CALL TO COLLECTORS

For the February 2026 Tactile Exhibition
Museum of African American Art Collections

 

Dear Collector,

The Museum of African American Art Collections (MAAAC) invites you to participate as a contributing collector in our upcoming Tactile Exhibition, scheduled for February 2026—a thoughtfully curated experience designed to engage audiences through materiality, texture, and sensory immersion.

 

This exhibition will explore the physical language of African American art collections —surface, structure, form, and depth—examining how artists use touch, dimension, and material to communicate history, emotion, and identity beyond the canvas.

We are currently seeking collectors willing to contribute four to six (4–6) works from their private collections.

 

Works may include, but are not limited to:
   •    Sculpture and dimensional works
   •    Mixed-media and assemblage
   •    Textile and fiber art
   •    Works with pronounced texture or material presence
   •    Contemporary or historical works emphasizing physical storytelling

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Each work will be professionally curated, fully insured, and presented with acknowledgment of collector provenance. Participating collectors will be recognized in exhibition materials, programming, and promotional features, affirming your role as a cultural steward and legacy contributor.

 

By sharing from your collection, you help build a powerful exhibition that invites audiences into a deeper relationship with art—one that is felt as much as it is seen. Your participation elevates not only the exhibition, but the collective narrative we preserve together.