Three Texas museums across the state host the exhibition in 2025–2026

Fort Worth, TX, February 10, 2025 – As the lead museum for the Art Bridges Texas Cohort, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter) announced the debut of Home, Love, and Loss, an exhibition that explores the cycles of family life and the universal threads of human connection. With support from Art Bridges Foundation, the exhibition will open at the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi on February 14, 2025, and will remain on view until April 27, 2025, after which it will travel to the Amarillo Museum of Art and the Ellen Noël Art Museum (Odessa, TX).

Home, Love, and Loss marks the third in a series of exhibitions presented by the Carter’s Art Bridges Texas Cohort. Since its launch in 2022, the multi-institutional partnership—comprised of the Carter, the Art Museum of South Texas, the Amarillo Museum of Art, and the Ellen Noël Art Museum—has expanded access to American art across Texas as part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program.

The exhibition presents a powerful selection of 66 artworks, including paintings, photographs, works on paper, and video, from the collections of Art Bridges, the Carter, and three other Texas-based museums. Together, the works delve into the milestones and challenges of life, from the bonds of love and resilience to the fractures of loss and adversity. Whether exploring the stories of ancestors, the rupture of families, or the joys of chosen companionship, this exhibition prompts us to reimagine home and humanity in the context of life's inevitable transformations.

“Home, Love, and Loss is an exploration from multiple points of view that invites us to reflect on our bonds and relationships that form us into who we are,” says Deborah Fullerton, Curator of Exhibitions at the Art Museum of South Texas. “This exhibition examines many layers of living, depicting a wide variety of lives and what connects us through human experiences. These selections of art provide ways to connect to a broader appreciation for human connection through compassion, resilience, and the power of memories.”

“The Art Bridges Cohort Program provides us with the extraordinary opportunity to share the Carter’s collection beyond the walls of the Museum and nurture the next generation of professionals in curatorial work,” says Andrew J. Walker, Executive Director at the Carter. “We are thrilled to work alongside three other Texas institutions to create a series of exhibitions that help broaden our understanding of American creativity. Through this partnership, the Carter continues to build on its long history of collaborating with communities and other institutions to provide opportunities for people to explore the wonder of American art in their own lives and spaces.”

After Home, Love, and Loss closes at the Art Museum of South Texas, it will travel to the Amarillo Museum of Art from May 31 to September 14, 2025, and then to the Ellen Noël Art Museum from March 11 to June 16, 2026.

About the Art Bridges Cohort Program

The Art Bridges Cohort Program builds on the Program’s mission to expand access to American art nationwide by supporting multiyear, multi-institutional partnerships. In sharing collections and resources, each Cohort institution, comprised of a lead museum and its regional partners, collaborates to curate exhibitions that inspire and deepen engagement with local communities while transcending geographic and institutional boundaries. The Program’s dynamic partnerships have generated over 100 exhibitions that feature rich content, include in-depth educational and interpretive materials, and are designed to meet a wide range of audience interests. To learn more about the Art Bridges Cohort Program, visit artbridgesfoundation.org/cohort.

About Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Located in the heart of Fort Worth’s Cultural District, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter) is a dynamic cultural resource that provides unique access and insight into the history and future of American creativity through its expansive exhibitions and programming. The Carter’s preeminent collection includes masterworks by legendary American artists such as Ruth Asawa, Alexander Calder, Frederic Church, Stuart Davis, Robert Duncanson, Thomas Eakins, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence, and John Singer Sargent, as well as one of the country’s foremost repositories of American photography. In addition to its innovative exhibition program and engagement with artists working today, the Museum’s premier primary research collection and leading conservation program make it a must-see destination for art lovers and scholars of all ages nationwide. Admission is always free. To learn more about the Carter, visit cartermuseum.org.

About Art Bridges

Art Bridges Foundation is the vision of philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton. Since 2017, Art Bridges has created and supported projects that bring outstanding works of American art out of storage and into communities across the United States and its territories. Art Bridges partners with a growing network of more than 240 museums of all sizes on nearly 900 projects—impacting 5.3 million people nationwide—to provide financial and strategic support for exhibitions, collection loans, and programs designed to educate, inspire, and deepen engagement with local communities. The Art Bridges Collection represents an expanding vision of American art from the 19th century to present-day and encompasses multiple media and voices. For more information, visit artbridgesfoundation.org.

About Amarillo Museum of Art

The Amarillo Museum of Art is dedicated to enriching the lives of the diverse people of the Texas Panhandle area, bringing them together for the experience of art through exhibitions, education, and collections. For more information, visit amoa.org.

About Art Museum of South Texas

The Art Museum of South Texas is a vibrant cultural institution dedicated to enriching the lives of the residents and visitors of Corpus Christi and the South Texas region through the presentation of visual art. The Art Museum of South Texas advances awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of visual art by presenting exciting exhibitions, offering dynamic education programs, and actively collecting and preserving a vital permanent collection that educates all communities. For more information, visit artmuseumofsouthtexas.org.

About Ellen Noël Art Museum

The Ellen Noël Art Museum of the Permian Basin connects people with art by engaging the community through exhibitions, education, collections, and outreach. For more information, visit noelartmuseum.org.