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than is contained here, but I'm confident it may be of
benefit to some of you:

Funder: MetLife Foundation

Program: Museum Connections

Summary:

The MetLife Foundation's Museum Connections program
provides funding to support art museums in their
efforts to increase interaction between museums and
the
people in their communities, expose a broader segment
of society to the cultural resources found in museums,
and build new and diverse audiences for the arts.

In this round of funding, the foundation is accepting
proposals from museums in the mid- and southwestern
United States, including: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, and Wisconsin.

Art museums that have been in existence for over five
years are eligible to submit an application. Grants
will support initiatives such as: programs to extend
the reach of a museum beyond its walls (e.g. off-site
lectures, exhibits and programs, mobile museums, and
other projects); acquisition of artwork that broadens
the scope of an organization's collection to include
local artists and artists of diverse backgrounds;
local artists, or artists with diverse perspectives,
working and conducting programs at the museum;
collaborations
between mainstream museums and cultural specific
museums, or museums and nonprofit organizations whose
primary mission does not focus on the arts, or between
museums and arts organizations; and exhibitions
featuring the work of local artists or works that
engage audiences in dialogue about ethnic or regional
cultures.

Deadline: October 31, 2001

Contact: Tel: (212) 578-4587

URL: http://www.metlife.org/


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