Applications open for Terra Foundation Exhibition Grants

Donor Name: Terra Foundation for American Art

Reference URL:https://www.terraamericanart.org/grant-program/exhibition-grants/

The Terra Foundation Exhibition Grants support organizations worldwide in planning and implementing temporary loan exhibitions that broaden understandings of American art.

The Terra Foundation Exhibition Grants program has aimed to foster transformative encounters with American art by supporting temporary loan exhibitions at institutions around the world. The program encourages projects that challenge and expand traditional narratives, inviting audiences to engage with a plurality of perspectives and histories within American and Indigenous North American art.

Grants are awarded to offset planning and implementation costs for temporary exhibitions that primarily feature artworks not held in the applicant institution’s permanent collection. Eligible expenses include planning and research, short-term positions such as research fellows or assistants, convenings, travel, advisory committees, interpretation, artist fees (excluding commissions), shipping, crating, couriers, insurance, object loan fees, construction of temporary gallery walls, conservation, framing, marketing, and dissemination of research in digital or print formats. Related staff positions (up to 25% of the award) and indirect costs (up to 15% of the award) are also supported.

The foundation prioritizes projects that generate new knowledge and interpretive frameworks reflecting the full breadth and complexity of American art, engage diverse artists, scholars, and communities, and catalyze inclusive practices and expansive histories in the field. Multilingual written materials are encouraged when relevant to the project and its audiences.

Grants typically range between $25,000 and $200,000, with an average grant size of $100,000.

Applicants must be organizations with United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or its international equivalent. Grants are not made to individuals, and only project organizers may apply. Institutions may not receive Exhibition Grants in two consecutive years if previously awarded, except when moving from planning to implementation for the same project. The program does not fund the creation or acquisition of artwork, capital expenditures, permanent equipment, exclusively online projects, or projects that have already opened and are touring to new venues.

For more information, visit Terra Foundation for American Art.

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