From the perspective of Baryn Futa, it’s not possible to overstate the importance of the arts on any society. Art establishes a society’s identity and it should be preserved for future generations. The arts are like a time capsule; the art of the past puts us in touch with our ancestors. Because of that, we owe it to our descendants to preserve as much current and past art as possible for the future. That makes art museums and art preservation extremely important as far as Baryn Futa is concerned. Because fine art represents what a society is, Baryn has a strong desire to preserve that for the ages. That is why he is interested in getting more people to appreciate the arts as much as he does.

That is the main reason Baryn Futa now has memberships in a great number of prominent art museums with impressive collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, and The Jewish Museum. It is also why he has developed and maintained such a large and impressive art collection himself and why he routinely loans his art to museums. Art defines society as it stands now and we owe it to our posterity to preserve art for everyone.

Baryn Futa knows his art collection is an excellent investment opportunity, but he also understands that the collection is also useful for art preservation, whichkeeps art alive for future generations. There is nothing like the arts for keeping us in touch with those who came before us, which is why Baryn believes that we owe it to future generations to preserve as much art as possible.Art is how generations speak to each other, and it’s extremely important from Baryn Futa’s perspective because it keeps the conversation going for the benefit of our descendants.
 
Admittedly, Baryn Futa’s deep love for the arts was rather late in coming; it didn’t appear until he retired and began working with the Denver Art Museum. There, he began to fully appreciate the beauty and significance of the arts, he attended numerous arts classes and started his own art collection, which has become very extensive over time. Baryn Futa proudly holds memberships in many prominent art museums with impressive collections, including The Guggenheim, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Jewish Museum, among others. He loans pieces from his collection to museums when he can, to promote increased art appreciation.

Even though Baryn Futa believes art appreciation to be a key element of every human society and should be supported, it is a fact that art is too often under-appreciated and taken for granted. He believes that art should be a major priority and it is the benign neglect of art that drives Baryn in his quest to drive more to support the fine arts. Baryn Futa is in a position to support the arts to the extent that is needed, which he realizes is a privilege. That is why Baryn is so keen on take on as much responsibility as he can.
 
Baryn Futa is a major arts benefactor, but he is also a man who simply appreciates the finer things in life. He is genuinely saddened by the realization that too few great artists are appreciated enough to thrive.That’s why Baryn Futa has a developed a very large art collection of his own. Ownership of art is a great investment, but it’s also the best way to preserve it for future generations. Baryn Futa holds memberships in many prominent art museums with impressive collections and he loans pieces from his own collection when he can because preservation is very important.

To many, including fine arts appreciator Baryn Futa, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art is often considered the most influential museum display of modern art throughout the world. Located in New York City -- specifically in Midtown Manhattan -- the museum was first developed in 1929 by the wife of famed John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, as well as two of her friends. The family’s posh lifestyle and wealthy friends allowed it to thrive at that moment despite opening during the same time as the Wall Street crash.

The museum has flourished since opening. Today, it houses some of the world’s most eminent modern masterpieces, including Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night and Claude Monet’s Water Lilies. Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans is also among the collections, which are more than 150,000 pieces, not including millions of film stills and films.

Baryn Futa urges not only a sincere appreciation for these pieces so delicately collected and preserved for the world to see, but also the need to support the work accomplished by the Museum of Modern Art -- a place without which the community would not have access to these fine arts. Although MoMa is a private, non-profit organization, not every museum has the same luxury with the same significant operations budget. As Futa notes, even when viewing some of the world’s most notable masterpieces, it’s a time to reflect on arts completed everywhere and funding needed for even the smallest artists.

Baryn Futa has long been a dedicated and vocal arts benefactor and supporter. He’s provided funding to struggling artists, donated to museums with exhibitions required increased attention and shared his love and passion for the field with others. But now Futa is striving to detail the social impact that the arts has on community with hopes that cities everywhere will notice how critical artistic endeavors can be toward engagement and success.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have looked into this same topic as Futa. In their research, they discovered that higher civic engagement often goes hand in hand with an increased concentration of the arts in a community. The arts also help create more social cohesion in a city as well as attribute to an area’s poverty rates (which are typically lower) and child welfare (frequently higher). Baryn Futa has long understood the immense positive impact that the arts can have on kids, families and an entire community. The research from UPenn indicates the same, solidifying ideas that vibrant and active arts activities can improve an entire environment and the climate in which children are raised. Arts can lead to sweeping positive changes and better communities for residents of all ages.

Baryn Futa strongly believes that that art is a key element of any society and that every society should support and protect art to the best of its ability. The fact that art is too often taken for granted is the one thing that drives Baryn Futa's extensive work as someone who appreciates the finer and subtler aspects of life.

It is because he feels that brilliant artists are not shown adequate appreciation that has brought Baryn Futa to the point that he now does everything he can to alleviate that situation. He has attended numerous arts classes and he even started his own art collection, which has grown into something very extensive and highly impressive. He is a very important member of many prominent art museums, such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, and The Jewish Museum, all of which have impressive collections, as well. Through his patronage, Baryn Futa is hoping that, in his own way, he is encouraging others to appreciate the arts as much as he does. By doing so, he hopes to preserve art for the ages.

The process of creating art is not a simple one—often it is incredibly laborious, though it may not seem it. Anyone who has ever thought “I could paint that” and then tried...knows how hard creating beautiful or engaging art really is. Baryn Futa knows that art is not easy to create and that unique or interesting artists should be encouraged and supported. Baryn Futa has worked to support a number of artists himself, becoming a respected benefactor of the arts. He has a special interest in contemporary art, especially time-based media.