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LIEU : Los Angeles, CA, USADATE LIMITE : Nov 3, 2014The Getty Research Institute theme, “Art and Materiality,” aims toexplore how the art object and its materiality have enhanced the studyof art history. Scholars, working with conservators and scientists, aregaining insight into the process of art making from raw material tofinished object, as well as the strategic deployment of materials bothfor their aesthetic qualities and for their power to signify. The GettyResearch Institute seeks proposals from scholars and fellows on theseand other issues related to the materiality of art.The Getty Villa theme, “The Classical World in Context: Egypt,” willfocus on relations between the cultures of the classical world andEgypt from prehistory to the coming of Islam. Through trade, warfare,diplomacy, and other methods of exchange, these civilizations had acrucial, and often reciprocal, impact on cultural trajectories in bothspheres. Priority will be given to research projects that arecross-cultural and interdisciplinary, utilizing a wide range ofarchaeological, textual, anthropological, and other evidence.The Getty Scholars Program strongly encourages recipients of this emailto share this information with colleagues.Detailed application guidelines are available online at:http://www.getty.edu/foundation/applyFor more information about each theme please visit:http://www.getty.edu/research/scholars/years/future.htmlPlease address inquiries to:Phone: (310) 440-7374E-mail: researchgrants@getty.edu