Viewing, and Learning about Exceptional Agrarian Art.
Giving
Sponsor an Exhibition- Bone Creek produces and presents quaterly exhibition in the museum's Temporary Exhibitions Gallery. These exhibits bring to the forfront exceptional art and artists. These shows are the reason the museum is here. You can help us continue to bring high quality art to the area by becoming an exhibition sponsor. This support is particularly critical to the schedule of upcoming summer blockbuster exhibitions that present renown artists and their work in the agrarian art context for the first time. Please contact the museum for more information about the upcoming exhibitions. The sponsorships levels, with donor recognition in the exhibition gallery, are:
Sponsor- $1,000- $2,499
Gold Sponsor- $2,500- $4,999
Benefactor- $5,000+
Collections Management Fund- Bone Creek is always in need of supplies to properly care for the growing collection of the museum. Several particular items would greatly help to preserve and grow the heart of the museum; the collection. Please consider how you can help by giving a monetary gift to cover one of these items or a gift of the materials themselves: Collections management software, Pastperfect- $870, Laptop computer to manage collection- $400, Museum case solander boxes for print storage- $600, Stongboxes for travel of our collection to other institutions- $700, Hygrothermograph, to monitor temperature and humidity levels- $350.
Wayne Soukup Art Literature Fund- Our heartfelt thanks to the many donors to the "Wayne Soukup Art Literacy Fund", which has started an art library, and supports arts publications of the museum.
Marvin Gardens Fund- Bone Creek has a maintanence and improvement fund for the Marvin Gardens landscape area of the museum. This fund was initiated by the Mohler family and welcomes additional memorials to the preservation of this area.
Planned Giving- Leave a Legacy - Please consider a bequest for BCMAA. BCMAA is establishing an endowment to preserve the museum’s assets and future programming. We invite those interested in planned giving to discuss this with your estate planner or give us a call. Our Fund Development Director would be happy to discuss planned giving possibilities with you.
Gifts of Art- BCMAA is a safe and secure place to have your artworks preserved and appreciated for generations to come. The Curatorial staff would be happy to discuss with you possibilities for donating a single piece or an entire collection of art.
Bone Creek has a growing collection of important works generously gifted by collectors and artists alike. Dr. Stuart and Lynn Embury, on behalf of the Prairie Heritage Museum, donated a WWI war bond poster of a jolly farmer in bibbed overalls in 2008. Pastel artist Michael Duane gifted David City Tornado to the museum collection during his one man show in 2008.