American Federation of Arts

American Federation of Arts

  • 10th Floor
  • New York, New York
  • 10017

Description

The American Federation of Arts (AFA), a not-for-profit organization, initiates and organizes art exhibitions and provides educational and professional programs in collaboration with the museum community. Established by an act of Congress in 1909, the AFA is one of the oldest art organizations in the country and serves nearly 300 museum members in the U.S. and abroad. In 1909, then Secretary of State Elihu Root outlined AFA's mission in an address to the National Academy of the Arts: to enrich the public's experience and understanding of art, primarily by taking original works "on tour to the hinterlands of the United States." Since its founding, the AFA has organized over 1,000 exhibitions that have traveled to hundreds of art museums and galleries across America and internationally. Today, the AFA continues to explore new opportunities to cultivate fertile ground for the broadest dissemination and appreciation of the visual arts...

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Number of employees
30
Annual revenue
$5796580

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