#DowntownVisions is FAM's first ever crowd-sourced exhibition where anyone can be the artist. While the physical exhbition in the Museum is over, you can still submit to this online gallery.So share your vision of Downtown Fresno, real or imagined. We encourage you to submit artistic representations of Downtown Fresno, i.e., your favorite landmark, bit of history, people, or simply Downtown’s essence. If your vision does not exist, submit a representation of what your perfect downtown would look like.
The Council of 100 presents the Distinguished Woman Artist Award annually to a woman artist who has spent thirty or more years in the studio and has created a unique and prestigious body of work.
Since the spring of 1988, this program has honored the following internationally recognized artists with the annual Distinguished Woman Artist Award and Exhibition:
FAM welcomes submissions from artists for review for possible exhibition, but asks that prior to submitting your work you consider FAM’S mission, educational programming, current exhibitions, and FAM’s exhibition archive in order to determine whether your submission is an appropriate match for the Museum. The best means to determine the appropriateness of your submission would be to visit the Museum and tour the changing exhibitions. If this is not possible, please explore FAM’S website and browse our current and past exhibitions.
You may submit artwork on CD or DVD (as high resolution jpg files not exceeding 15MB in size for each image) or you may direct us to a URL address where we can view the work online. Photographs are also permitted, however, digital files of the images are preferred. Please label each image with your name, title of the work, date created, media, and dimensions. We cannot accept actual works of art.
Include a cover letter, a brief description of the project, and your bio or CV which should include a list of past shows and awards. Also, please see instructions below on sending materials.
Sumpf Gallery of Mexican Art
September of 1992 marked the opening of the Fresno Art Museum’s Hans Sumpf Gallery of Mexican Art - an opening highlighted by an installation entitled Masterpieces of Mesoamerican Pre-Columbian Ceramics from the Kenneth E. Stratton Collection. The gallery was designed to give the impression of walking into a space similar in feeling to a shaft tomb as most of the ceramic artworks from Kenneth Stratton’s bequest originally came from just such pre-Columbian burial sites. Prompted by Stratton’s gift to the Museum, the Sumpf family contributed the necessary funds to house the collection. Because Hans Sumpf and Kenneth Stratton had been lifelong friends, it is fitting that this gallery honors the life of two remarkable men who cared passionately about their community and the vital culture of our southern neighbors. The majority of the Stratton collection on display was created before the Europeans entered the New World and represent cultures from the area now known as West Mexico and date from 500 to 2500 years in age. The collection’s strength is evident in the outstanding examples representing Olmec, Tlatilco, Chupícuaro, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Teotihuacan, Veracruz, Oaxaca, and the Lagunillas style. This splendid collection gathered over the years by Kenneth E. Stratton has enabled the Museum to foster a deep appreciation of the rich cultural heritage of the Mexican andMexican-American people.
The Fresno Art Museum hosts thought-provoking and educational lectures, panel discussions, and films throughout the year in the 152 seat Bonner Auditorium.
The Museum also co-sponsors lectures, panel discussions, and films held at other locations in the community.
Two to three trips to out-of-the-area museums or other art venues or events are offered each year.
