art2art Circulating Exhibitions was born out of a series of conversations among curators, collectors, artists, and dealers, most of whom share a professional and personal commitment to fine-art photography and/or works on paper. Chief among our concerns was the following. Given that the art market as a whole has never been stronger, it is ironic that many museums today are struggling to make ends meet, not only in capital improvement projects, but even as regards basic staffing needs and day-to-day operations. In particular, there is presently a shortage of high-quality loan exhibitions that are accessible to regional museums, university art galleries, and other small or mid-size public institutions.

art2art Circulating Exhibitions was formed to address this need in the museum community. Currently available shows span the entire history of photography. They are designed to be accessible to smaller institutions (or to large institutions seeking smaller shows): not only are they priced attractively, but in light of differing space requirements they range in size from two dozen to over 100 works; after all, bigger is not always better! Our continuing search for fresh material leads us to source the shows from a variety of generous and flexible lenders, including estates and foundations, institutions that do not have their own in-house touring facility, artists and their dealers, and private collections.

art2art offers thematic exhibitions on a wide range of topics, from natural history and anthropology, to fashion, photojournalism, science and medicine, and the natural landscape. We currently have on our website over 40 shows that span the entire history of photography, from 19th century masterworks by Carleton Watkins, Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron, to 20th century greats Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and Bill Brandt, to influential post-War photographers such as Diane Arbus, Gordon Parks, Danny Lyon, Elliott Erwitt, and Lee Friedlander.