Via Center For Craft
Grants up to $15,000 awarded to support exhibition research that encourages, expands, and supports scholarly craft research in the United States.
Grant Goals:
Encourage: To encourage innovative research on critical issues in craft theory and history
Expand: To investigate neglected questions on craft history and criticism
Support: To support new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in craft
The Craft Research Fund – Exhibition grant is one of four categories that make up the Craft Research Fund, a visionary program dedicated to supporting scholarly craft research in the United States. Since 2005 the Center annually grants $95,000 to academic researchers, independent scholars, curators, and graduate students writing, revising, and reclaiming the history of craft. In 2019, the Center added an additional $40,000 Artist Fellowship category to support the creation of new research and knowledge through craft practice.