The Copland Foundation Grants
These Copland Foundation Grants fund projects throughout Australia that fall under the umbrella of Alex Copland’s interests, namely:
The study, management, conservation, acquisition, and interpretation of collections;
- The study, management, conservation, acquisition and interpretation of relevant historic architecture,
- The provision of education programs, whether for staff of such museums, institutions, societies, organisations or for the general public,
- The purchase of art works and/or other artefacts, to be identified on public display by the purchaser as a gift from the Copland Foundation.
The Copland Foundation grants are divided into three categories:
1. Acquisitions
To assist galleries, museums and historic houses in the acquisition of objects that may come up at auction, the Trustees will consider such applications at any time of the year. All applications must be set out on the appropriate form which requires a description of the object, provenance, a full condition report, as well amount applied for and the benefits of its acquisition to the applying institution. Should an application be successful funds will only be released for the purchase of the object outlined in the application. Whilst on public display, such objects must be identified by the purchaser as a gift from the Copland Foundation.
2. Conservation and 3. Interpretation
Grants will be awarded for the conservation, research and/or interpretation of historic houses or gardens, or collections and individual pieces already held by an institution.
Special Projects
Each year a special focus for grants will be decided by the Copland Trustees. While grants are not entirely restricted to this category, the Trustees will be particularly pleased to receive grant applications that come under this heading.
* Deadlines
Applications for acquisitions are accepted at any time, while those relating to conservation or interpretation grants close on November 30th each year. Applications - including all images - may be submitted by email. Forms can be downloaded in Word format for this purpose. All applications that are sent as hard copy
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CD containing electronic files of ALL documents and images (excluding financial statement). Failure to provide an electronic (email or CD) copy may jeopardise the outcome of your application.
* Note
Organisations that receive grants will be required to supply the Copland Foundation with photographs and a short piece of text following the acquisition or successful completion of the project. Please refer to the guidelines for further details.
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