FRIENDS OF EDUCATION AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART RECEIVES GIFT FROM AT&T
$25,000 Goes
to Special Fund Earmarked for Educational Programs to Increase
African-American Participation in MoMA
October 1996......AT&T has
made possible a gift of $25,000 to the Friends of Education Fund at The
Museum of Modern Art to increase African-American participation in
MoMA.
AT&T's generous donation will enable nearly 2,000 schoolchildren
from more than 20 schools in Harlem and other metropolitan areas to
participate in special educational programs at the Museum.
"Programs like those sponsored by the Friends of Education can broaden a child's view
of the world," said Esther Silver-Parker, AT&T vice president, Eastern
Region. "When children are exposed to the arts, they venture far beyond the
cities they live in. This is a wonderful way to stimulate their
imaginations and prepare them for life's palette of experiences."
AT&T,
a longtime corporate member of The Museum of Modern Art, has provided
generous support to several Museum programs and exhibitions since 1989,
including the company's sponsorship (in honor of 50 years of formal
association with the arts) of the exhibition High and Low: Modern Art
and Popular Culture in 1990.
In accepting the gift, Akosua Barthwell
Evans, Founder and Chairperson of the Friends of Education, said, "On
behalf of the Friends of Education I want to thank AT&T for making this
generous grant possible. One of the Friends' objectives is to encourage
greater participation of the broader community in MoMA. The AT&T grant will
enable many schoolchildren and their parents to visit and learn more about
the Museum."
The Fund was created by the Friends of Education, which is
affiliated with the Museum's Board of Trustees' Committee on Education. The
Friends of Education supports educational programs about African-American
art and artists, encourages the acquisition of work created by
African-Americans, and has played a major role in increasing the
involvement of African-Americans in MoMA's projects, programs, and
exhibitions.
For additional information, contact John Wolfe, Director of
Communications, 212/708–9747.
