Donate Objects
The Fresno Art Museum holds and trusts a Permanent Collection of art including Modern and Contemporary art, emphasizing the work of California artists of regional, national, and international significance, as well as Latin American art from Ancient Mesoamerica to the Central Andes which spans more than 2500 years.
We welcome gifts of art that fit within our collecting parameters from our community every year. However, because of limitations of staff, physical space, and finances, it is neither feasible nor ethical for the Museum to collect indiscriminately. The Museum, therefore, subscribes to a policy of selective acquisitions.
We cannot accept walk-in or drop-off donations or make same-day appointments.
In accordance with the existing cultural property statutes and in adherence to national standards and best practices, the Fresno Art Museum will only accept as gift, purchase, or by other means acquire objects classified as Mesoamerican and/or ancient Andean if the artifact can be proven to be obtained legally, with provenance detailing past ownership, when the artifact was imported to the United States, Proof of Purchase, and Proof of Authenticity. If a donor/seller cannot provide provenance, the Fresno Art Museum reserves the right to not move forward with the acquisition of said artifact, as neither clear title nor legality of possession can be established.
If you have work(s) you believe would enhance our Permanent Collection and fit within the collecting guidelines listed above please contact our registrar Lexie Sellick by email at lexie@fresnoartmuseum.org. You may send her images, dimensions, media, and all information known pertaining to the work(s) of art intended for donation.