Decorative Arts Trust invites applications for publishing grants

As part of the latest expansion of the organization’s efforts to invigorate scholarship and broaden appreciation of material culture, the Decorative Arts Trusthas established a new publishing grant program.The program is structured to support publications tackling the broad context of the Americas and to encourage projects that advance diversity in the study of American decorative arts and material culture. In efforts to respond to the changing needs of the field, the trust will consider publishing efforts in both the print and digital sectors. The trust uses the terms decorative arts and material culture in relation to three-dimensional objects but will also consider proposals that focus on decorative painting, prints, maps, and wallpaper as well as those that analyze the interiors for which objects were designed or in which they were placed.Two separate grant programs will be supported by this opportunity:Publishing Grants for Dissertations and First-Time Authors:This program is focused specifically on book-length academic publications based on completed dissertations or by first-time authors seeking to publish a scholarly work that increases the awareness and appreciation of important areas of material culture research. The trust also will accept applications from academic presses on behalf of authors currently under contract. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded. Publishing Grants for Collections, Exhibitions, and Conferences:The program awards grants to support book-length publications tied to collections, exhibitions, and conferences that increase the awareness and appreciation of important areas of research in the decorative arts including catalogues, and compilations of conference papers. Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded. Independent scholars and nonprofit organizations are welcome to apply.For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Decorative Arts Trust