Friends of the DAC

Don't miss the 2008 FDAC Auction, coming up on Saturday 17 May!

Ever since its founding in 1962, the primary mission of the Friends of the Davison Art Center has been to fund acquisitions for the DAC collection.

The FDAC consists of Wesleyan faculty, staff, alumni, students, area residents, and other friends of the arts devoted to the growth and public enjoyment of the DAC collection, one of the finest university collections of graphic art in the United States. With a volunteer Board of Directors and minimal overhead expense, the FDAC directs an unusually high percentage of its income from membership dues and fund-raising events to the purchase of new objects for the museum collection.

To become a member is easy.

What do you get for joining? Above all, the satisfaction of knowing that most of our membership contributions support the acquisition of important works for the DAC collection. You'll also receive exhibition announcements; two newsletters; a free exhibition catalog in many July-June membership years; and invitations to gallery talks, members-only parties and receptions, and a variety of benefit events.

Join the FDAC email list!

To receive email with news about exhibits, gallery visits, parties, other events, and more, please send your name and email address to <fdac[at]wesleyan.edu> (please replace "[at]" with the "@" sign). We will not share your email address, and you may unsubscribe at any time by sending a request to the same email address.

The Friends also sponsor a docent program that provides groups from area schools with guided tours of exhibitions at Wesleyan.

Funds raised by the Friends of the DAC made it possible for the DAC to acquire this woodcut. Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903) pulled this impression himself in Tahiti in about 1900.