The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum serving 14 counties located in San Angelo, Texas. The museum features a growing permanent collection and is home to traveling exhibitions. In addition, it features a research library, an education wing, a rooftop sculpture collection, and community meeting space.
In July 1981, members of the community of San Angelo came together with the goal of creating a museum of fine arts and established a nonprofit organization for this purpose. After sufficient funds were raised, the museum opened in the renovated former Quartermaster Building at historic Fort Concho in San Angelo. The museum opened in the spring of 1985 and was home to traveling exhibitions from the National Portrait Gallery, the Library of Congress, and the Dallas Museum of Art. In 1994, the decision was made to build a new dedicated building for the museum. Over $7.2 million were raised for its construction and the new facility opened on the banks of the Concho River in September, 1999. The museum has won many awards, including the National Award for Museum Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2003. In 2005, the museum gained accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums. The museum now averages around 90,000 visitors a year. The permanent collection holds 277 items focusing primarily on Texas artists.[1]
FacilitiesEdit
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts is directly across the Concho River from downtown San Angelo and adjacent to the city's River Front concert stage. A winding pedestrian bridge connects the museum to the other side of the river and the parks that run alongside it. The building was designed by the architecture firm Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. The controversial design features a curved roof designed to resemble a saddle or Conestoga wagon and uses an eclectic mix of local materials including limestone and end-grain Texas mesquite. The building features 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) and two main gallery areas with 45-ft and 35-ft ceilings. It also includes two smaller galleries, a rooftop terrace that serves as a sculpture garden overlooking the river and downtown San Angelo, a research library, an education wing and office, and support space. The museum has purchased a block of once-dilapidated buildings and renovated them into gallery space, which it rents out to artists and a new Water Education Center which is operated jointly by the museum and Upper Colorado River Authority.[2]
Exhibitions and juried competitionsEdit
EnPleinAir TEXAS, 2016, 35 artists from 18 states painted images from the area around San Angelo.[3]
21st San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, 2016[4]
2014/2015 Third Annual Richard and Pam Salmon Sculpture Competition[5]
angelo, museum, fine, arts, museum, serving, counties, located, angelo, texas, museum, features, growing, permanent, collection, home, traveling, exhibitions, addition, features, research, library, education, wing, rooftop, sculpture, collection, community, me. The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum serving 14 counties located in San Angelo Texas The museum features a growing permanent collection and is home to traveling exhibitions In addition it features a research library an education wing a rooftop sculpture collection and community meeting space San Angelo Museum of Fine ArtsThe San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts in 2019Established1981 1981 LocationSan Angelo Texas USATypeArt museumAccreditationAmerican Alliance of MuseumsArchitectHardy Holzman Pfeiffer AssociatesWebsitewww wbr samfa wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Exhibitions and juried competitions 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditIn July 1981 members of the community of San Angelo came together with the goal of creating a museum of fine arts and established a nonprofit organization for this purpose After sufficient funds were raised the museum opened in the renovated former Quartermaster Building at historic Fort Concho in San Angelo The museum opened in the spring of 1985 and was home to traveling exhibitions from the National Portrait Gallery the Library of Congress and the Dallas Museum of Art In 1994 the decision was made to build a new dedicated building for the museum Over 7 2 million were raised for its construction and the new facility opened on the banks of the Concho River in September 1999 The museum has won many awards including the National Award for Museum Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2003 In 2005 the museum gained accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums The museum now averages around 90 000 visitors a year The permanent collection holds 277 items focusing primarily on Texas artists 1 Facilities EditThe San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts is directly across the Concho River from downtown San Angelo and adjacent to the city s River Front concert stage A winding pedestrian bridge connects the museum to the other side of the river and the parks that run alongside it The building was designed by the architecture firm Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates The controversial design features a curved roof designed to resemble a saddle or Conestoga wagon and uses an eclectic mix of local materials including limestone and end grain Texas mesquite The building features 30 000 sq ft 2 800 m2 and two main gallery areas with 45 ft and 35 ft ceilings It also includes two smaller galleries a rooftop terrace that serves as a sculpture garden overlooking the river and downtown San Angelo a research library an education wing and office and support space The museum has purchased a block of once dilapidated buildings and renovated them into gallery space which it rents out to artists and a new Water Education Center which is operated jointly by the museum and Upper Colorado River Authority 2 Exhibitions and juried competitions EditEnPleinAir TEXAS 2016 35 artists from 18 states painted images from the area around San Angelo 3 21st San Angelo National Ceramic Competition 2016 4 2014 2015 Third Annual Richard and Pam Salmon Sculpture Competition 5 2005 2006 Retrospective of pop artist James GillReferences Edit History Samfa org Retrieved 2012 01 08 Building Samfa org Retrieved 2012 01 08 Michelle Gaitan October 27 2016 Artists capture San Angelo scenery for EnPleinAir TEXAS Archive gosanangelo com Retrieved January 12 2017 Michelle Gaitan April 16 2016 Winner named in San Angelo National Ceramic Competition Archive gosanangelo com Retrieved January 12 2017 Rick Smith October 17 2014 San Angelo sculptors make cut in competition Archive gosanangelo com Retrieved January 12 2017 External links EditSan Angelo Museum of Fine Arts31 27 25 N 100 25 58 W 31 4570 N 100 4327 W 31 4570 100 4327 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts amp oldid 1045195247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
