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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
$25,000
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support Intuit’s annual Teacher Fellowship Program in the 2014/15 school year. Serving 20 Chicago teachers at 10 schools, this program provides professional development training sessions focused on integrating American outsider art and artists into the curriculum. Sessions include lectures, visits to collections, curriculum planning, and a student field trip. The program culminates annually with a public exhibition of students’ work at Intuit.

Terra Foundation Exhibition Research and Development Fund
$441,700
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support the Terra Foundation’s Exhibition Research and Development Fund from 2016 to 2018. This fund provides a variety of grants designed to encourage international curators to learn more about historical American art and to present exhibitions of American art at their home institutions, and to encourage US curators of American art to conduct research internationally and/or partner with international institutions.

Sources and Documents of American Art
$36,000
2015

To support the initial manuscript development of a new publication of primary sources on American art. This annotated anthology, led by John Davis and Michael Leja, presents texts covering the history and reception of American art from the seventeenth century through the twentieth century and will be published in multiple languages.

International Partnership Development
$250,000
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support the continued development of international partnerships, both among potential grantees and with the Terra Foundation, through a specially designated allocation. This allocation is designed to encourage the creation of an international network of museum directors and curators, as well as scholars teaching and writing about American art; explore models for international partnerships; and increase awareness of the Terra Foundation internationally.

Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny
$24,353
Giverny, France
2015

To support the multi-year loan of five paintings from the Terra Foundation for American Art’s collection as part of an installation providing visual context to the story of Giverny. Terra Foundation paintings are exhibited alongside works from MDIG’s permanent collection, as well as loans from Musée d’Orsay and the Musée Marmottan-Monet. The installation marks the continued presence of American art at the museum and the lasting partnership between the Terra Foundation and MDIG.

Window to the World Communications (WTTW)
$100,000
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support the production of new “Artbeat” segments about American art in Chicago for WTTW’s weeknight public affairs program Chicago Tonight. Segments feature original stories about American artists, collections, exhibitions, and art historically significant spaces in Chicago.

Pentimenti Productions
$16,650
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support a series of three free panel discussions held in conjunction with screenings of Pentimenti Productions’ film Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists (2014). The first feature-length documentary film to tell the story of the Chicago Imagists, the production explores the influences on and predecessors of the Imagists, their relationship to national and global art movements, and significance for artists working today. Panel topics include the Imagists in Hyde Park, art and comics, and the role of women in Imagism and contemporary art. Each panel is presented online on Pentimenti’s website.

Chicago Humanities Festival
$75,000
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support the annual Terra Foundation Lecture on American Art in the 2015–2017 seasons of the Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF). This annual lecture brings a respected scholar or critic to speak about a topic in historical American art related to the annual festival theme. These talks are presented online after the festival on the CHF’s website.

National Museum of Mexican Art
$28,100
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support Nuestras Historias: Teaching the Story of America through Art, a teacher professional- development and curriculum-development project in the 2015/16 school year. Serving 20 Chicago Public Schools teachers in grades 6–12, the program explores works by Mexican-American artists and guides teachers in exploring historical and art historical themes related to the Mexican experience in the United States. The program includes a student field trip and teacher curricula will be shared online.

Terra Summer Residency
$640,000
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support the Terra Summer Residency program for 2016, 2017, and 2018. Founded by the Terra Foundation in 2001, the Terra Summer Residency is a nine-week residential program that brings together 10 doctoral candidates and emerging artists in Giverny for intensive work and exchange with distinguished academic and artistic advisors.

Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
$70,000
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support Intuit’s Teacher Fellowship Program in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 school years.  This annual program is designed to help 24 Chicago teachers at 12 schools integrate American outsider art and artists into their curriculum. Teachers learn about the work and lives of outsider artists and strategies to introduce students to outsider art during a year of professional development sessions, including lectures, visits to collections, curriculum planning, and a student field trip. The program culminates annually with a public exhibition of students’ work at Intuit.

Chicago Metro History Education Center
$30,000
Chicago, Illinois
2015

To support The Visual Arts of the Black Chicago Renaissance, a professional-development and curriculum-development program for teachers at Chicago Public Schools. The program brings together local scholars and 15 teachers in grades 6–12 for a week-long summer institute focused on increasing teacher understanding of the Black Chicago Renaissance through artwork.