Claremont Lewis Museum of Art Receives Major Grant from the Perenchio Foundation
For Immediate Release
October 22, 2024
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The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art is very pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 2024 General Operating Support Grant from the Perenchio Foundation. This grant is one of the most significant grants the Museum has received since it reopened in the Claremont Depot site in 2016. The Perenchio Foundation’s General Operating Support Grants provide flexible funding to arts organizations in Los Angeles County to enhance operational resilience. With a commitment spanning multiple years, these grants aim to help arts organizations meet immediate needs, strengthen their infrastructure, plan with greater confidence and stability, and build capacity for a sustainable future in the region.
“With support from the Perenchio Foundation the Museum will enhance its ability to serve the region as an artistic and creative hub,” said Martin Betz, Claremont Lewis Museum’s Executive Director.
“Stable, multi-year funding is rare in the arts, yet it is essential for organizations to plan confidently, build capacity, and continue creating excellent work that meets the needs of their communities,” said Perenchio Foundation Chief Executive Officer Stephania Ramirez. “By offering this kind of support, we aim to help our grantees flourish while highlighting the need for more long-term investments across the sector.”
“The Museum has big ideas and dreams. We are encouraged to keep moving forward with support such as that provided by the Perenchio Foundation,” said Ryan Zimmerman, President of the Board of Directors of CLMA.
The Perenchio Foundation is a private foundation established by the late A. Jerrold “Jerry” Perenchio. The Perenchio Foundation believes that arts play an essential role in building more equitable, culturally vibrant, and inclusive communities, and is guided by a commitment to create a positive, lasting impact in the Los Angeles region through the arts. Learn more at www.perenchiofoundation.org.
In late 2015, the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art entered into a lease agreement with the City of Claremont to adaptively reuse the historic Claremont Depot as a community-based art museum. Over the past eight years, the Museum has renovated the entire interior of the historic Claremont Depot into three galleries for exhibitions and programs. Currently, CLMA presents three to four thought-provoking exhibitions each year, along with special events and educational programs. Learn more about CLMA at clmoa.org.