The Gabo Trust has launched a funding programme to allow regional museums to have their sculpture collections assessed by qualified conservators.
The trust, which was founded in 1988 by the family of the late sculptor Naum Gabo, is celebrating its 25th year. The trust’s Quarter Centenary Project to assess regional museums’ sculpture collections follows surveys it did with the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, and Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, West Sussex.
The aim of the survey is for the conservator to assess the collection and then make recommendations for its future care. There is no set amount set aside for the programme and the trust will deal with each application on a case-by-case basis.
“The grant to the National Gallery of Scotland was not vast but it did a lot for them,” said Ann Elliott, the chairwoman of the Gabo Trust. “We were really encouraged by that as it was an area that we weren’t providing grants in before. I can imagine that if a national museum finds it useful, then a regional museum that is less well funded will find it even more useful."
The trust also funds an annual bursary in conservation, research projects and the acquisition of conservation equipment. It does not fund the conservation of individual works of art.
Museums interested in applying for grants from the Gabo Trust should visit its website.
Click here to visit the Gabo Trust website
The trust, which was founded in 1988 by the family of the late sculptor Naum Gabo, is celebrating its 25th year. The trust’s Quarter Centenary Project to assess regional museums’ sculpture collections follows surveys it did with the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, and Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, West Sussex.
The aim of the survey is for the conservator to assess the collection and then make recommendations for its future care. There is no set amount set aside for the programme and the trust will deal with each application on a case-by-case basis.
“The grant to the National Gallery of Scotland was not vast but it did a lot for them,” said Ann Elliott, the chairwoman of the Gabo Trust. “We were really encouraged by that as it was an area that we weren’t providing grants in before. I can imagine that if a national museum finds it useful, then a regional museum that is less well funded will find it even more useful."
The trust also funds an annual bursary in conservation, research projects and the acquisition of conservation equipment. It does not fund the conservation of individual works of art.
Museums interested in applying for grants from the Gabo Trust should visit its website.
Click here to visit the Gabo Trust website
