Foundation News


Posted: September 18, 2024

Thoma Foundation announces appointment of Kambra K. Bolch to new Scholarship Program Director role

The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation today announced the appointment of Kambra K. Bolch as the Foundation’s Scholarship Program Director. The new Thoma Scholars program offers transformative scholarships to exceptional students from ...

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Posted: August 12, 2024

FILTERED, a new exhibition from the Thoma Foundation now on view at Art Vault

Filtered through hue, tone, and spatial perception, our visual experience of the world is shaped by the technologies of our time. In Filtered, an exhibition of newly selected works at Art Vault, ...

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Posted: July 17, 2024

Thoma Foundation and Oklahoma State University announce Thoma Scholars Program partnership

A transformational gift from the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation has established the Thoma Scholars Program at Oklahoma State University. This innovative scholarship program aims to empower exceptional young leaders in underserved ...

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Posted: June 17, 2024

Thoma Foundation Announces Inaugural Art of the Spanish Americas Conservation Grant Recipients

The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation is pleased to announce its inaugural Art of the Spanish Americas Conservation Grant recipients: Rodrigo Villalobos Ruiz, a cultural conservator and restoration specialist in Querétaro, México, ...

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Posted: June 11, 2024

Inaugural Recipients of The Next Generation Bamboo Art Prizes Announced

Congratulations to the inaugural recipients of The Next Generation Bamboo Art Prizes: Nakatomi Hajime, Coffland Grand Prize Winner Kondo Masayo, Excellence in Tradition Prize Winner Watanabe Chiaki, Excellence in Sculpture Prize Winner ...

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Posted: May 29, 2024

Verónica Muñoz-Nájar Luque Appointed Associate Curator, Art of the Spanish Americas

The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of Verónica Muñoz-Nájar Luque as Associate Curator, Art of the Spanish Americas. Verónica will continue her work with the Foundation’s ...

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Posted: May 1, 2024

Thoma Foundation Announces 2024 Fellows of the Art of the Spanish Americas

This year, the Carl & Marilynn Foundation is pleased to award three scholars whose work advances our knowledge of viceregal South American perspectives on the artistic depiction of race during the 17th ...

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Posted: March 27, 2024

The Thoma Foundation and Van Duzer Vineyards announce $25,000 donation to the ¡Salud! Foundation

In honor of their 25th anniversary in the Willamette Valley, the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation and Van Duzer Vineyards are proud to announce a gift of $25,000 to the ¡Salud! Foundation ...

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Posted: February 16, 2024

We’re Hiring! Curatorial Fellowship – Digital & Media Art

The Thoma Foundation is accepting applications for a Curatorial Fellow – Digital & Media Art Collection. Based out of our new Dallas headquarters and gallery, this role offers one scholar the opportunity ...

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Posted: February 15, 2024

Kathleen Forde appointed Senior Advisor and Curator at Large

The Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of curator Kathleen Forde as Senior Advisor and Curator at Large for the Thoma Foundation’s Digital & Media Art collection. ...

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