The Parrish Art Museum has entered into a new curatorial partnership with the FLAG Art Foundation, a non-collecting, nonprofit exhibition space in Manhattan that mounts solo, two-person, and thematic group exhibitions centered on emerging and established artists.
The two institutions will collaborate through 2030 on three exhibitions annually, across two adjoining galleries at the museum. The inaugural show, set to open in March 2026, will feature eight decades of drawings, paintings, and sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly, organized in collaboration with Jack Shear, president of the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation.
FLAG and the museum have collaborated since June 2024 on “Fresh Paint,” a rotating series of single-artwork shows at the museum. The series has featured pieces by Lauren Halsey, Derrick Adams, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Raven Halfmoon, and Rudolf Stingel, whose interactive installation is on view in the museum’s lobby through Feb. 2.
The new stage of collaboration signals the growth of FLAG’s commitment to supporting contemporary art of all forms beyond its brick-and-mortar spaces in Manhattan.
“The Parrish Art Museum is an institution close to our heart and one that we have been honored to support,” said Glenn Fuhrman, founder of the FLAG Art Foundation. “With this strategic partnership as an example, FLAG will be able to contribute its relationships, resources, and curatorial expertise to addressing the complex needs of museums nationwide, ensuring they are able to pursue the most thoughtful curatorial and educational work.”
“This partnership represents an exceptional alignment and synergy between our organizations’ missions and visions — from maintaining a pulse on the most relevant developments in modern and contemporary art to sharing an understanding of how art profoundly enriches the lives of those in our communities,” said Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, the museum’s executive director. “Amid decreasing federal support for cultural programs, our collaboration with Glenn Fuhrman and his remarkable team at FLAG provides essential resources, expertise, and a shared vision, that elevate our curatorial and educational work alongside them as visionary peers.”
As part of the agreement, a curatorial position has been created, dedicated to programming for the two adjoining galleries. The space will be curated by Scout Hutchinson, associate curator of exhibitions, who has been reappointed as the FLAG Art Foundation associate curator of contemporary art.
“Through ‘Fresh Paint,’ we have been able to bring newly made or rarely exhibited works by contemporary artists to our audiences on the East End,” said Ms. Hutchinson. “This expanded partnership allows us to build on that momentum with an ambitious, ongoing program of exhibitions, and I look forward to continuing to collaborate with the wonderful team at FLAG.”
Since opening to the public in 2008, FLAG has staged over 100 exhibitions celebrating the work of nearly 1,000 artists. Committed to providing education and resources for its surrounding community, and across New York City, all exhibitions and programs, including artist talks, artist-led workshops, and guided tours for school and museum groups, are free and open to the public.
