loan program

How to Make a Loan Request

The Foundation considers written loan requests from accredited institutions, or those whose staff and facilities are similarly qualified. The borrowing institution is required to undertake all costs for packing, transporting, handling and insuring the artworks in transit to and from all venues and during exhibition of the works. Requests are considered on an individual basis and the Foundation's decision to lend is based upon the pertinence of the artworks to the content of the exhibition, the prior loan commitments of the requested artworks, the fragility of the artwork, and the Foundation's goal of exposure to the widest or neediest audiences. Most often, the Foundation gives preferred consideration to lending one work or a small grouping of works to augment major one-person or thematic exhibitions which have a tour schedule of several venues. Periodically, the long term loan of one or two art works to individual institutions may be arranged. Only in select situations will the Foundation facilitate exhibitions that are drawn entirely from the Foundation collection and organized by the staff of the borrowing institution.

The Foundation's photographic archives include transparencies, slides and digital images of nearly all works, enabling us to supply visual material to potential borrowing institutions.

For loan requests, please email:
vgambill@broadartfoundation.org

or write to:

Vicki Gambill, Registrar
The Broad Art Foundation
3355 Barnard Way
Santa Monica, CA 90405