Coatings World - April 2011

AkzoNobel to sponsor Cleveland Museum of
Art community and educational programs

AkzoNobel has entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the Cleveland Museumof Artin support of the museum’s broad-based community and educational programs, as well as its special exhibitions.

Under its Glidden paint brand, AkzoNobel will sponsor community arts events such as Parade the Circle, the Chalk Festival and the Winter Lights Lantern Festival; educational activities including the museum’s distance-learning program, Art-to-Go interactive exhibits and school tours; and its VIVA! & Gala Performing Arts Series. In addition, the company’s Glidden brand will be the official paint used for the museum’s special exhibitions.

“This is an outstanding opportunity for AkzoNobel to sup-
port arts and education in Northeast Ohio while also adding
color to the community in which we work and live,” said Erik
Bouts, CEO, Akzo Nobel Paints LLC, the company’s U.S.
paints division. “Glidden has been a proud member of the
Northeast Ohio community since 1875. And we are privileged
to partner with the world-renowned Cleveland Museum of
Art, one of our area’s most prestigious cultural institutions, in
its efforts to provide greater access to the arts for community
residents and students.”
“Glidden paints are ideally suited to showcase a variety of
works of art,” said Jeffrey Strean, director of design and archi-
tecture for the museum. “We will use the wide-ranging and vi-
brant Glidden color palette to complement the presentations in
our exhibitions and enhance the experience for our visitors.” C W

Multi-year agreement also includes AkzoNobel’s Glidden paint, named official paint of the museum’s special exhibitions. Under its Glidden paint brand, AkzoNobel will sponsor community arts events such as Parade the Circle.