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Piedmont Arts Association or 'Piedmont Arts' is a nonprofit art museum and educational outreach center in Martinsville, Virginia. Piedmont Arts is a statewide partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia〔(Virginia Museum of Fine Arts )〕 and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.〔(Piedmont Arts )〕 == History == Piedmont Arts was founded in 1961 by a group of local artists, including Jessamine Shumate, when the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts encouraged the formation of a statewide network of local chapters.〔(Piedmont Arts )〕 In 1976, E.I. DuPont deNemours Company agreed to lease the group the Lynwood House, a company house named for the first DuPont manager to reside there. The artists subsequently took the name Lynwood Artists and began curating exhibits by regional artists and craftsmen for display in the Lynwood House. In 1976 the group incorporated under the name Piedmont Arts Association and in 1978 assumed the new status of Affiliate of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. In 1981 the heirs of Michael and Purnell Schottland donated the Schottland Estate to Piedmont Arts for use as a permanent facility. This donation led to a capital campaign for renovations. During the campaign Piedmont Arts raised more funds than required for renovations and the excess monies were used to establish an endowment for the organization. In 1995, Piedmont Arts launched its Shared Vision Campaign, which was designed to raise funds to renovate the existing facility and add a new wing featuring gallery space, a classroom and a performance hall. In April 1997 Piedmont Arts held a groundbreaking for the new wing, which opened in April of the following year. In April 2004, Piedmont Arts was awarded accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums after completing a year-long self study.〔(AAM Accredited Museums )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Piedmont Arts Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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