The Phillips Collection

Join The Phillips Collection team! We're hiring for our Chief of Education & Responsive Learning, Assistant Major Gifts Officer, Curator of Modern Art, and Guest Services Associate positions. Apply ▶️ https://bit.ly/3tSlnbw 🎨 Helene McKinsey Herzbrun, Abstraction (detail), ca. 1958, Oil on canvas, Acquired 1959 (?).

Apply to be the Curator of Modern Art at The Phillips Collection! Learn more ▶️ https://bit.ly/3tSlnbw This full-time position will help steward our collection, bring bold, imaginative thinking to The Phillips Collection, and further the museum’s commitment to presenting, acquiring, and fostering greater understanding of modern art through sharing more inclusive narratives. 🎨 Lester D. Boronda, Parisian Boulevard (detail), 1915, Oil on cardboard, Acquisition date unknown.

Today, we're thankful for you! For everyone who has visited The Phillips Collection or Phillips@THEARC, donated to support our arts education and public programs, partnered to help advance our mission, or enjoyed one of our posts on social media—thank you for being part of our community. 📸 Citrine the Queen performing at Phillips after 5; Workshop with Sydney Vernon and Malcolm X Elementary School students; Artist Deborah Roberts and The Phillips Collection Senior Consulting Curator Dr. Adrienne Childs in conversation; Artist talk with Zsudayka Nzinga; Teacher training attendees; Vradenburg Director and CEO Jonathan P. Binstock making remarks at a Contemporaries and BravO event; Chiaroscuro Quartet, November 3, 2024; Katie Delmez and Mickalene Thomas in conversation; Phillips Educator Kimberly Willison giving a Spotlight Talk on Francis Bacon's Study of Figure in a Landscape to guests during Walk Weekend; New Year's Celebration. Photos: AK Blythe.

We are thrilled to welcome acclaimed pianist, programmer, and educator Jenny Lin as the next director of the Phillips Music program! “I am deeply honored to assume the leadership of such a revered music program and to help spread the joy of music to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. This institution has long been a beacon of artistic excellence, and I look forward to creating innovative musical programs that resonate with the museum’s rich heritage and vision. I can’t wait to welcome fellow artists and guests, returning and new to the Music Room, for captivating performances that explore the museum’s renowned permanent collection and special exhibitions through musical response,” says Lin.

We are thrilled to share that Camille Brown, The Phillips Collection Associate Curator, has received a Teiger Foundation grant to support our 2025 exhibition Essex Hemphill: Take care of your blessings. This special exhibition charts the relationship between the writings of poet and activist Essex Hemphill and contemporary visual art. Born in Chicago and raised in Washington, DC, Hemphill emerged as a luminary in the DC arts scene of the 80s and 90s. While Hemphill died of AIDS-related illness at just 38, his work persists, reflected in visual dialogues with his contemporaries and inheritors. Congrats to all of the 2024 #TeigerFoundation grantees! 📸 Camille Brown. Photo: Daniel Graindorge.

Thanks to Elliot Williams for featuring one of our Phillips Educators, Kathleen Foster in WAMU 88.5's Meet the Docents series! Read the article >> https://bit.ly/3A6DKPG Kathleen Foster leading tour with 5th graders from Tubman Elementary School. Photo: Elliot Williams.

Join The Phillips Collection team! We're hiring a Director of Membership, Public Programs Coordinator, and part-time Museum Assistants. Apply ➡️ https://bit.ly/3tSlnbw 🎨 Angela Bulloch, Heavy Metal Stack: Fat Cyan Three, 2018, Powder-coated steel, 118 1/8 in x 55 1/8 in x 39 3/8 in, Made possible with support from Susan and Dixon Butler, Nancy and Charles Clarvit, John and Gina Despres, A. Fenner Milton, Eric Richter, Harvey M. Ross, George Vradenburg and The Vradenburg Foundation, 2018.

The Phillips Collection is looking for a Chief Operating Officer! Learn more ▶️ https://bit.ly/3tSlnbw Graham Sutherland, Vine Pergola, 1947, Oil on canvas, 13 x 16 1/8 in., Acquired 1947

We’re hiring! Join The Phillips Collection team as the Grants Manager, Special Events Manager, Museum Assistant, or Guest Services Associate. Apply today ▶️ https://bit.ly/3tSlnbw 🎨 Allen Tucker, The Rise (detail), not dated, Oil on canvas, 30 1/2 x 36 in., Acquired 1927