Friday, August 3, 2018
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Center for the Scientific Studies in the Arts, a collaborative partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago to investigate and conserve art.
The center has worked to uncover hidden details in paintings by Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Georgia O’Keeffe, and László Moholy-Nagy.
With the Mellon Foundation’s support, the center will expand its core program to offer scientific tools and expertise to institutions across the country as well as bolster its educational efforts with additional classes, workshops and conferences, explains the press release. ...