Message from the Director
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Welcome to the Web site of the Getty Foundation, the philanthropic division of the J. Paul Getty Trust. The Foundation is dedicated to increasing the understanding and preservation of the visual arts, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world. This is our 25th year of grantmaking in support of more than 5000 individuals and institutions in 180 countries.
The Foundation's priorities include providing access to museum and archival collections, strengthening art history internationally, advancing the practice of conservation, and supporting development of current and future leaders in the arts. We address these priorities through a series of strategic initiatives undertaken in partnership with our fellow Getty programs—the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute—and with other organizations throughout the world. We support projects in our home region as well as those farther afield. For example, the initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945–1980 celebrates the vibrant history of art in Los Angeles in the post–World
War II decades with an unprecedented collaboration of more than 40 cultural institutions across Southern California. Overseas, the Connecting Art Histories initiative is fostering intellectual exchange among scholars across national and regional boundaries, from Buenos Aires to New Delhi to Bucharest.
The Foundation is also continuing to provide substantial support for professional development programs. The Getty Leadership Institute (GLI) recently moved to Claremont Graduate University where, with Getty support, it is continuing to expand and thrive in collaboration with the Drucker School of Management, the School of Arts and Humanities, and the Arts Management Program.
These are only a few examples of the Foundations current work. I invite you to check our Web site for updates and to sign up for our quarterly e-newsletter, Getty Foundation News.
The Foundation's priorities include providing access to museum and archival collections, strengthening art history internationally, advancing the practice of conservation, and supporting development of current and future leaders in the arts. We address these priorities through a series of strategic initiatives undertaken in partnership with our fellow Getty programs—the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute—and with other organizations throughout the world. We support projects in our home region as well as those farther afield. For example, the initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945–1980 celebrates the vibrant history of art in Los Angeles in the post–World
War II decades with an unprecedented collaboration of more than 40 cultural institutions across Southern California. Overseas, the Connecting Art Histories initiative is fostering intellectual exchange among scholars across national and regional boundaries, from Buenos Aires to New Delhi to Bucharest.
The Foundation is also continuing to provide substantial support for professional development programs. The Getty Leadership Institute (GLI) recently moved to Claremont Graduate University where, with Getty support, it is continuing to expand and thrive in collaboration with the Drucker School of Management, the School of Arts and Humanities, and the Arts Management Program.
These are only a few examples of the Foundations current work. I invite you to check our Web site for updates and to sign up for our quarterly e-newsletter, Getty Foundation News.
Deborah Marrow
Director, The Getty Foundation
April 2010
Director, The Getty Foundation
April 2010