Our work with the visual arts emanates from our love for collecting contemporary art and the desire to share that joy with the public at large.
The FLAG Art Foundation, founded in 2008 is a non-profit contemporary art institution that encourages the appreciation of contemporary art among a diverse audience.
Exhibitions: FLAG presents four to six exhibitions a year that include artworks by international established and emerging artists, borrowed from a variety of sources. FLAG invites a broad range of creative individuals to curate exhibitions and works in-depth with artists to provide curatorial support and a platform to realize their own solo exhibitions.
Loans: FLAG facilitates art loans to institutions around the world. Museum and gallery curators interested in borrowing should use the contact form to inquire.
The Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize will fund a $200,000 unrestricted award to an artist selected by an independent advisory committee comprising renowned curators and art historians from across the U.S. and internationally, a scholarly publication, and all production expenses for the creation of new work for a solo exhibition that will premiere at The Contemporary Austin in Texas and then be presented at The FLAG Art Foundation in New York.
The Fuhrman Family Foundation works closely with Public Art Fund to support many of the public art projects mounted throughout New York City. They have also worked directly with artists sponsoring international projects like Patricia Cronin’s Shrine for Girls, Venice. For more details about championed projects, check out the Happenings page.
Shown: Isa Genzken: Two Orchids – For eminent German artist Isa Genzken, the mass-produced white orchid has become the quintessential flower of our age: global, accessible, and open to interpretation. Rising to 28 and 34 feet respectively, the paired stems of Genzken’s towering sculpture wind elegantly skyward, capturing light and casting shadows in a play of rhyming forms. More info →
Lead support for Two Orchids is provided by the Fuhrman Family Foundation and The FLAG Art Foundation.
Shown: Patricia Cronin: Shrine for Girls – a series of site-specific sculptural installations in different cities around the world created by artist Patricia Cronin, reflecting on the global plight of exploited women and girls. More info →
Major support is provided by The FLAG Art Foundation and The Fuhrman Family Foundation.
Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world. Through the leadership of its Trustees and staff, The Museum of Modern Art manifests this commitment by establishing, preserving, and documenting a permanent collection of the highest order that reflects the vitality, complexity and unfolding patterns of modern and contemporary art.
Glenn Fuhrman is a Trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Founded in 1823, the Brooklyn Museum’s mission is to create inspiring encounters with art that expand the ways we see ourselves, the world and its possibilities. The Brooklyn Museum is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States.
Amanda Fuhrman is on the Board of Trustees at the Brooklyn Museum.
Showcasing two renowned and architecturally unique locations, The Contemporary Austin brings multidisciplinary exhibitions, engaging programs, and enticing special events to the city's visual arts landscape.
The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania believes in the power of art and artists to inform and inspire. Founded in 1963 by the visionary dean of the school of architecture, Holmes Perkins, who wanted to expose students to what was “new and happening” in art and culture, ICA has developed an international reputation as a preeminent venue for contemporary art and culture.
The ICA offers free admission courtesy of Amanda and Glenn Fuhrman. Glenn Fuhrman is on the board of the ICA.
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in three iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.
Since it was founded in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. Every day, art comes alive in the Museum's galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.
New Curators is a paid twelve-month curatorial training programme based in London for individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
As the leader in its field, Public Art Fund brings dynamic contemporary art to a broad audience in New York City and beyond by mounting ambitious free exhibitions of international scope and impact that offer the public powerful experiences with art and the urban environment.
The Tate Americas Foundation is an independent charity that supports the work of Tate in the United Kingdom. It does this by acquiring works of art—by gift or acquisition— and by raising money to grant to Tate.
Glenn Fuhrman is a Trustee of the Tate Americas Foundation.