BofA Awards Critical Funding for Conservation of Historic Artworks

The Art Conservation Project will help restore art from around the world;SydneyOpera House and National Portrait Gallery among recipients

CHARLOTTE, N.C.,April 29, 2025/PRNewswire/ -- Sixteen cultural institutions have been named as grant recipients of the 2025 Bank of America Art Conservation Project. The selections represent a wide array of artistic styles, media and cultural traditions acrossthe United States,Europe,Asia,Australiaand Latin America. 

Bank of America's Art Conservation Project began in 2010 to help address the critical need to preserve artwork for future generations. Since then, more than 275 grants have been awarded in 40 countries to conserve paintings, sculptures, works on paper, manuscripts and archeological pieces.

This year's projects include:

• Possum Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jagamara andSalute to Slessor's 5 BellsbyJohn Olsenat theSydneyOpera House
• The Blinding of Samson by Rembrandt Harmensz Rijn at the Städel Museum inFrankfurt
• A Rake's Progress byWilliam Hogarthat SirJohn Soane'sMuseum inLondon
• More than 100 paintings of American Presidentsat the National Portrait Gallery inWashington, D.C.
• La DebutantebyRoberto Mattaat the Museo de Artes Visuales inChile
• Triptych on the East Wall of the Rothko ChapelinHouston
• The Henriot Family by Pierre-Auguste Renoir at The Barnes Foundation inPhiladelphia
• Roadwork byMcArthur Binionat the Detroit Institute of Arts
• Zun Winevessel in the shape of an owl at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
• Eagle Eye byNam June Paikat the Ackland Art Museum atUNC at Chapel Hill
• Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks byClaes Oldenburgat theYale UniversityArt Gallery in New Haven
• Black Book of Hours (Horae beatae marie secundum usum curie romane)at the Hispanic Society of America, conserved in partnership with the TEFAF Restoration Fund
• Six Gothic artworks at the Museo Nacional deSan CarlosinMexico City
• Ezechiel stained glass windows at Sainte ChapelleinParis
• Tableau Tir byNiki de Saint Phalleat the Moderna Museet inStockholm
• Watching the Tidal Bore by Komuro Suiun at the Yamatane Museum of Art in San Paolo

"Art reflects the creativity, ingenuity and history of the people who created these works – and like everything, art is vulnerable to the passage of time," saidBrian Siegel, Global Arts, Culture& Heritage Executive at Bank of America. "Together with some of the world's finest cultural institutions, we can help preserve these works for future generations." 

Watch Brian's full message.

Each project is unique, and many rely on a wide range of advanced conservation techniques to restore and preserve them. For more details on the 2025 Bank of America Art Conservation Project recipients and what each conservation project entails,please view the 2025 Art Conservation brochure (PDF).

Previous Art Conservation Project grants have been used to restore iconic pieces byClaude Monet, Vincent van Gogh,Sam GilliamandJenny Holzer, as well as many other artists whose work holds great importance to cultural heritage and the history of art.

Bank of America supports and partners with a wide range of arts-focused nonprofit organizations to bridge our shared history, create opportunities, and generate local economic impact as one aspect of the bank's many efforts to drive Responsible Growth.

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