539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
Tel (617) 338-7668
Fax (617) 451-2884
info@theartconnection.org

The Art Connection seeks to enrich and educate under-served communities by expanding public access to original works of art.

History

The Art Connection was established in 1995 as a vehicle for distributing original works of art to public, charitable, and educational institutions, in a manner pioneered by Fay Chandler, a painter and sculptor working in Boston since the early 1970s. As Fay began considering what would happen to her unsold inventory of work at her death or disability, she became convinced that the best result would be transferring the work, in conjunction with the work of other artists, free of charge, to interested public and nonprofit organizations in the community that have no funds for purchasing art. The program grew as founding directors recognized a demand for expanding public access to the visual arts and from their ability to build a unique program to meet that need.

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“I’ve seen my work accumulate in my studio and often wondered what was going to happen to all this work that I care about and spend time with. The Art Connection provided the opportunity to have people see the work that had not found its way into the marketplace. It was wonderful to know that someone in crisis had a special moment because of my work.” - Nancy Simonds, Boston