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  2. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  3. National Endowment for the Arts - Wikipedia

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    The National Endowment for the Arts was created during the term of President Lyndon B. Johnson under the general auspices of the Great Society.According to historian Karen Patricia Heath, "Johnson personally was not much interested in the acquisition of knowledge, cultural or otherwise, for its own sake, nor did he have time for art appreciation or meeting with artists."

  4. National Arts Club - Wikipedia

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    National Arts Club. The National Arts Club is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit and members club on Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1898 by Charles DeKay, an art and literary critic of the New York Times, to "stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts".

  5. Artist Rooms - Wikipedia

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    Artist Rooms is a touring collection of international modern and contemporary art in the United Kingdom, established through the d'Offay donation in 2008. [1] Comprising over 1,500 works by 38 artists, it is owned by National Galleries Scotland and Tate which care for the collection together and arrange for its presentation throughout the UK in ...

  6. Art Renewal Center - Wikipedia

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    The Art Renewal Center (ARC) is a non-profit, educational organization, which hosts an online museum dedicated to realist art. [2][3] The ARC was founded by New Jersey businessman, author, [4][5] and art collector Fred Ross. [6] Particular emphasis is given to nineteenth-century Salon painting. [3] William-Adolphe Bouguereau is represented by ...

  7. National Gallery of Art - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.nga.gov. The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the American people by a joint resolution of the United States Congress.

  8. National Trust - Wikipedia

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    The National Trust (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol; Irish: Iontaobhas Náisiúnta) is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the permanent preservation for the benefit ...

  9. Americans for the Arts - Wikipedia

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    Americans for the Arts. Americans for the Arts is a nonprofit organization whose primary focus is advancing the arts in the United States with offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City, and more than 50 years of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities, and creating opportunities for every ...