ARRAY OF STYLES AND SUBJECTS. SPANNING THE YEARS FROM 1833 TO 1957, THESE WORKS EXEMPLIFY THE BRILLIANT COLOR AND EXUBERANT BRUSHWORK OF THE IMPRESSIONISTS AND POST-IMPRESSIONISTS AS WELL AS THE SYMBOLISM OF THE SURREALISTS. THE WORKS ARE DISPLAYED IN THEMATIC GROUPING INCLUDING LANDSCAPES, THE HUMAN FIGURE AND PURE ABSTRACTION. COLLECTION INSTALLATION: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM (APRIL 2--DECEMBER 6, 2023), GROSSMAN FAMILY GALLERY CONNECTICUT WAS THE BIRTHPLACE OR EPICENTER OF AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM. THE TRAIN FROM NEW YORK CITY PROVIDED EASY ACCESS TO THE FARMS, HILLS, RIVERS, AND APPEALING SHORELINE SUBJECT MATTER. THERE WERE TWO IMPORTANT ART COLONIESCOS COB'S BUSH HOLLEY HOUSE AND OLD LYME'S ENCLAVE AT FLORENCE GRISWOLD'S HOME. THE FOCUS OF THE EXHIBITION IS THE COS COB COLONY FROM 1890 TO 1920. THE BUSH HOLLEY HOUSE OFFERED CONGENIAL COMPANY, AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATIONS, VARIED RECREATION, AND INSPIRING SUBJECT MATTER. SIX OF THE EIGHT PAINTINGS PURCHASED BY THE BRUCE AT THE 1919 GREENWICH SOCIETY OF THE ARTISTS EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM ARE DISPLAYED. THIS COLLECTION FORMED THE NUCLEUS OF THE BRUCE'S ART COLLECTION AFTER ROBERT BRUCE DONATED THE BUILDING TO THE TOWN. THE VIEWER WILL SEE THE BRUSHWORK, ATTENTION TO LIGHT (SHADOW AND SHIMMER), COLOR PALLET, AND IMPRESSION OF THE PLACE NOT JUST A REALISTIC TRANSCRIPTION. COLLECTION INSTALLATION: SELECTIONS FROM THE FRED AND JANE BROOKS COLLECTION OF CHINESE TOMB SCULPTURE (APRIL 2, 2023--APRIL 6, 2024), PETER C. SUTTON WALL, MEZZANINE THIS SMALL GROUPING OF TANG DYNASTY TOMB SCULPTURES WAS DONATED BY FRED AND JANE BROOKS. ON THE MEZZANINE, THIS INSTALLATION PROVIDES A TRANSITION FROM THE GRAND HALL TO THE GALLERY LEVEL. THESE SCULPTURES WERE BURIED WITH CHINESE DIGNITARIES AND EMPERORS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE ITEMS, SERVICES, AND PROTECTION THEY WOULD NEED IN THE AFTERLIFE AS THEY BELIEVED THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO RULE AFTER THEIR DEATH. MANY DATE FROM THE LATE 200S BCE. MARK DION AND ALEXIS ROCKMAN: JOURNEY TO NATURE'S UNDERWORLD (JUNE 24 TO AUGUST 27, 2023), CHANGING ART GALLERY THIS EXHIBITION OF TWENTY-FIVE WORKS WAS THE FIRST TWO-PERSON SURVEY OF THESE CLOSELY ALLIED AND LIVING ARTISTS WHICH OFFERED A COMPELLING TOUR THROUGH THEIR CELEBRATED CAREERS EXPLORING THE SHADOWY DEPTHS OF THE THREATENED NATURAL WORLD. FRIENDS FOR OVER THREE DECADES, THE TWO ARTISTS ACHIEVED INTERNATIONAL PROMINENCE FOR WORKS THAT PROBE HUMANITY'S STRAINED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT. THEY WERE AMONG THE EARLIEST ARTISTS TO ANTICIPATE THE EPIC ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS NOW FACING THE EARTH. THE TWO ARTISTS WORK IN DIFFERENT MEDIA: ROCKMAN USES LARGE SCALE LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS AND DION USES TAXIDERMY DIORAMAS AND SPECIMEN CABINETS OFTEN WITH FOUND OBJECTS. ICREATE (JUNE 24 TO AUGUST 30, 2023), VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD GALLERY THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL, AND EXTREMELY POPULAR, JURIED SHOW OF HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS' CREATIONS IS SELECTED FROM OVER EIGHT HUNDRED ENTRIES BY A JURY OF PEERS AND FELLOW ARTISTS. GABRIEL DAWE: PLEXUS NO. 43 GALLERY STAIR WALL SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR STAIR LANDING ON LOAN UNTIL MARCH 2026 IN 2010 DAWE BEGAN PRODUCING THE LARGE-SCALE AND HIGHLY INTRICATE PLEXUS INSTALLATIONS FOR WHICH HE IS BEST KNOWN, AND IN WHICH HE USES THOUSANDS OF MULTICOLORED SEWING THREADS TO HARNESS THE FULL COLOR SPECTRUM OF LIGHT. EACH OF THESE INSTALLATIONS IS METICULOUSLY CONSTRUCTED. INDIVIDUAL STRANDS OF THREAD ARE INTERWOVEN THROUGH A SERIES OF HOOKS TO CREATE A UNIFIED NETWORKOR PLEXUS. PLEXUS NO. 43 ENVELOPS THE SPACE WITH KALEIDOSCOPIC COLOR. PART SCULPTURE AND PART TEXTILE, IT POSSESSES A KINETIC QUALITY, SHIFTING IN APPEARANCE ACCORDING TO THE VIEWER'S PERSPECTIVE AND CHANGING LIGHTING CONDITIONS FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM. |
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