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  •  Andy Warhol Museum
  •  Apex Art Curatorial Program - features contemporary work and provides brochures which contain an essay written by the curator as well as reproductions of the works included in the exhibit
  •  ARKEN Museum of Modern Art
  •  Center on Contemporary Art - includes membership information, schedule, directions and a virtual gallery
  •  Contemporary Arts Center
  •  Contemporary Museum - galleries, a gift shop, and a cafe, all on a peaceful 3-1/2 acre garden setting in Makiki Heights
  •  Darat al Funun - exhibits the work of contemporary Arab artists and hosts lectures, workshops, and concerts
  •  di Rosa Preserve - opening their extensive collection of contemporary art and their historical grounds to the public
  •  Electronic Arts Intermix - EAI serves as a nonprofit resource for artists' video, offering screenings, preservation, and international media distribution
  •  Exit Art/The First World - non-profit cultural center dedicated to transcultural, multi-disciplinary explorations of contemporary art issues
  •  Fondation Beyeler - permanent collection of classical modernist works
  •  Fort Wayne Museum of Art - permanent collection features European and American paintings, sculptures, and works on paper created since 1850
  •  Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio - Bauhaus style home of American abstract artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen, displaying works by them and by some of their contemporaries
  •  Gallery 25 - independent art gallery founded by women students and professors at California State University Fresno
  •  Hara Museum of Contemporary Art - the museum's permanent collection includes works from Asia, the Americas and Europe, and focuses on the diversity of post-1950 developments in art
  •  I Due Art 4 You Museum - Dadaist and Surrealist institution
  •  Ikon Gallery - one of the UK's premier venues for new art
  •  International Artist in Residence Project - 'the gallery' is a newly launched exhibition space which invites internationally recognised contemporary artists to work, on-site in Guernsey, towards a public exhibition
  •  James A. Michener Art Museum - collects twentieth century American art and features a permanent exhibit celebrating the prolific career of James A. Michener
  •  Jean Tinguely Museum
  •  Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Design - includes calendar of events, history and architecture of the museum, images from the collection and a guestbook
  •  Last Underground - retrospective exhibition of contemporary multimedia art. April 15-May 15, 1999
  •  MAGASIN - Centre National d'Art Contemporain - exhibiting contemporary art, and offering lectures, classes, and conferences. In English and French
  •  Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall - specializing in the work of contemporary artists with little previous exposure in Sweden
  •  McKinney Avenue Contemporary (MAC)
  •  Mercer Union - non-profit, artist run centre for contemporary visual art, with national, international and local artists
  •  Mill & Short Gallery - collaboration to introduce the role of curator into the realm of the artist
  •  Parrish Art Museum - maintains a full schedule of changing exhibitions in the Museum's galleries, with a focus on examining art of the recent past or contemporary work
  •  Pyramid Arts Center - dedicated to fostering the creation and appreciation of contemporary arts
  •  Salon75 - dedicated to curating exhibitions of contemporary work in all media
  •  Serpentine Gallery - offering information on current and upcoming exhibits, gallery talks, artist talks, and other educational programs
  •  Sioux City Art Center - celebrates the visual arts through education, exhibitions, and a permanent collection
  •  Soros Center for Contemporary Arts - current exhibitions and database of artists and their work
  •  Triton Museum of Art - a contemporary art museum with an extensive program of art, education and community involvement
  •  Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts - non profit organization featuring literature, visual arts, film, music, dance, performance art, and multidisciplinary programs
  •  Vromans Gallery - leading contemporary artists in the areas of constructivism, tachism and lyrical abstractivism
  •  William Havu Gallery - focusing on contemporary art from the Rocky Mountain and Southwestern states
  •  Witte de With - center for contemporary art. Includes current exhibitions, artist profiles, and more
  •  YYZ Artists' Outlet - provides a venue for the exhibition of work by contemporary artists working in all media including both visual and time-based arts (video, film and performance)

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Africa
Africa
 
Asia & the Middle East
Asia
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Israel
Japan
North Korea
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Australia & Oceania
Australia and Oceania

Australia - Eastern (Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria & Tasmania)
Australia - Central (Northern Territory & South Australia)
Australia - Western Australia

New Zealand
 
Europe
Europe

Cyprus
  •  Centre for Contemporary Art - residential arts center in a restored monastery in Cyprus which offers studios, accommodation, and exhibition space for artists. Supported by the Monagri Foundation
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
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Jan Mayen
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Portugal
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North America
Caribbean
Central America

Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands

Canada - Alberta
  •  Power Plant - Canada's leading non-collecting contemporary art institution
  •  Walter Phillips Gallery - committed to presenting work by artists who provoke discussions of culture through visual art, performance, video and new media practices
Canada - British Columbia
Canada - Manitoba
Canada - Newfoundland
Canada - Ontario
  •  Ottawa Art Gallery - establishing and promoting active relationships between artists and the community through exhibits, collections, talks, rentals, and more
Canada -Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick
Canada - Quebec
Canada - Saskatchewan
Canada - territories

Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Martinique
Mexico
  •  Museo de Arte Moderno - works of important XX Century Mexican Masters: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo, among others
  •  Carrillo Gil Museum of Contemporary Art - collection of works by Jose Clemente Orozco, Siqueiros, Rivera and other Mexican 20th century artists
Montserrat
Navassa Island
Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire and Curaçao)
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis (West Indies)
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands

USA - Alabama
USA - Alaska
USA - Arizona
USA - Arkansas
USA - California
USA - Colorado
  •  Aspen Art Museum - small art museum specializing in contemporary art, located in the first hydroelectric power plant west of the Mississippi
  •  Museum of Contemporary Art - Denver - to educate and inspire artists, students, and the general public about important new developments in the visual arts
  •  Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art - presents visual works and performing arts from emerging and established contemporary artists
USA - Connecticut
USA - Delaware
USA - District of Columbia
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USA - Hawaii
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USA - North Dakota
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USA - Oklahoma
USA - Oregon
USA - Pennsylvania
USA - Rhode Island
USA - South Carolina
USA - South Dakota
USA - Tennessee
USA - Texas
  •  Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston - A museum for the art of our time. Founded in 1948, CAM presents changing exhibitions of local, national, & international artists
  •  Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth - includes information about the permanent collection, exhibitions, events, and bookstore
  •  McNay Art Museum - Texas' first modern art museum focuses on 19th and 20th century European and American art, and 20th century graphic arts
USA - Utah
USA - Vermont
USA - Virginia
USA - Washington
USA - West Virginia
USA - Wisconsin
USA - Wyoming

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U.S. Virgin Islands
 
South America
South America

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Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
 
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last edited Monday, January 21, 2008