Artspace

Artspace will reinvigorate its temporary collection of art on paper, called “The Flatfile.” The museum will hire a part-time education curator to fill a leadership and management role, recruit 40 additional artists to contribute to the collection, and produce a procedural manual to ensure program sustainability. The program will mix guest curators with educators and community leaders, who will be invited to organize their first art exhibition in the galleries. The collection will also become more accessible through the creation of a small, transportable, self-contained gallery unit for traveling exhibitions. The museum will schedule six onsite and six travelling exhibitions, along with free artist and curator talks, demonstrations, and workshops. Video exit interviews at offsite exhibitions will support program evaluation, along with surveys of visitors, guest curators, and website users. The museum will also create a new website for the collection, with improved design and searchability. The program will expand the Flatfile audience—including people who don’t come to the gallery—to engage with art and artists and learn from the collection.