Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art
June 6鈥揂ugust 2, 2025
The primary mission of the Kruizenga Art Museum is to support the academic curriculum
of Hope College and to help prepare Hope students for lives of leadership and service
in a global society. To fulfill this mission, the museum regularly acquires new works
of art in many different media and from many different countries and historical periods.
Some of the new artworks the museum acquires are donations; others are purchased.
The museum鈥檚 primary criteria for selecting new acquisitions are how useful they are
for teaching and learning, and how well they fit with other artworks already in the
museum collection. The historical significance, aesthetic quality, and physical condition
of the artworks are also important factors.
The contemporary artworks displayed in this gallery were all acquired by the KAM between 2022 and 2025. Collecting global contemporary art can be difficult. The market is vast and challenging to monitor. Retail prices for well-known artists are often high and competition for the best artworks from other museums and private collectors can be fierce. Nevertheless, the Kruizenga Museum regularly pursues contemporary acquisitions because we believe it is important to expose Hope students to a wide range of current artworks and cultural perspectives that will broaden their minds and enrich their spirits.
The Kruizenga Art Museum is immensely grateful to all the donors whose gifts of art or funds to purchase to art made this exhibition possible: Howard and Patricia Farber, David Kamansky and Gerald Wheaton, Kate Rudy 鈥�53, Ronald 鈥�62 and Gerri Vander Molen, and Boyd H. Wilson.
The Face I Can't Forget, Theophilus Tetteh (Ghanaian, b. 1991) 2022. Acrylic on canvas.Hope College Collection, purchased with funds donated by Ronald 鈥�62 and Gerri Vander Molen, 2023.10
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