Terra Foundation for American Art Europe
In 2009, the Chicago-based Terra Foundation for American Art opened a resource center in Paris dedicated to serving international scholars and curators as well as the interested public. Terra Foundation for American Art Europe creates and disseminates new research on American art through institutional partnerships, academic programs, exhibitions, and publications, as well as residential programs in Giverny, France. In addition, Terra Europe supports the foundation's grant program, builds international connections between individuals and institutions, and provides access to resources on American art through a specialized library.
Exhibitions
Terra Europe facilitates the use of the Terra Foundation for American Art collection throughout Europe and works with curators to create opportunities for Europeans to view and study the visual art of the United States, through exhibitions, grants, and partnerships. Additionally, we organize exhibitions, provide curatorial assistance, and serve as a liaison for museums seeking international contacts and venues.
Academic Programs
Academic programs are developed in close collaboration with universities and museums throughout Europe to encourage research and teaching on American art and to create international forums for the exchange of ideas. These programs include public conferences and symposia, research and teaching fellowships, and residential programs for scholars. Terra Europe offers lectures and workshops on current topics in American art and visual culture with an emphasis on cross–cultural and cross–disciplinary perspectives. We organize the Terra Summer Residency based in Giverny, France, which affords scholars and artists the opportunity for individual study and research on American art and transatlantic exchange in a community of international peers.
Terra Dialogues and Lectures
The Terra Dialogues and Lectures focus on important topics of American art and visual culture, emphasizing cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary exchanges. They bring together international scholars, university students, museum curators, and artists who set forth new ideas.
Terra Workshops and Seminars
The monthly Terra Workshops highlight current research by emerging scholars in American art and visual culture. In addition, masters and doctoral level Seminars are given in collaboration with university professors who are address the role of art and cultural institutions from a transnational perspective.
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.
Publications
Terra Foundation for American Art supports publications related to exhibitions and academic programs funded through the foundation's international grant program. We also work to develop projects that make American art research more accessible in Europe and promote non–American scholarship on the visual art of the United States. The Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize, created in partnership with the Smithsonian American Art Museum's journal American Art, provides funding for the annual publication of an essay by a non–American scholar.
Residential Programs in Giverny
The Terra Foundation's continued presence in Giverny allows for the possibility of residencies with a direct tie to foundation programs or in partnership with cultural institutions. Functioning as a satellite of the Paris center, the foundation properties in Giverny provide an exceptional rural and historical environment conducive to reflection and dialogue. Scholars and artists meet in this informal setting to write, create or simply engage in discussions about American art. For more information, please contact information@terraamericanart.eu.
