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Permanent Art Collection

The  Potsdam College Foundation is accepting Requests For Proposal (RFP) to engage with work on our Art Collection.

The anticipated schedule for this Solicitation is as follows:

  • Solicitation issued: November 21, 2024
  • Deadline for receipt of questions: January 10, 2025 (extended from December 15, 2024)
  • Proposal due date: January 15, 2025 (extended from January 10, 2025)
  • Projected award date: February 7, 2025

Review the RFP (PDF)

The Permanent Art Collection is owned by The Potsdam College Foundation and is offered to the SUNY Potsdam community as a unique resource to the campus and surrounding region. The Collection comprises approximately 2,300 objects and is rich in Mid-20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art. When possible, The Permanent Collection is displayed in The Gibson and Hosmer Galleries. Parts of the Collection is also displayed on campus in an open museum concept.   Much can be viewed along the corridors in buildings designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes for just this purpose. 

In addition to the strong Mid-20th Century American Art in The Collection, there are superb sub-collections of Post WWII Japanese and Italian works, which were collected by Roland Gibson, the first official curator of The Permanent Collection. There are also the sparkling “gems” in the Native American work of the Uffer Inuit Collection and in the unique Andy Warhol Photographic and Print Collections. 

Learn more in this Campus Art Tour: