Bucket- Why Others Support Us
- “The Smith College Museum of Art has been a major force in my life since undergraduate days. I am delighted to have established an acquisition fund and to donate art from my collection as ways of showing my enormous gratitude.”
- —Janice Oresman ’55, Museum supporter, Contemporary Associate, and Tryon Associate
- “It does not take long to look at a painting (about nine seconds will do). When I was at Smith, I used the Tryon Gallery as a passageway from here to there, often ducking in to visit my "play list.” I continue to give work to the collection, as I consider it a privilege to have some of my own pictures join this important collection, to perhaps be remembered by present and future students looking at art at a time when the "little grey cells" are at their optimum power to indelibly store the visual data that this marvelous small Museum, sitting in the epicenter of the campus, offers.”—Barbara Jakobson ’54, Museum member
- “The Contemporary Associates are vital to the growth of the Museum's film, video, and photography collection. Our dues support acquisitions in this dynamic sector of contemporary art. As participants, we learn about exciting developments in contemporary art. Through specially coordinated events, we often have the opportunity to meet the artists and art dealers of the works Smith acquires. The students benefit from engaging directly with the art of their time, and the Museum benefits through timely acquisitions of lasting value. It's a way to pool our resources and leave a tangible legacy at the Smith College Museum that can be enjoyed by one and all.”—Wendy Cromwell ’86, Museum supporter and Contemporary Associate