The FLAG Art Foundation and the Parrish Art Museum Announce a New Curatorial Partnership

The FLAG Art Foundation and the Parrish Art Museum are proud to announce a new curatorial partnership in which FLAG and the Parrish will collaborate on three exhibitions annually across two adjoining galleries at the Museum through 2030. In March 2026, the inaugural exhibition will present eight decades worth of drawings, paintings, and sculpture spanning the career of Ellsworth Kelly, organized in collaboration with Jack Shear, President of the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation.

This partnership builds on the recent FRESH PAINT collaboration, a rotating series of single-artwork exhibitions at the Parrish Art Museum that began in June 2024. To date, the series has featured Lauren Halsey, Derrick Adams, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Raven Halfmoon, and Rudolf Stingel. Each FRESH PAINT presentation is accompanied by a commissioned essay that sparks thoughtful dialogue between the visual arts and writers, critics, poets, scholars, and beyond. Members of the Parrish Art Museum’s Teen Council ARTscope also create a collaborative response to each exhibition.

Signaling the deepening relationship between FLAG and the Parrish, this curatorial collaboration also marks the growth of FLAG’s commitment to supporting contemporary art practices of all forms beyond its brick-and-mortar exhibition 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 Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Executive Director of the Parrish. “Our growing relationship with The FLAG Art Foundation deepens the Parrish’s ability to continue presenting bold, forward-thinking exhibitions that resonate with our local communities while advancing the broader field of art. This collaboration comes at a critical moment for the Parrish and for public arts institutions nationwide. 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.”

A key part of the agreement is the creation of a curatorial position dedicated to programming for the two adjoining galleries. The space will be curated by Scout Hutchinson, whose role as Associate Curator of Exhibitions at the Parrish is now reappointed as The FLAG Art Foundation Associate Curator of Contemporary Art. Since joining the Parrish in October 2024, Hutchinson has worked with FLAG on several FRESH PAINT exhibitions.

“I’m honored by this new appointment and grateful for FLAG’s support,” said Scout Hutchinson. “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. 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.”