The mission of the National Gallery of Art is to serve the United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards.

It is a prime example of the positive role that government and philanthropy play in support for the arts. Enjoy this gallery of some of its holdings.

  

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Longview Arts Groups Get $128K In State Grants

The Texas Commission on the Arts recently approved more than 900 grants totaling $11.6 million to communities with state-designated cultural districts. The grants are available only to communities...more

Nonprofits Awarded Grants to Support Mentorship, Math Programs for Disadvantaged Children

Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County, the San Diego Center for Children, the New Children's Museum, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oceanside have each received a check for more than $16,000...more

Holocaust Museum LA Fundraiser's Hollywood Roots

The grandson of one of the most famous Egyptian actors in history has a new job: fundraising for the Holocaust Museum LA. Omar Sharif Jr., who grew up with an Egyptian Muslim father and Polish...more

Indiana Landmarks Works To End Erasure Of Heritage Of Black Hoosiers
Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation

"When you see someone of a similar race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status in the workplace, positions of power, or in the halls of academia, you feel empowered," writes...more

Community Foundation Launches Florida Keys Volunteer Center
Foundation: Community Foundation of the Florida Keys

If you're looking for a way to give back to your community, the Florida Keys may have just the thing for you. The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys has launched the Florida Keys Volunteer...more

Palm Beach County Arts Organizations Look To Broaden Cultural Reach

"We are competing with beaches and palm trees," says Sofia Vollmer Maduro, the director of programs at the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Fla., after a "Shark Tank-like" event where cultural...more

Lincolnite Club Inc. Receives Grant From BBCF Community Awards
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation

During the most recent awards event hosted by the Black Belt Community Foundation on June 11, a total of 69 different community organizations were given financial assistance. The Lincolnite Club Inc....more

Getty Grants $1.3M To Projects That “Unlock Paper's Material Secrets”

These grants celebrate the resourcefulness of graphic arts curators who are focusing on hidden gems and neglected artists within their institutions' own walls that can resonate with today's museum...more

San Diego Foundation Awards $12.3M To 90 Nonprofits For Summer Learning Program
Foundation: San Diego Foundation

"Every child deserves a summer of learning and joy." That's the message from the president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education after the San Diego Foundation awarded $12.3 million in grants...more

Teens Can Learn And Earn Through Goodwill Summer Youth Program

It's that time of year again: time for teens and young adults in southern Ohio to apply for summer jobs. The Columbus Dispatch reports Goodwill of South Central Ohio is currently accepting...more



  
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