These designs represent different art movements, media in different time periods – and most importantly, cultures – but all reflect the creativity and passion of people around the world over hundreds, even thousands of years.
Museums and cultural institutions are invited to submit a proposal for the conservation of works of art that meet the following criteria:
- Whether they have real significance for the country's or region's cultural heritage or are important to the history of art.
- Be it paintings, works on paper, photographs, sculptures, architectural or archeology pieces, important books or manuscripts, tapestries or decorative or applied art works that are in danger of degeneration.
Organizations interested in submitting the application can find more information on the website www.bankofamerica.com/artconservation.
Questions about the program or submission process should be submitted by May 17 to: [email protected]
The presentation, the proposals will be subjected to an analysis by the Bank of America Art Conservation Project working with the Advisory Board of the Art Conservation Project.
Organizations will be informed about the decisions 6 – 8 weeks after the submission deadline.
If selected, organizations will be required to submit a grant application to the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. before the scholarship is awarded.
Members of the commission :BARBARA BUCKLEY – The Barnes Foundation NICK DORMAN – Seattle Art MuseumMARK LEWIS – Chrysler Museum of ArtMERV RICHARD – National Art GalleryLAURA RIVERS – J. Paul Getty Museum STEFAN SIMON – Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation LENA STRINGARI – Solomon R. Guggenheim .
The story of this initiative is told in the interview of FIRSTart a Rena DeSisto, global executive for Arts & Culture and Women's programs of Bank of America.
