Terra Foundation for American Art Europe
In order to develop activities outside the United States, the Terra Foundation for American Art created a center in Paris open to students and scholars, museums and universities. The center provides access to information and resources on American art, houses a specialized library, and plays the role of initiator and facilitator for historical American art projects.
European Programs
Terra Foundation for American Art Europe, the Terra Foundation’s center in Paris, fosters and encourages the presentation and study of historical American art for European audiences. The foundation creates ambitious exhibitions of American art in partnership with arts and cultural institutions in Europe and seeks European venues for traveling exhibitions. To encourage dialogue on American art among international scholars, Terra Foundation for American Art Europe develops academic programs in partnership with European universities, museums, and cultural institutions. The center’s library contains key texts on historical American art and research databases, as well as artists' files. The Terra Foundation continues to sponsor initiatives in Giverny, including the Terra Summer Residency.
Exhibitions and Collections of American Art
Academic Programs
The Terra Foundation for American Art's Paris center organizes Academic Programs in close collaboration with European universities and museums to encourage research projects and scholarly dialogue on American art among international scholars. These events create a place for lively exchanges and learning among art historians, scholars in visual culture, photography, literature, cinema, etc. The programs include dialogues, workshops, symposia and other scholarly events. Grants for academic programs in Europe are available through the foundation's grant program.
Terra Dialogues
The Terra Dialogues focus on important topics of American visual culture, focusing on cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary exchanges on American art. They bring together international scholars, university students, museum curators, and artists who set forth new perspectives on American art.
Terra Workshops
The Terra Workshops highlight current research by emerging scholars in American visual arts and culture. These monthly workshops include works in progress, articles, papers and archival research reports, etc.
Download the program of Terra Workshops in Paris:
Symposia and Scholarly Events
The Paris center develops symposia and scholarly events in partnership with European universities, museums, and cultural institutions to create international forums for the exchange of ideas and points of view.
Download the TSR's 10th anniversary symposium announcement:
Research Fellowships and Opportunities
Terra Summer Residency, Giverny, France
June 14 – August 8, 2010
2010 application deadline: January 15, 2010
The Terra Summer Residency in Giverny provides ten residential fellowships to artists who have completed their studies at the Masters level and pre-doctoral students at an advanced stage of research and writing on American art or transatlantic artistic exchange from the United States and Europe.
Terra Foundation for American Art Fellowships at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
2010–2011 application deadline: January 15, 2010
The Terra Foundation for American Art Fellowships at the Smithsonian American Art Museum support work by scholars from abroad who are researching American art or by U.S. scholars, especially those who are investigating international contexts for American art. For more information, please visit www.AmericanArt.si.edu/fellowships.
Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants
2010 application deadline: January 15, 2010
The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants support travel to the United States for research purposes. Foreign nationals enrolled in European universities whose research projects concern American art or transatlantic artistic relations prior to 1980 are eligible. Applications must be received by one of the partnering institutions: the Courtauld Institute of Art, London; the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris; the Freie Universität, Berlin; or the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich.
Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize
In Partnership with American Art
2010 application deadline: January 15, 2010
The Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize recognizes excellent scholarship by a non-U.S. scholar in the field of historical American art (circa 1500—1980). The winning manuscript will be translated and published in American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s scholarly journal. For more information, please visit www.americanart.si.edu/research/awards/terra/.
The Terra Foundation for American Art Teaching and Visiting Professorships seek to increase the opportunities in Europe for graduate study of historical American art. These fellowships are offered by the Courtauld Institute of Art, London; the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris; the Freie Universität, Berlin.
Publications
In order to document and distribute new research and ideas about American art, the Terra Foundation currently supports publications related to exhibitions and colloquia which have received grants. In addition, the Terra Foundation has initiated an essay prize in partnership with the journal American Art to promote non-U.S. scholarship on American art. In the coming years, the foundation will play a more active role in American art publications in both traditional and digital formats.
Residential Programs in Giverny
The Terra Foundation’s continued presence in Giverny, France, allows for the possibility of residencies with a direct tie to TFAA programs or in partnership with other cultural institutions. Functioning as a satellite of the Paris center, the TFAA houses and gardens in Giverny provide an exceptional rural and historical environment conducive to reflection and dialogue. Students, artists, and scholars meet in this informal setting to write, create or simply engage in discussions about American art. For more information, please contact information@terraamericanart.eu.