Project

Microsoft Art Collection

The Lumiere Group manages the entire scope of the Microsoft Art Collection; a corporate art collection established in 1987 containing 5,000 artworks. In addition to providing guidance on new 2D, sculpture and commissioned art acquisitions, we document and care for all artworks, including overseeing shipping and installation across 140 buildings in the United States and Canada.

Details

Location:
United States & Canada
Project Type:
Holistic Oversight
Client:
Microsoft Corporation
Services Provided:
Collections Stewardship, Curatorial Guidance, Executive Strategy, Project Management and Logistics

Highlights

  • Draft and implement strategy, vision, and mission for the Microsoft Art Collection

 

  • Research and present artworks tailored to individual project goals and Collection mission

 

  • Arrange for shipping, framing, and professional installation

 

  • Oversee artist selection, design, and installation phases for commissioned artworks

 

  • Collect and store art collection data

 

  • Design engaging programs, informational articles, and events for employees

Overview

Our holistic engagement with The Microsoft Art Collection allows The Lumiere Group to employ all of our skills as a team, including everything from mission implementation and curatorial guidance to database organization and professional art installation. We research and present stakeholders with diverse artists whose artworks speak to the goals of each individual project and meet the art collection’s mission. Working with artists and galleries throughout the United States and Canada, we support acquisition and legal transfer of title.  We curate, maintain, ship, and install artworks in Microsoft’s buildings. The Lumiere Group also designs programs and educational content for Microsoft’s employees worldwide. In alignment with the Collection’s mission, we encourage creativity among employees by facilitating an annual employee art exhibition and bring artworks to life through curated digital exhibitions, specialized tours, self-guided tour maps, interpretive text, interviews, articles, panels, and workshops.

"My gallery has an extremely positive, highly valued, long-term relationship with The Lumiere Group. Working with them is seamless and well supported. I deeply admire their authenticity, substantive approach, and long view when it comes to placing artwork in collections. I hope to continue to collaborate with them for many years to come! "
- Amy Morton, Owner, Chief Curator at Morton Fine Art
  • 1/5: Rose Jaffe, Protect Our Mother Nature
  • 2/5: John Grade, Drawdown
  • 3/5: Devorah Sperber, Kirk, Spock and McCoy Beaming-In (In-Between)
  • 4/5: Ulrich Pakker, Nebula Torcida
  • 5/5

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