Richmond Group

San Francisco

The Richmond Group also known as the Richmond School, is a group of American Impressionist painters who worked in the Richmond, Indiana, area from the late 19th Century through the mid-20th Century. While the Richmond Group had no formal organization, many of the artists were affiliated with, and exhibited at, the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana, now known as the Richmond Art Museum. Though not definitive, the following is a list of artists considered a part of the Richmond Group: George Herbert Baker John Elwood Bundy Francis Focer Brown Charles H. Clawson Albert Clinton Conner Charles Conner Maude Kaufman Eggemeyer W. A. Eyden, Sr. William A. Eyden, Jr. Edgar Forkner Frank J. Girardin Albert W. Gregg William A. Holly Lawrence McConaha Ellwood Morris Alden Mote Anna M. Newman Micajah Thomas Nordyke Fred Pearce, Jr. Fred Pearce, Sr. John Albert Seaford

New York City Public Design Commission

New York

The New York City Public Design Commission, known legally as the Art Commission, is the agency of the New York City government that reviews permanent works of architecture, landscape architecture, and art proposed on or over city-owned property.The Art Commission comprises 11 members who, by law, must include an architect, a landscape architect, a painter, a sculptor, and three lay members, as well as representatives of the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, and the Mayor of New York City. It was renamed by mayor Michael Bloomberg on July 21, 2008 as the Public Design Commission, except where the legal name "Art Commission" is required.

Ateneo Puertorriqueño

San Juan (Porto Rico)

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño , is a cultural institution in Puerto Rico. Founded on April 30, 1876, it has been called Puerto Rico's oldest cultural institution, however, it is actually its third oldest overall and second culturally, after the Bar Association of Puerto Rico and the Casino of Mayagüez.One of its founders was the playwright, Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. The Athenaeum was the first to give accolades and awards to artists and writers such as José Gautier Benítez, José de Diego, Manuel María Sama, Francisco Oller, Manuel Fernández Juncos, Lola Rodríguez de Tió and Luis Lloréns Torres.Nilita Vientós Gastón became its first female president in 1946 and was the incumbent until 1961. In 1976 the Athenaeum celebrated its centennial with Eladio Rodríguez Otero at the helm as president, who gave a speech in presence of the then governor Rafael Hernández Colón, Hiram Torres Rigual, in representation of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, and former governor Luis A. Ferré. To commemorate the event, the Athenaeum also commissioned a medal to be awarded to those who represent "the highest national values expressed through [Puerto Rican] culture." The Centennial Medal of the Puerto Rican Athenaeum was most recently awarded to the musical salsa group El Gran Combo.The Athenaeum serves as a museum, school, library, and performance hall for the arts in Puerto Rico. It hosts a number of contests, conferences, and exhibits each year, presenting Puerto Rican art, literature, and music. Since 1937 the use of the spaces of the Athenaeum has been limited to activities it sponsors. Its headquarters are located in Puerta de Tierra, adjacent to Old San Juan, in a strip that also houses the "Casa de España", the Carnegie Library, the Capitol complex and the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee headquarters.

Bates College Museum of Art

Lewiston (Maine)

The Bates College Museum of Art is the art museum of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. It holds various mediums of arts that showcase Maine and the greater American area. The museum's collection offers an overview of modern and contemporary art. The Museum publishes numerous art collections, and art publications every year. The primary focuses of the main collections are works on paper, including modern and contemporary art including drawings, prints and photographs.It is the largest museum of art in the city of Lewiston, Maine, followed by Museum L/A. In the 1930s, the college secured a private holding from the Museum of Modern Art of Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night, for students participating in the 'Bates Plan'. It holds 5,000 pieces and objects of contemporary domestic and international art. The museum holds over 100 original artworks, photographs and sketches from Marsden Hartley. The MoA offers numerous lectures, artist symposiums, and workshops. The entire space is split into three components, the larger Upper Gallery, smaller Lower Gallery, and the Synergy Gallery which is primarily used for student exhibits and research. Almost 20,000 visitors are attracted to the MoA annually. The museum opened on October 7, 1955, as the Treat Gallery by Norma Berger, the niece of Marsden Hartley. With the ushering of the Olin Arts Center on to the campus, the gallery was formed into the Museum of Art at Bates College in 1986. The scope was also increased to facilitate educational programming in sync to the scholarly pursuits of the college and with the Lewiston-Auburn community. In 2005, the museum reorganized into four galleries: the Bates Gallery, Collection Gallery, the Underground Synergy Seminar space, and the 150 Art Reader Stairwell. As of 2010 the director of the museum is Dan Mills.

Berea College

Berea (Kentucky)

Berea College est un établissement d'enseignement supérieur situé à Berea, Kentucky. Berea College a été établi en 1855, et c’était la première université dans le sud Américain à avoir adopté la mixité et l'intégration raciale. Berea ne charge pas des frais de scolarité, et chaque étudiant admis bénéficie d'une bourse de quatre ans qui couvre toute la durée de scolarité. Berea College offre des diplômes de licences en 32 spécialités. Les étudiants du college viennent essentiellement de la région des Appalaches. Toutefois, on y trouve des étudiants qui sont originaires de 46 états américains et 58 pays autour du monde. Presque un-tier des étudiants font partie des minorités ou sont des étrangers.

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Berkeley (Californie)

Le Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive est à la fois un musée et une cinémathèque, en partenariat avec l'université de Californie à Berkeley. Le bâtiment subi plusieurs réformes de 2009 à 2015. Le bâtiment principal a ainsi changé de localisation et se situe sur Center Street, pour ouvrir en 2016.

Berry Hill Plantation

South Boston (Virginie)

Berry Hill Plantation, also known simply as Berry Hill, is a historic plantation located on the west side of South Boston in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The main house, transformed c. 1839 into one of Virginia's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1969. The surviving portion of the plantation, which was once one of the largest in the state, is now a conference and event center.

Musée Bishop

Honolulu

Le musée Bernice Pauahi Bishop , designé officiellement le musée d'histoire naturelle et culturelle de l'État d'Hawaï a été fondé en 1889 par Charles Reed Bishop en l'honneur de sa défunte femme, la princesse Bernice Pauahi Paki , la dernière descendante de la famille royale Kamehameha. Le Musée est installé dans la maison qui contenait la collection d'objets Hawaiiens reçus en héritage par la princesse. Le Musée est reconnu par l'association américaine de Musées .

Bishop's Palace, Galveston

Galveston (Texas)

The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.