September 27, 2018 Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library Ahead of the opening of Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing, at the Jeu de Paume (October 16, 2018–January 27, 2019), this dialogue explored Lange’s socially engaged work made during the Great Depression and World War II in the United States. From 1935 to 1939, Lange captured […]

June 4 & 5, 2018 Fondation Custodia, Paris This international conference looked at the ways printmaking engaged with and often challenged American society and politics from the 1960s to today. Special attention was given to print workshops, collaborative practices, and the ways in which the print media encouraged art activism. Focusing on the specificity of […]

May 2–23, 2018 Worcester College, University of Oxford Miguel de Baca, Associate Professor of Art History at Lake Forest College, joined the History of Art Department at the University of Oxford during the 2017–18 academic year as the Terra Foundation Visiting Professor of American Art. De Baca’s research interests include modern and contemporary American art […]

March 29, 2018 Terra Foundation for American Art Paris Center & Library Among the critical questions that mark African American art historical scholarship today, the legacy of slavery and the transmission of cultural memories rooted in African traditions have emerged as some of the most loaded issues. Tracing the importance of the Afro-Atlantic diaspora in […]

Chicago, IL—The Terra Foundation announced today the release of Conversations with the Collection: A Terra Foundation Collection Handbook, which showcases more than 100 paintings from the foundation’s exceptional holdings of historical art of the United States. In addition to full-color reproductions, contextualizing thematic essays, and interpretive texts for individual collection objects, the publication also contains short […]

Chicago, IL—From September 28, 2018, through January 6, 2019, The Art Institute of Chicago and the Terra Foundation for American Art will jointly present Pathways to Modernism: American Art, 1865­–1945, developed in collaboration with and on view at the Shanghai Museum.

Chicago, IL—Today, the Terra Foundation for American Art announced a total investment of $1.4 million on its 2018 international academic awards and fellowships, including inaugural research programs in Italy and Germany.

Chicago, IL—In conjunction with and inspired by Arte Diseño Xicágo, an exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) exploring the contributions of Mexican and Mexican-American artists and designers in Chicago, NMMA and Art Design Chicago will host Arte Diseño Xicágo: A Neighborhood Fiesta in the heart of Pilsen. Free and open to the […]

Chicago, IL—As part of Art Design Chicago, a year-long celebration of Chicago’s art and design history spearheaded by the Terra Foundation for American Art, Rebuild Foundation presents A Johnson Publishing Story, organized by artist Theaster Gates and on view at the Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 South Stony Island Avenue, June 28–September 30.

Chicago, IL—The Terra Foundation for American Art and Art Bridges announced today the details of the first collaborations for Terra-Art Bridges (TAB), a new $15 million initiative to examine and test new approaches to sharing collections, increasing scholarship, and expanding access to and experiences of American art.