The FLAG Art Foundation and the Parrish Art Museum Announce a New Curatorial Partnership

The FLAG Art Foundation and the Parrish Art Museum announced a new curatorial partnership that will bring three exhibitions annually to two adjoining galleries at the Parrish through 2030.

The inaugural exhibition, set for March 2026, will feature eight decades of drawings, paintings and sculpture spanning the career of Ellsworth Kelly, organized in collaboration with Jack Shear, president of the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation.

The partnership builds on the recent FRESH PAINT series, a rotating series of single-artwork exhibitions at the Parrish that began in June 2024. To date, the series has featured Lauren Halsey, Derrick Adams, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Raven Halfmoon and Rudolf Stingel. Each FRESH PAINT presentation is accompanied by a commissioned essay that sparks dialogue between visual arts and writers, critics, poets and scholars. Members of the Parrish Teen Council ARTscope also create collaborative responses to each exhibition.

The collaboration also includes the creation of a dedicated curatorial position for the two galleries. Scout Hutchinson, reappointed as The FLAG Art Foundation Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, has worked with FLAG on several FRESH PAINT exhibitions since joining the Parrish in October 2024.

“I’m honored by this new appointment and grateful for FLAG’s support,” Hutchinson said. “Through FRESH PAINT, we have been able to bring newly made or rarely exhibited works by contemporary artists to our audiences on the East End. This expanded partnership allows us to build on that momentum with an ambitious, ongoing program of exhibitions, and I look forward to continuing to collaborate with the wonderful team at FLAG.”

Glenn Fuhrman, founder of FLAG, said, “The Parrish Art Museum is an institution close to our heart and one that we have been honored to support. With this strategic partnership as an example, FLAG will be able to contribute its relationships, resources, and curatorial expertise to addressing the complex needs of museums nationwide, ensuring they are able to pursue the most thoughtful curatorial and educational work.”

“This partnership represents an exceptional alignment and synergy between our organizations’ missions and visions — from maintaining a pulse on the most relevant developments in modern and contemporary art to sharing an understanding of how art profoundly enriches the lives of those in our communities,” Parrish Executive Director Mónica Ramírez-Montagut added. “Our growing relationship with The FLAG Art Foundation deepens the Parrish’s ability to continue presenting bold, forward-thinking exhibitions that resonate with our local communities while advancing the broader field of art. This collaboration comes at a critical moment for the Parrish and for public arts institutions nationwide. Amid decreasing federal support for cultural programs, our collaboration with Glenn Fuhrman and his remarkable team at FLAG provides essential resources, expertise, and a shared vision, that elevate our curatorial and educational work alongside them as visionary peers.”

The Parrish Art Museum is at 279 Montauk Highway in Water Mill. For more information, visit parrishart.org.