Here are details of an exciting grant programme for curators. Don't miss out!
Claire Blakey of the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery has passed on details from Rachael Browning of the
Art Fund about the Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Grants
programme.
Claire says 'having been a recent beneficiary of this programme I encourage you to
apply, it's a really good way of being able to carry out research that you would
not normally have the funding for'.
Rachael is the chief Art fund contact for the Ceramics Network and gives the details of this grant programme here:
In 2012 the Art Fund launched a
new £50,000 annual funding stream aimed at helping maintain and develop
curatorial expertise in UK museums. The Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Grants
programme provides funding for travel and other practical costs to help curators
from museums large and small undertake collection and exhibition research
projects within the UK or anywhere in the world.
Since the scheme has
launched we have been very encouraged by the number and quality of applications
received - supporting nearly 40 curators to undertake research projects of all
sizes, in nearly 30 institutions across the United Kingdom. As the funding is
awarded to individuals, we are happy to accept simultaneous applications from
curators who work within the same museum or museums service.
Full details on
the programme and some of the awards we have already made can be found on our website. Click HERE.
Rachael says 'we want to make sure
that as many museum and gallery professionals as possible know about this scheme
and benefit from it'.
While we want to
encourage applications for relatively small grants to cover all aspects of
curatorial research in its widest sense we also accept applications for £2,000
or over to support more extensive, ambitious or far-flung research projects.
Applications can also be made jointly by two or more curators who wish to work
on a project together. The next deadline for large applications is on 15 May.
Following this deadline there will only be one more for applications above
£2,000 in 2013.
We would encourage any curators or researchers who have a
project they would love to sink their teeth to get in touch to discuss their
ideas, and for advice about how and when to apply for funding.
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| Pier Arts Centre were awarded a grant to visit Frieze Art Fair in London |
Details about contacts are:
Rachael
Browning: Programmes Manager
(Projects)
E: RBrowning@artfund.org
D: 0207 225
4816
M: 07944 887
367
The Art
Fund
Millais
House
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London
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