Frequently Asked Questions
Does Kress support art history publications?
Yes.
The Kress Foundation views its support of art history publishing as a key component of our grant programs and the Foundation has been evaluating its approach to publication subventions in order to feel confident that the support we provide for publishing in art history has the greatest possible impact on the field; that we are supporting the most worthy publication projects in European art history; that we are serving, as equitably as possible, the entire range of fields (from antiquity to the early modern era) about which we care; that our support is being offered with transparency and across a level playing field with respect to the relevant publishers and prospective authors; and that the proposals we receive are being assessed as judiciously and in as well-informed a way as possible. With these goals in mind, the Foundation is currently seeking to establish ongoing partnerships with key scholarly organizations that will be sustainable over time, through which these organizations, themselves recipients of Kress funding, will administer our support for art history publishing in their key areas of interest, soliciting and assessing applications, and making appropriate awards.
As we begin to forge these relationships and to restructure our support for art history publishing, the Foundation will itself continue to accept applications for publications the scope of which fall outside the areas being supported in this way. Currently, the Foundation has partnerships in place with the International Center of Medieval Art and the Renaissance Society of America, and the Archaeological Institute of America.
Does the Kress Foundation fund conservation analysis and treatment of art works?
The Foundation only supports conservation analysis and treatment of works from the distributed Kress Collection. Most such support is centralized at the Kress Program in Paintings Conservation at the Conservation Center of the New York University Institute of Fine Arts.
See also Conservation Fellowships.
What are your deadlines for submission of an application?
The first step in the application process for all grant programs is the submission of a Letter of Inquiry (LOI). The Kress grantmaking portal will accept LOIs for 15 days at the beginning of the Foundation's three grant cycles.
Is it possible to receive copies of past successful applications?
My university/organization currently has an application under consideration. May we submit another application for a different project simultaneously?
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