Mission
THE CANTON MUSEUM OF ART (CMA) IS ONE OF OHIO'S PREMIER MUSEUMS FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL VISUAL ARTS EXPERIENCE. CMA IS RECOGNIZED FOR POWERFUL EXHIBITIONS FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART, ITS INFLUENCES AND THEMES THAT ALLOW EVERYONE TO CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. CMA PRODUCES 12 TO 14 EXHIBITIONS EACH YEAR, FEATURING ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS CURATED BY CMA TO SHOWCASE CELEBRATED AMERICAN ARTISTS AND DIVERSE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TALENTS; NATIONAL TOURING EXHIBITIONS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER MUSEUMS; AND THEMED EXHIBITIONS THAT MAKE OUR COLLECTIONS COME ALIVE WITH STORIES. CMA'S ACCLAIMED COLLECTION FOCUSES ON AMERICAN WORKS ON PAPER, PRIMARILY WATERCOLORS, AND CERAMICS, AND WORKS ARE OFTEN LOANED FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART AND ARTISTS. THE MUSEUM'S DIVERSE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING SCHOOL OF ART CLASSES, IN-SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND EXHIBITION SCHOOL TOURS. FOUNDED IN 1935, THE C