Applications for the Tru Vue Conservation & Exhibition Grant Scheme are now open - this time internationally!
Join Icon and Tru Vue for a drop-in session where we will be answering questions about the Tru Vue materials that are offered, the application process, and project suitability for this grant programme.
2pm BST/8am CDT
Tru Vue and Icon would like to support conservation and care of collections teams to deliver projects that will address conservation and exhibition challenges.
We are looking for projects that will:
Protect and conserve an object or objects already on display in order to reduce physical contact by members of the public
OR
Enable an object that is not currently on display to be conserved and presented to visitors in a safe way
The grant scheme has two components:
- Materials supplied by Tru Vue (value estimated up to £4,000)
- Funding to cover the materials, supplies and/or support needed to deliver the project
Grantees receive both the cash grant and the Tru Vue materials.
We are now welcoming applications from international organisations across the globe (bar the United States and institutions from targeted geographic regions that are subject to the United Kingdom, United States, and/or United States economic sanctions and embargoes).
See the full information on the grants page below:
Attending from Tru Vue will be Jennifer Booth and Erin Anderson:
Dr. Jennifer Booth has a background in archaeological science having participated in fieldwork projects in the U.K., Turkey, Iran, and Egypt. Subsequent to a BSc in Archaeology and MA in Principles of Conservation, both at University College London, Jennifer undertook an AHRC sponsored collaborative doctoral award project with The University of Oxford and The British Museum. Jennifer joined Tru Vue in 2013 as the International Museum and Conservation Liaison before moving to Chicago in 2017 to lead the Fine Art & Museums team.
Erin A. Anderson is the Museum and Conservation Liaison for the Americas, based in New York. She completed her MS in Art Conservation at the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation and her BA in Art History at Boston University. Prior to joining Tru Vue, Erin worked at the Brooklyn Museum as an objects conservator where she treated materials ranging from ancient Egyptian artifacts to contemporary sculpture. She also worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as in private practice and at an archaeological site in Italy. In addition, Erin has taught conservation at George Washington University, New York University, and Pratt Institute.
