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Posted: January 30, 2017

Acquisition Highlight: St. Francis Xavier

Born in Spain in 1506 to a noble Basque family, Francis Xavier was a companion of Ignatius of Loyola, and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, a religious order better known ...

Posted: January 25, 2017

John Gerrard: Animated Scene Lecture at the University of New Mexico

The Foundation, in partnership with the University of New Mexico (UNM) Art Museum, presents John Gerrard: Animated Scene, a lecture event on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 6pm in Garcia Honda Auditorium, George Pearl ...

Posted: January 24, 2017

Meet the Team: Kate Weinstein

Kate Weinstein joined the Foundation team in December 2016 as our Collections Manager. Based in Chicago, Kate is responsible for the safe transport and care of the Foundation’s myriad collections, our new ...

Posted: January 10, 2017

Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern

Opening on March 3, the Brooklyn Museum’s Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern exhibition has received a grant from the Thoma Foundation to support the publication of a book that will expand scholarship and bring new ...

Posted: January 10, 2017

Acquisition Highlight: Portrait of Joaquín Arias de Saavedra y Santa Cruz, 1785

A new addition to the Foundation’s collection of artwork from the Spanish colonial period, this nearly life-sized portrait depicts Joaquín Arias de Saavedra y Santa Cruz, 5th Marquis of Moscoso and 13th Count ...

Posted: December 20, 2016

Spanish Colonial Art at the Blanton Museum

The Thoma Foundation has underwritten a three-year Associate Curatorship of Spanish Colonial Art at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas. The position correlates to a long-term loan to the Blanton ...

Posted: December 14, 2016

Extended Exhibition – Virtual Views at Knoxville Museum of Art

Virtual Views at the Knoxville Museum of Art explores the growing importance of electronic new media in contemporary art as seen in the work of artists who are pioneers in the use of LEDs (light-emitting ...

Posted: December 1, 2016

Meet the Team: Helen Colton

Helen Colton joined the Foundation team in August 2016 as our Grants Coordinator. Based in Santa Fe, Helen facilitates our growing grantmaking program by assisting with research, organization and development of tools ...

Posted: November 29, 2016

2016 Recipients: Christiane Paul & Nora Khan

THE 2016 ARTS WRITING AWARDS RECIPIENTS Christiane Paul received the $40,000 award ($30,000 award plus the opportunity for a $10,000 project grant) for an established arts writer in the U.S. who has made significant ...

Posted: November 18, 2016

Conserving Computer-Based Art at the Guggenheim Museum

The Thoma Foundation has awarded a 2-year grant to the Conservation of Computer-based Art (CCBA) initiative at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation. Led by Joanna Phillips, the Guggenheim’s conservator of time-based media, ...