A consortium of national foundations selected the McNay Art Museum for a $650K grant to hire a Latinx curator and expand its collection.
that since 2010, its initiative has funded 20 positions for Latino curators, archivists and curatorial assistants across the institution.in February.
“The McNay has made a reputation for itself in the last few years for really wanting to increase diversity, equity inclusion throughout the organization,” McLendon said. “It’s one of the major goals of our strategic plan. I think you’ve seen that reflected in the types of exhibitions and programming that have been taking place at the museum over the last number of years, and I think that really put us on the radar of these foundations.
Aranda-Alvarado said the McNay is an ideal recipient of the grant, given its home in the border state of Texas and the Latino-majority city of San Antonio. Just days after the leadership grant was announced, the McNay announced a $250,000 grant from the San Antonio-based Less Charitable Trust for the acquisition of art by women of color for the museum’s permanent collection.
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