Grants & Awards


Posted: March 1, 2020

Grantee Exhibition: Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI

The Thoma Foundation is proud to provide major support for Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. This exhibit offers a lens ...

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Posted: February 6, 2020

Grantee Activity: Pay-as-you-Wish Day at CAA Conference

The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation is proud to support College Art Association (CAA)’s Annual Conference in Chicago by providing a Pay-as-You-Wish day on Friday, February 14, 2020. Pay-as-You-Wish day enables ...

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Posted: October 21, 2019

Last Week to Apply for 2020–21 Fellowships & Awards in Art of the Spanish Americas

The deadline to apply for the 2020-2021 Marilynn Thoma Fellowship and the Thoma Foundation Research and Travel Awards is Friday, October 25, 2019. Pre- and post-doctoral fellowships are offered annually to scholars ...

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Posted: October 7, 2019

Art & Empire: The Golden Age of Spain at Museo de Historia Mexicana

The Thoma Foundation is proud to provide support for the traveling exhibition and catalogue Art & Empire: The Golden Age of Spain, organized by the San Diego Museum of Art. This exhibition will ...

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Posted: October 5, 2019

Pattern and Decoration in American Art at MOCA, Los Angeles

The Thoma Foundation is proud to provide major support for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles’ upcoming exhibit With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972-1985, on view from October ...

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Posted: October 1, 2019

Bold Abstractions: Paintings from the Thoma Collection

Bold Abstractions: Paintings from the Thoma Collection at the Rockford Art Museum explores new forms of abstract painting from the 1960s, following the heyday of Abstract Expressionism. This exhibition of works from ...

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Posted: September 10, 2019

Little Nemo’s Progress: Animation and Contemporary Art at OSU Museum of Art

Little Nemo’s Progress: Animation and Contemporary Art at Oklahoma State University Museum of Art highlights the processes (and creative possibilities) involved in crafting animated spatial environments, and illuminates a broad range of ...

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Posted: August 7, 2019

Art & Empire: The Golden Age of Spain at San Diego Museum of Art

The Thoma Foundation is proud to provide support for the San Diego Museum of Art’s exhibition Art & Empire: The Golden Age of Spain, the first exhibition in the United States to ...

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Posted: May 24, 2019

Applications Open For Marilynn Thoma Fellowship And Research & Travel Awards

Applications are now open for the Marilynn Thoma Fellowship and the Thoma Foundation Research and Travel Awards. Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral fellowships are offered to scholars in support of projects and research initiatives that will advance the field of ...

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Posted: May 10, 2019

Announcing the 2019 Recipients of the Arts Writing Awards in Digital Art

The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Arts Writing Awards in Digital Art. McKenzie Wark will receive $40,000 in recognition of their sustained dedication to the field ...

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