GMF: Curator Travel Grant

Overview

_NOTE: The program does not have specific deadlines and accepts applications throughout the year. Curators are advised to contact the foundation before submitting an application in order to discuss their proposal with the foundation director._

Curator Travel Grant

The Curator Travel Grants program is available to contemporary art curators in the Great Meadows Foundation catchment area. The program helps contemporary art curators travel outside of the region in order to begin research, develop their professional skills, and to build connections and network with other professionals. The goal is to enrich the contribution contemporary art curators bring to support the region’s artistic development. Of particular interest to the foundation is how the proposed travel will contribute to and support the intellectual and aesthetic growth of Kentucky’s contemporary artist community.

The Great Meadows catchment area includes the 120 counties of Kentucky, and Floyd and Clark counties in Indiana.

Funding

Grants range between $500 and $3,000

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Applicants must be professional curators of contemporary art who have worked in the field for at least twelve calendar months. 
* Independent curators must have held their primary residence in the GMF catchment area for at least twelve calendar months.
* Institutional curators must be employed as contemporary art curators by not-for-profit 501c3 institutions in the GMF region.

Ineligibility

* Students may not apply.
* Artists who also work as curators may not apply for “Artist” and “Curator” grants in the same calendar year.
* Restrictions:
* Travel within the GMF catchment area will not be supported
* Support cannot be given for projects, such as collaborations or exhibitions, that are already planned or in progress.
* Grants will not be given for travel to commercial art fairs.
* Grants awarded to institutional curators are restricted and must be given to the applicant curator.
* No part of the grant may be deducted by the institution for operations costs.