Connecting Art Histories

Connecting Art Histories focuses on regions where economic or political realities have prevented collaboration in the past. Our early efforts concentrated on funding programs that serve the Mediterranean Basin and Latin America, but we have since expanded our focus to include the entire Global South and East-Central Europe.

The core activities supported through Connecting Art Histories grants train younger scholars and build their professional networks with peers and advanced researchers through immersive seminars, virtual convenings, dissertation workshops, and graduate courses.

2009: Initiative launches with first grants concentrated mainly in the Greater Mediterranean and Latin America
2012: Convening of first five years of grantees at Getty Center
2013: Scope expands to include more projects serving scholars in East Central Europe and throughout Asia
2020: Virtual convenings with current and past grantees to assess field needs during the COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Special limited term funding for virtual-only programs to counter ongoing intellectual isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

There is no annual deadline; grants are awarded on an ongoing basis. Scholars who are interested in developing a Connecting Art Histories project are advised to review the descriptions of grants awarded and submit an inquiry by email using the contact information below. Inquiries should include a brief statement (no more than 300 words) on the intellectual framework of the proposed project, its expected participants, and how it relates to the goals of the initiative stated above.