'New Collecting Awards'
FIRST DEADLINE 7 NOVEMBER 2014
FIRST DEADLINE 7 NOVEMBER 2014
A new funding programme that will enable promising and ambitious
curators to pursue new avenues of collecting for their museums, and at
the same time build critical professional skills.
There is £300,000 available in the first year.
New Collecting Awards will help museums and galleries
develop their fine and applied art collections by offering 100% funding for
focussed collecting that will extend holdings into new areas, or deepen
existing holdings in imaginative ways.
And, because the ArtFund believes that excellent
collections development requires growing curatorial vision and ambition, award
recipients will also receive a funding allocation dedicated to their own
professional development – to spend on research, travel and training costs to
support their collecting plans, as well as the ongoing support of a mentor, ArtFund staff and trustees.
If you are tempted by this and interested in applying please contact Rachael Browning on 0207 225 4816 or email rbrowning@artfund.org
You can find full details on the application process with further information on the aims and
scope of this exciting scheme will be available at www.artfund.org/newcollecting from Thursday 25 September 2014.
Start thinking and planning to get your application in! First deadline: 7 November 2014.
