The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) have announced the Conservation Treatment Grant Program is now open.
The Conservation Treatment Grant (CTG) will strongly encourage requests for support of objects involving historically marginalized and underrepresented communities. For the purposes of this grant, historically marginalized and underrepresented communities may include African American/Caribbean, Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Native American/Indigenous, LGBTQIA, and people with disabilities.
Support of up to $7,500 is available for conservation treatment of paintings, works on paper, textiles, furniture, frames, sculpture, historical, ethnographic, and decorative objects.
The Application deadline is Wednesday, June 1st 2022. Applications will be made using an online portal located on the GHHN website – the portal opens on Tuesday, March 1st, and will remain open until 11:59 pm on Wednesday, June 1st.
More information on the application process, grant guidelines, and listings of past grantees can be found online.
Illustration courtesy the Center for Material Culture Studies.
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