Terra Foundation Convening Grants support programs that stimulate interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange through conferences, workshops, and gatherings worldwide.

We encourage convenings that seek to generate knowledge and nurture relationships across local and global networks, in service of broader efforts to engage in intercultural dialogues and transform practices in the field of American art. We welcome requests to support convenings at any stage of a project—whether in early planning or more developed phases. In-person, virtual, and hybrid formats are eligible for funding.

• Convening grants typically range between $10,000 and $25,000.
• Grant support through this program is awarded twice yearly.

Convenings are powerful tools for fostering intercultural exchange and transformative dialogue. Such gatherings bring together multiple perspectives to produce expanded understandings of American art and how it is practiced, while developing shared commitment and mutual accountability to practice change.

Convening grant support is available for programs that:

• advance innovative research and professional practice in American art
• address critical issues that may deepen and expand the stories and voices within the field

Projects focused on influencing changes in practice should demonstrate a strong engagement with the field of American art.

For convenings connected to permanent collection reinstallations or temporary exhibitions, please see our Collections Grant program and Exhibition Grant program.