Convening Grants for Internationally Collaborative Exhibitions

Through our grant opportunities for institutions, the Terra Foundation actively supports and initiates historical American art exhibitions, academic programs, and programs in Chicago, the United States, and throughout the world. We fund projects that focus on art (circa 1500–1980) of what is now the geographic United States. We recognize the value of fostering global perspectives to expand and enhance, and thereby strengthen, the understanding of historical American art. At the heart of any historical American art exhibition, research project, or discussion, is an original work of art, and we are committed to supporting opportunities to engage with these works.

To encourage and enrich international partnerships between art museums and to deepen research and dialogue, for the next two years the foundation offers Convening Grants for Internationally Collaborative Exhibitions. An institution may apply for a convening grant even if it has applied (or plans to apply) separately for general exhibition support for the same project. Proposals for convening grants and general exhibition support are each considered on their own merits; grant approval in one program does not guarantee grant approval in the other.

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