Regional Treasure Category - 2014
Crocker Art Museum
For 125 years, The Crocker Art Museum has been consistent in its commitment to spreading knowledge of humanity through the arts and cultivating a culture of scholarship. It is nationally recognized as the crown jewel and the cultural arts organization in the Sacramento Capital Region. The outstanding dedication of the visionaries, partners and stakeholders of this community treasure are recognized as the recipients of the 2014 Regional Treasure Award.
The Crocker Art Museum is one of only 750 museums across the country accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, designated by the American Institute of Architects as a Land mark Building, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the longest continuously-operating art museum in the West. Membership spans California and includes 23 other states. Visitors come across the U.S. and abroad, and the exhibitions are organized to travel to museums across the nation.
The Crocker serves as the primary arts institution for a broad region throughout California’s Central Valley and the
Museum’s core service area is the nine-county Sacramento region, with a population of 2,360,000. The Crocker Art Museum maintains a permanent collection and stewards more than 16,000 pieces of art. The collection of master drawings, European paintings, one of the largest and most comprehensive international ceramics collections in the U.S. and collections of Asian, African, and Oceanic art. In addition to its collections, the Crocker offers a variety of public programs.
Since 1885, the City of Sacramento and the Crocker Art Museum Association (CAMA) have jointly operated the Crocker Art Museum as Co-Trustees. This relationship is established in an irrevocable trust agreement that requires the City of Sacramento to maintain, in good condition, the Museum and its collections forever. All property, including millions of dollars worth of works of art gifted and purchased with private donations since 1885, have been placed in the trust. Today, CAMA raises 80% of the Museum’s annual operating cost, a tremendous leverage of public investment. 372 volunteers and docents have contributed nearly 42,000 hours of service since the “new” Crocker opened in October 2010. This building expansion was based on the City of Sacramento and the CAMA partnership as Co-Trustees. It is more than a dazzling showcase for art, it is a vehicle the Crocker employs to build vibrancy and value of the region.
The Crocker works with other nonprofits, government agencies, schools, business, philanthropists, neighborhood groups,
and diverse community leaders to support arts education and increase access to the arts in Sacramento; popular community outreach includes Art Ark, Crocker-to-Go, Artist-to-Go, Family Festivals, The Art of Parenting programs. Dynamic family programs include Tot Land and its Living Art Wall, Baby Loves Art, Wee Wednesdays and Drop, Yak, Splat. Over 80,000 people a year participate in the Museum’s on-site educational programs and over 30,000 are served in the Crocker’s Teacher and Student Programs.
Through the magnificent art it cares for, and through the legacy it leaves for future generations, The Crocker Art Museum
has created a culture of learning that enriches the value of the region’s quality of life.
The Crocker Art Museum is one of only 750 museums across the country accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, designated by the American Institute of Architects as a Land mark Building, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the longest continuously-operating art museum in the West. Membership spans California and includes 23 other states. Visitors come across the U.S. and abroad, and the exhibitions are organized to travel to museums across the nation.
The Crocker serves as the primary arts institution for a broad region throughout California’s Central Valley and the
Museum’s core service area is the nine-county Sacramento region, with a population of 2,360,000. The Crocker Art Museum maintains a permanent collection and stewards more than 16,000 pieces of art. The collection of master drawings, European paintings, one of the largest and most comprehensive international ceramics collections in the U.S. and collections of Asian, African, and Oceanic art. In addition to its collections, the Crocker offers a variety of public programs.
Since 1885, the City of Sacramento and the Crocker Art Museum Association (CAMA) have jointly operated the Crocker Art Museum as Co-Trustees. This relationship is established in an irrevocable trust agreement that requires the City of Sacramento to maintain, in good condition, the Museum and its collections forever. All property, including millions of dollars worth of works of art gifted and purchased with private donations since 1885, have been placed in the trust. Today, CAMA raises 80% of the Museum’s annual operating cost, a tremendous leverage of public investment. 372 volunteers and docents have contributed nearly 42,000 hours of service since the “new” Crocker opened in October 2010. This building expansion was based on the City of Sacramento and the CAMA partnership as Co-Trustees. It is more than a dazzling showcase for art, it is a vehicle the Crocker employs to build vibrancy and value of the region.
The Crocker works with other nonprofits, government agencies, schools, business, philanthropists, neighborhood groups,
and diverse community leaders to support arts education and increase access to the arts in Sacramento; popular community outreach includes Art Ark, Crocker-to-Go, Artist-to-Go, Family Festivals, The Art of Parenting programs. Dynamic family programs include Tot Land and its Living Art Wall, Baby Loves Art, Wee Wednesdays and Drop, Yak, Splat. Over 80,000 people a year participate in the Museum’s on-site educational programs and over 30,000 are served in the Crocker’s Teacher and Student Programs.
Through the magnificent art it cares for, and through the legacy it leaves for future generations, The Crocker Art Museum
has created a culture of learning that enriches the value of the region’s quality of life.
Charles Christian Nahl (1818-1878), Sunday Morning in the Mines, 1872, oil on canvas. Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, E.B. Crocker Collection
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