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Conservation treatments for contemporary art and modern materials are still in large part uncharted. The story of Getty conservator Melissa Huddleston and her year-long quest to study, repair, and preserve a very unique piece of feminist art history, colloquially nicknamed the "Breast Dress." Read the full story: https://gty.art/3WjVgIO

Join us Thursday, July 18 from 6-8pm for a screening of rare material by multidisciplinary artist Maren Hassinger, whose archive was recently acquired by the Getty Research Institute. Part of Getty's African American Art History Initiative, this event will explore the artist’s ceaseless experimentation in video art, performance, and sculpture. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Hassinger and GRI curator LeRonn Brooks, moderated by Senior Research Specialist Kristin Juarez. Learn more and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gc_snPFV

PST ART is around the corner! In preparation for this SoCal-wide festival of art and science this fall, we invite college and university faculty to integrate the themes of “Art & Science Collide” into their courses through the #pstART Higher Education Curricular Resource. 🔍✨ Our partner institutions' curatorial teams have developed a teaching resource that includes curatorial perspectives on key objects in their PST ART exhibitions, suggested discussion questions, bibliographic sources, and more. Visit www.pst.art to learn more about the upcoming festival and to view education resources from 30+ PST ART institutions. We hope you find ways to engage with #ArtAndScienceCollide in the classroom and beyond.

Meet some of the first participants in the Getty Marrow Emerging Professionals pilot program, which aims to create more early career opportunities for those working in the arts from underrepresented backgrounds. Getty has been funding paid summer internships for students from underrepresented backgrounds since 1993 through the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program, and the Emerging Professionals pilot program is an extension of that work. https://lnkd.in/eZiRsq8i

PST ART will kick off with a *BANG* on September 15 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Getty commissioned artist Cai Guo-Qiang to produce an epic daytime fireworks piece to kick off PST ART: Art & Science Collide, in collaboration with the University of Southern California (USC Pacific Asia Museum). Titled “WE ARE: Explosion Event for PST ART,” the daytime fireworks were conceived and choreographed by Cai and his multimodal custom artificial intelligence, cAI™ (pronounced AI Cai). Engaging over one thousand aerial drones along with choreographed fireworks throughout the seating bowl, tthe piece will transform the Coliseum into a grand explosive matrix of animated fireworks—revealing AI’s “heavenly secret” in the process. WE ARE is a free, ticketed event available for booking later this summer. Join the mailing list to get notified: pst.art/newsletter

🍒 A long lost 16th-century painting—Madonna of the Cherries by Quentin Metsys—just joined Getty's collection. Metsys was a famous Flemish painter during the early 1500s. He was known for his compelling portraits, sophisticated use of color, and representations of emotion and expression. Madonna of the Cherries was painted at the height of his career and is considered one of his most famous works. Why the cherries? Rich with symbolism, the cherries have celestial connotations as the "fruit of heaven," and their color signifies the future blood of Christ’s passion and sacrifice on the cross. In Los Angeles? This recently rediscovered painting will go on display at the Getty Center's North Pavilion in the coming weeks --> https://gty.art/3RSS5VT - Madonna of the Cherries, 1529, Quentin Metsys. Proposed acquisition Getty Museum. Image: Christie's

The Scholars Program invites interested scholars and arts professionals to submit proposals on the topic of our 2025–26 theme, Repair. We’re pleased to announce that applications for this unique funding opportunity are now open. Situated between creation and destruction, the act of repair can be deeply transformative, with the potential to heal, alter, and renew the material environment. Beyond such physical interventions, art and sites of commemoration are often mobilized to heal a fractured social fabric. The issue of repair has deep bearing for the arts, conceived in the broadest sense, and especially for institutions that aim to preserve and share global cultural heritage. Deadline for GRI applications for the 2025–26 year is October 1, 2024 at 5pm PT. Learn more and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/gN-cT75N

Act now and get 50% off the retail price of dozens of books, including volumes on photographer Anthony Barboza, painter and sculptor Marcel Duchamp, midcentury domestic architecture, conservation, Fluxus art, fashion photography, and many more! Shop the sale until August 4: https://gty.art/4cBLx6i #ArtBooks #ArtHistory #Conservation

We’re delighted to announce that Daniel Reid will join the Getty Foundation as Associate Director in August! “Daniel is a recognized voice in the field of grantmaking and cultural heritage preservation, whose expertise and experience will benefit the Foundation as we maintain international support for the visual arts and also develop new avenues for funding in response to ongoing changes in the field,” says Joan Weinstein, director of the Getty Foundation. “I look forward to working closely with him as we envision what the next decade will look like for the Getty Foundation.” Please help us welcome Daniel as he guides us through expanding into additional grant focus areas and contributes to strategic priorities across Getty. https://lnkd.in/gWmPESq5