The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

The Kingsborough Art Museum celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2026.  While the art department held a number of exhibitions prior to 1976 in one of the T-Buildings, the Art Gallery of Kingsborough Community College held its first exhibition (a faculty show) in its current location in the Arts and Sciences Building in October of that year.  To mark its 40th anniversary, the gallery was renamed The Kingsborough Art Museum to establish it as a vibrant cultural center for the campus, and plans were developed to create a permanent teaching collection.  In recognition of our upcoming semicentennial, a new KAM logo has been created.  Stay tuned for 50th Anniversary celebrations and events in the coming year.

About the Logo

KAM's new logo incorporates elements related to Kingsborough: The stylized "K" suggests Osamu Shimoda's monumental sculpture Ascendance, a highlight of the campus; the sloping angles evoke those of Kibbee Library and the Performing Arts Center; and the overall outline of all three letters suggests the silhouette of the windows in the art department studios.  In some uses of the logo, a wavy blue line below references the waters that surround Kingsborough.