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Line 1: {{short description\|Museum at the University of Houston}} {{Infobox museum \|name = Blaffer Art Museum Line 5 ⟶ 6: \|location = [[University of Houston]] \|visitors = 30,000+ \|director = Steven Matijcio ~~2019-present~~2019–present; Claudia Schmuckli ~~2009-2016~~2009–2016; Terrie Sultan ~~2000-2008~~ 2000–2008 \|website = {{URL\|blafferartmuseum.org}} \|logo=\|map_type=\|former_name=\|type=}} '''Blaffer Art Museum''' is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in the Arts District of the [[University of Houston]] campus. Housed in the university’s Fine Arts Building, it is part of the [[Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts]]. It was founded in 1973 and has won several awards, including the Coming Up Taller Award as part of the [[President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities]].<ref name=imls>{{cite web\|url=http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/110609a.shtm\|title=IMLS Director Anne Radice and First Lady Michelle Obama Honor Arts and Education Programs for Underserved Youth\|publisher=[[Institute of Museum and Library Services]]\|accessdate=11 November 2009\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409111753/http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/110609a.shtm\|archivedate=9 April 2010}}</ref> The museum ~~exhibits~~presents focus and major monographic and group exhibitions of national and international contemporary artists as well as artwork by University of Houston School of Art students. ==History== Line 15 ⟶ 16: [[File:View down from ceiling within the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery.jpeg\|thumb\|left\|View of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery during its founding year, March 1973]] The museum created and hosts education and outreach programs. In 1988, UHReach was founded and in 1998 Young Artists Apprenticeship Program (YAAP) was founded. In 2008, Public Art of the University of Houston System acquired 149 photographs taken by [[Andy Warhol]] as a gift from the [[Andy Warhol Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.uh.edu/news-events/newsrelease.php?releaseid_int=263 \|title=Rare Andy Warhol Photos Obtained By UH Art Collection \|author=Emery, Mike \|publisher=University of Houston \|date=2008-08-05 \|accessdate=2008-12-23}}</ref> The photographs were featured in an exhibition at the Blaffer Gallery titled “Celebutants, Groupies and Friends.” The collection included photographs of [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Billy Squier]], late [[Studio 54]] owner [[Steve Rubell]], [[Pia Zadora]], and others. The Blaffer Art Museum was honored by the [[Institute of Museum and Library Services]] on November 4, 2009 when first lady [[Michelle Obama]] awarded the museum with the Coming Up Taller Award.<ref name=imls /> The award gives $10,000 to art programs that help underprivileged youth.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thedailycougar.com/first-lady-honors-blaffer-gallery-1.2058163 \|title=First Lady honors Blaffer Gallery \|publisher=[[The Daily Cougar]] \|accessdate=11 November 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20091213204119/http://www.thedailycougar.com/first-lady-honors-blaffer-gallery-1.2058163 \|archivedate=December 13, 2009 }}</ref> ~~Under the directorship of Claudia Schmuckli~~ In 2010, Blaffer Gallery was renamed to Blaffer Art Museum in the context of a major capital campaign for the museum's redesign.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.blafferartmuseum.org/history \|title=Museum History \|publisher=Blaffer Art Museum \|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref> The newly-renovated museum facility designed by the New York-based firm Work Architecture Co. opened on October 12, 2012. ==Exhibitions== The museum presents and originates between six and eight exhibitions annually. The annual schedule may include major traveling exhibitions that have a particular relevance to [[Houston]] audiences; mid-sized retrospectives of national and international artists; exhibitions of regional artists; thematic surveys which place artists' work into new contexts; student exhibitions; and special projects and performances by local artists. Blaffer Art Museum is dedicated to conducting original scholarship and research in contemporary art history. The museum frequently forges collaborative partnerships from among Houston's wealth of cultural organizations and educational institutions. Exhibition-related public programs and activities complement and elucidate each exhibition, from casual Brown Bag Lunch Tours to lively audience interaction during their "Contemporary Salons." Recent major exhibitions of artists include [[Radcliffe Bailey]] (2001); [[Fred Wilson (artist)\|Fred Wilson]]: Objects & Installations, 1979-2000 (2003); [[Chuck Close]] (2003); [[Jessica Stockholder]]: Kissing the Wall, 1988-2003 (2004); [[Urs Fischer (artist)\|Urs Fischer]]: Mary Poppins (2006); [[Amy Sillman]] (2007); Jean-Luc Mylayne (2007); [[Chantal Akerman]]: Moving Through Time and Space (2008); Existed: [[Leonardo Drew]] (2009); [[Jon Pylypchuk]] (2009); [[Josephine Meckseper]] (2009); Gabriel Kuri (2010); [[Tony Feher]] (2012); Andy Coolquitt (2013); Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art (2013); Zineb Sedira (2013); [[Candice Breitz]] (2014); Miguel Amat (2014); [[Mel Chin]] (2015); [[Janet Biggs]] (2015); [[Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler\|Hubbard/Birchler]] (2015); [[Zina Saro-Wiwa]] (2015); Matthew Ronay (2016); [[Hilary Lloyd]] (2016); [[Slavs and Tatars]]: Mirrors for Princes (2016); [[Analia Saban]] (2017); Blake Rayne (2017); [[The Propeller Group]] (2017); Sergio Prego (2017); [[Anton Vidokle]] (2018); Richard Rezac (2018); [[Alfred Leslie]] (2018–19); [[Rebecca Morris]] (2019); [[Amie Siegel]] (2019); [[Paul Mpagi Sepuya]] (2019-20); [[Mariam Ghani]] (2020); [[Rodney McMillian]] (2020); [[Simon Fujiwara]] (2020); ~~and~~ [[Stephanie Syjuco]] (2020); [[Martine Gutierrez]] (2021); [[Jamal Cyrus]] (2021); [[Molly Zuckerman-Hartung]] (2021); and [[Monira Al Qadiri]] (2022). Blaffer Art Museum is free to the public and attracts over 30,000 visitors annually. Line 37 ⟶ 36: Education programs are central to Blaffer Art Museum's mission to serve as a resource for the study of art, art history and other related disciplines. By extending the educational and scholarly programs of the University to the community, the museum promotes learning as a continuous process, linking contemporary ideas and people. Through a broad range of programs, Blaffer presents enriching museum experiences while providing arts education opportunities for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. == References == {{reflist\|30em}} Line 51 ⟶ 50: [[Category:University of Houston campus]] [[Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1973]] [[Category:Museums in Houston]] [[Category:Art museums and galleries in Texas]] [[Category:University museums in Texas]] [[Category:1973 establishments in Texas]]