As Judd wrote in the foundation's first catalogue in 1987:[2][citation needed] It takes a great deal of time and thought to install work carefully.

In addition to the permanent collection, regular temporary exhibitions feature modern and contemporary art of diverse media.

In October 2013 the foundation finalized plans for untitled (dawn to dusk), a 930 m2 (10,000 sq ft), C-shaped concrete structure by Robert Irwin,[5] to join Chinati's permanent collection.

[6] Opened in July 2016,[7] this installation utilizes Fort D. A. Russell's ruined former hospital, rebuilding the structure within its original footprint while incorporating several architectural interventions to modify the building's dynamics of light and space.

[9] Chinati Thirteener, 2010 15 untitled works in concrete, 1980–1984 The Arena, 1980–1987 6-Sided Bar III, 1969 Chateau, 1983 Choir, 1988 Day Titanic, 1984 Hannah in Shades, 1989 Hunting Dogs, 1985 Jack Frost, 1971 Mattress Cloud, 1981 Panoply: Eight Silkscreens Inspired by the Splendours of the Great War, 1971 Six-Legged Sheep, 1993 Tour de France, 1982 [13] The Chinati Foundation sponsors art and education programs, establishing close links to the local community and other cultural institutions and universities in the United States and abroad.