In honor of the upcoming departure of CMA ExecutiveDirector, Della Watkins, we are re-releasing the podcast episode An Affinity for Acquisitions. Originally published in March of 2022, this episode features interviews with Watkins and then Affinity board presidents about the intricacies of acquiring art. New episodes of Binder Podcast coming in March 2026!

Host Ray McManus seeks out answers on how art makes it into the collection with help from CMA affinity groups and themuseum's executive director, Della Watkins. Featuring interviews with Chase Heatherly of the Contemporaries, Adrienne Montare of the Columbia Design League, and Therese Griffin of the Friends of African American Art and Culture.

Link to transcript: https://bit.ly/4bNb2nY