소호의 드로잉센터가 사이 트웜블리 재단의 후원으로 2월 20일부터 2023년 2월까지 입장료를 무료로 전환한다.

The Drawing Center Receives Transformative Gift from the Cy Twombly Foundation to Offer Free Admission through February 2023

New York, NY... The Drawing Center is pleased to announce that it has received a multi-year grant from the Cy Twombly Foundation to support free admission through February 2023. Free admission to The Drawing Center will begin on February 20, 2020, in conjunction with the opening of the exhibitions Guo Fengyi: To See from a Distance and Curtis Talwst Santiago: Can’t I Alter. 

The generous grant from the Cy Twombly Foundation builds upon a recent initiative to offer free admission to all visitors to The Drawing Center. When the program was tested for the exhibition The Pencil Is a Key: Drawings by Incarcerated Artists, The Drawing Center saw a 50% increase in visitorship and welcomed a significant number of first-time visitors.

“This gift of free admission by the Cy Twombly Foundation is transformative. It will expand our audience and encourage visitors of all backgrounds to experience The Drawing Center’s dynamic programming on multiple occasions,” said Laura Hoptman, Executive Director, The Drawing Center. “The connection of The Drawing Center to Twombly—one of the twentieth century’s greatest draftsmen, who did more to put drawing at the center of the discourse than any other artist of his generation—is inspiring. We are deeply grateful to the Cy Twombly Foundation for their generosity and for recognizing the significance of free admission to the future of our organization.”

Nicola Del Roscio, the President of the Cy Twombly Foundation said of the gift: “Cy had a direct connection from the mind and idea to the hand, which was expressed through his line and drawing. I think he would have been very happy with this donation to The Drawing Center.”

About The Drawing Center

Founded in 1977 by curator Martha Beck (1938–2014), The Drawing Center is a museum in Manhattan’s SoHo district that explores the medium of drawing as primary, dynamic, and relevant to contemporary culture, the future of art, and creative thought. Its activities are both multidisciplinary and broadly historical, and include exhibitions, public programs, publications, and a unique artist-run exhibition program aimed at the contemporary artists’ community.

About the Cy Twombly Foundation 

The Cy Twombly Foundation is committed to fostering the study and preservation of the work and legacy of Cy Twombly by supporting scholarship and exhibitions around the world. The foundation also supports philanthropic initiatives and organizations that embody the Cy Twombly’s approach to his work and charitable endeavors. For institutions that encourage a deeper and broader appreciation of the artist, we have gifted special works to their permanent collections.