The new Parrish Art Museum, which is under construction in Water Mill, will be the recipient of a $60,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The announcement was made by Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, on Tuesday, May 17. He announced that the museum has been recommended for a grant of $60,000 to support the installation of its permanent collection in its new building in Water Mill, scheduled to open next summer. The Parrish’s future home in Water Mill will have three times the gallery space of its current facility, allowing the museum to present, for the first time, a major, permanent installation of its collection, while simultaneously holding special exhibitions.
In a press release issued on Tuesday, Parrish Director Terrie Sultan said that she is appreciative of the grant and what it means for the museum and its visitors.
“The Parrish holds many spectacular works of art, but has not been able to provide access to these treasures on a permanent basis. Now, with the new building and this wonderfully generous support of the NEA, the museum will have the opportunity to share these works with the public,” Ms. Sultan said. “Visitors will see and experience works such as William Merritt Chase’s ‘The Bayberry Bush,’ paintings by Fairfield Porter and contemporary art by such American masters as Chuck Close. There will always be something to see at the Parrish, and we are deeply appreciative of the NEA for helping us to realize the full potential of this first-ever installation of the permanent collection.”
The Parrish Art Museum is one of 1,145 not-for-profit national, regional, state and local organizations recommended for a grant as part of the federal agency’s second round of fiscal year 2011 grants. In total, the Arts Endowment will distribute more than $88 million to support projects nationwide.
on May 18, 2011