SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE INC

Mission

SKOWHEGAN, PRIMARILY A SUMMER RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS ESTABLISHED IN 1946, SEEKS EACH YEAR TO BRING TOGETHER A GIFTED AND ARTISTICALLY VARIED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO ART-MAKING AND INQUIRY TO CREATE THE MOST STIMULATING AND RIGOROUS ENVIRONMENT FOR A CONCENTRATED PERIOD OF ARTISTIC CREATION, INTERACTION AND GROWTH. SKOWHEGAN ALSO SPONSORS PROGRAMS PRIMARILY IN NEW YORK CITY DURING FALL, WINTER AND SPRING TO FOSTER ITS MISSION AMONG ALUMNI AND THE VISUAL ARTS COMMUNITY.

$6.5M in foundation grants on record from 55 funders — matched from IRS 990 grant line items. Some matches may be approximate.

PAULA J VOLENT — CO-DIRECTOR (Principal officer)