Organizer Information
The Malevich Society is a private American not-for-profit organization based in New York City, established by members of the family of artist Kazimir Malevich. Its mission is to advance scholarly knowledge about Malevich (1879–1935) and his artistic legacy. Malevich, born in Kyiv of Polish parentage, is widely regarded as one of the most significant pioneers of 20th-century Modernism, known for founding Suprematism — a radical system of pure geometric abstraction that exerted lasting influence on art and design worldwide. The Society holds that his contributions to the history of modern art merit deeper and broader scholarly recognition.
Operating as a grant-making institution, the Malevich Society has funded major scholarly publications, multi-volume collected works, academic monographs, and critical archival editions. It also holds the copyright to the English-language edition of Kazimir Malevich: Letters, Documents, Memoirs, Criticism (Tate Publishing, 2015). The Founding President is Charlotte Douglas, an art historian specializing in the Russian Avant-Garde and a leading authority on Malevich. The Society's Board of Directors is responsible for all grant award decisions.
Title & Description
Malevich Society 2026 Grant Applications — Research, Publication & Translation Grants
The Malevich Society invites applications for its 2026 grant cycle, offering funding across three categories: Research Grants, Publication Grants, and Translation Grants. All proposed projects must be focused on Kazimir Malevich — proposals should increase understanding of his work or augment historical, biographical, or artistic information about Malevich and/or his artistic legacy. The Society also supports translations and publication of relevant scholarly texts.
The grant program is strictly academic in scope: awards are made for art historical research and publication projects only. Practicing artists and producers of creative projects are not eligible.
Categories
- Research
- Art Writing
- Writing
- Art
- Visual Arts
- Painting
- Culture
- Literature
Eligibility
- Open to scholars of any nationality
- Open to scholars at various career stages
- Graduate students may apply after completing at least one year of dissertation research, and only if their dissertation topic has been formally accepted by their institution
- Proposed projects must increase understanding of Malevich and his work, or augment historical, biographical, or artistic information about Malevich and/or his legacy
- Practicing artists and producers of creative projects are not eligible
Program Benefits & Awards
- Grant funding across three categories: Research Grant, Publication Grant, and Translation Grant
- Grant amounts not specified in the source
Application Fee
None
Application Requirements
- Official Malevich Society application form, completed in full (separate forms available for Research, Publication, and Translation grants; downloadable in PDF and Word format from the Society's website from 10 June 2026 onward)
- All supporting documents as specified in the downloaded application form and instructions
How to Apply?
Via email to: applications@malevichsociety.org
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 15 September 2026
- Award Announcement: Early 2027 (no specific date stated)
Location
New York, United States
Additional Details
- Application forms are available for download from the Society's website from 10 June 2026 onward
- Award decisions are made by the Board of Directors of the Malevich Society
- Email submissions only; fax and postal applications are not accepted
- Practicing artists and producers of creative projects are explicitly excluded from eligibility; the program funds art historical research and publication projects only