Description:

The Richard Florsheim Art Fund's purpose is to address the dilemma faced by senior American artists of merit whose public recognition may have lessened, but who continue to be productive working artists. Essentially the Fund intents to assist living American artists of established reputation who are over the age of sixty. The Fund accepts applications from individual artists and from institutions.

Areas of Support:

Support is given to senior artists though:

• Partial funding of exhibitions
• Participation in exhibition catalogs
• Partial support to museums, universities, colleges and other nonprofit institutions for the collection, purchase, and display of works by senior American artists.

• Overhead expenses
• Arrangement of exhibitions
• Purchase of works of art

• The proposal itself
• Not more that 12 slides of the artist's work
• Exhibitions catalogs, reviews, and any additional publications
• Lists of public and private collections in which the artist is included
• Institutions who are applying for funding must submit documentation of any prior relationship with the artist, including acquired works.

Deadlines:

There are two annual deadlines:
October 1^st and March 1^st.

All applications must be postmarked prior to midnight on one of these dates.

Selection and Reporting:

Evaluations and awards are made on the basis of eligibility and artistic or scholarly merit. Final decisions are made by the Board of Trustees within sixty days of the deadline. Upon completion of the project, recipients are required to submit a full report to the Fund, detailing records and receipts of all directly related expenses.