DAS The
Decorative Arts Society 1850 to the present
DAS Study Visits: Next Bursary for Curators
Deadline
for applications: Monday 31 March
Founded in 1975, the Decorative Arts Society (DAS) is a
charity which encourages and supports the study and appreciation of all aspects
of the decorative arts and design from 1850 to the present. The Society’s
activities include architecture, interior and industrial design and the graphic
arts. As part of its remit, it organises overseas study visits once or twice
each year.
Support to Curators
The Society’s Committee of Governors wishes to help decorative
arts curators take part in these events, in order to extend the knowledge and
contacts of the individuals and to strengthen the link between museums, their
staffs and the Society. In 2012 it agreed a new policy of allocating funds for
bursaries which are intended to cover all or most of the cost of participation.
Paris Bursary
The next DAS Bursary is to be made available for the Society’s
study visit to Paris from 22-25 September 2014. Its theme will
concentrate on Modernist architecture, sculpture and the Applied Arts from the
late 19th century to Art Deco. The programme includes private visits
led by Museum Curators of Decorative Arts at the Petit Palais, at the Musée
d’Orsay, at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, at the Musée des Années Trente and
at the Sèvres Museum and the Factory’s Studio Workshops. The Curator of Rodin’s
Villa des Brillants at Meudon will present Rodin’s personal collection and the
Plaster Gallery. The focus on architecture will be concentrated on three
buildings highly representative of the inter war period: the Villa La Roche by
Le Corbusier, the Palais de la Porte Dorée, which housed the 1931 International
Exhibition and the Maison de Verre by Pierre Chareau, which contains much of
the original fittings and furniture.
The award is intended to cover a substantial proportion of the
costs of the study visit including accommodation during the visit and travel to
and from Paris but the successful applicant may need to find some limited incidental
expenditure on meals not provided. If awarded a grant by the Society, the
applicant would be expected to provide an article for the DAS Newsletter
describing the trip, and a record of events which is made available to
participants.
How to apply for the Paris
Visit for September 2014
Applicants should provide a CV and a note specifying how
attendance on the visit would develop their expertise or be useful in their
work. These should be sent to Robert Wilson, DAS Chairman, wilsonrwg@gmail.com , who is happy to
answer any queries, to arrive by Monday 31
March
