2025 Research Grant Recipients
In 2025, the Decorative Arts Trust celebrates another record-breaking year for our Research Grants program, with 16 recipients receiving travel funding to study objects and archival records. The Trust congratulates the 2025 Research Grant recipients: Carson L....
Collecting250 Commemorates the Semiquincentennial Through Objects
The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to share Collecting250, an interactive online resource that celebrates the importance of objects in narrating the history and evolution of the United States and the communities contained within. To commemorate America’s 250th, the...
Kelly Pedigo and Emily Serpico Join Decorative Arts Trust Staff
The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Kelly C. Pedigo as the Educational Programs Assistant and Emily R. Serpico as the Membership and Grants Coordinator. Both positions were newly created to support the Trust’s growing membership activities, program calendar, and...
Read Winter 2024–25 Magazine Articles Online
Select articles from the December 2024 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust are now available as webpages. We hope you enjoy reading these articles on your computer, phone, or tablet. “Written in Stone” by Catherine Carlisle “The Rivers Collection of...
Laura Pass Barry and Dennis Carr Join Board of Governors
The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Laura Pass Barry and Dennis Carr to the Board of Governors. Laura Pass Barry is the Juli Grainger Senior Curator of paintings, drawings and sculpture at Colonial Williamsburg where she oversees the research, documentation,...
About The Decorative Arts Trust Bulletin
Formerly known as the "blog,” the Bulletin features new research and scholarship, travelogues, book reviews, and museum and gallery exhibitions. The Bulletin complements The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, our biannual members publication.