Appel à candidature « Allen Whitehill Clowes Fellowship, Indianapolis Museum of Art »

The Indianapolis Museum of Art is pleased to announce a one-year curatorial fellowship. The fellowship supports scholarly research related to the Clowes Collection at the IMA and provides curatorial training in the field of European painting and sculpture. The Clowes Fellow is fully integrated into the curatorial division of the Museum and has duties comparable to those of an assistant curator, ranging from collection research and management to exhibition development and the preparation of interpretive materials and programs.

To be eligible for the fellowship, the applicant must be enrolled in a graduate course of study leading to an advanced degree in the history of art or a related discipline, or be a . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Visiting Senior Fellowship Program, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. »

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Each visiting senior fellow is provided with a study. In addition, visiting senior fellows who relocate to Washington are provided with housing in apartments near the Gallery, subject to availability. Visiting senior fellows have access to the notable resources represented by the collections, the library, and the image collections of the National Gallery of Art, . . . → En lire plus

Offre de poste : « Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, 2013-2015 (Sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art) »

This two-year postdoctoral fellowship supports advanced inquiry in the history of American art, conservation, and museum studies and is integrated with the postdoctoral fellowship program of the Courtauld Institute of Art Research Forum. The selected fellow teaches three historical American art courses, participates in scholarly activities organized by the institute, and organizes an international scholarly event. Fellow receives a $134,564 stipend (over two years). For more information, please visit courtauld.ac.uk.

Terra Foundation for American Art Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, at The Courtuald Institute of Art

For period 1 September 2013 to 31 July 2015

Salary – £57,702 (approx. US$92,300) for this period (payment will be in sterling, subject to tax and National Insurance deductions) (1st year salary: £29,712 pa; . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Summer internships (paid), National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. »

Since 1964 the National Gallery of Art has offered professional museum training to candidates from all backgrounds through a variety of internship programs. Nine-week summer internships provide opportunities to work on projects directed by a Gallery curator or department head. Biweekly museum seminars introduce interns to the broad spectrum of museum work, and to Gallery staff, departments, programs, and functions.

Eligibility varies according to internship. Several opportunities are geared to undergraduates graduating in May 2013. The majority of slots are for currently enrolled graduate students of all levels and those graduating in May 2013 with a relevant degree (such as MA, MBA, MFA, M Arch, M Ed, JD, or MLS). Please check prerequisites carefully. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : « Short-Term Research Fellowships, Newberry Library, Chicago »

Short-term fellowships are generally restricted to postdoctoral scholars, PhD candidates, or holders of other terminal degrees who live and work outside of the Chicago area and who have a specific need for Newberry collection. The tenure of short-term fellowships is one continuous month, unless otherwise noted. Scholars who have an extensive need for use of the collections may request two months of fellowship support. The award is $2,000 per month for most short-term fellowships.

Applications must be received electronically by January 15, 2013, 11:59 pm C.S.T. This includes the applicant’s own materials and all letters of reference.

 

List of Short-Term Fellowships

Newberry Short-Term Resident Fellowships for Individual Research . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Graduate Curatorial Internships, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. »

Graduate Curatorial Internships at the National Gallery of Art provide in-depth training for advanced PhD students and recent PhD recipients interested in gaining curatorial experience in a museum setting. Interns work with curators on permanent collection and exhibition projects and attend a weekly seminar that introduces the staff, departments, programs, and functions of the Gallery. The duties and responsibilities are comparable to those of curatorial assistants.

Eligibility Eligibility is limited to doctoral students who are in the advanced stage of their dissertations and to recent PhD recipients (dissertations must have been filed no earlier than September 2011). Neither previous museum experience nor a stated goal of a museum career is required. Applicants . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Terra Foundation Summer Residency, Giverny, France »

June 10–August 4, 2013

Each summer, the Terra Foundation for American Art offers ten residential fellowships for emerging artists and predoctoral scholars in a setting rich in art historical significance. Since 2001, the Terra Summer Residency has provided American and international fellows with the opportunity to pursue individual work and research within a framework of interdisciplinary exchange and cross-cultural dialogue. In addition to working collaboratively, fellows interact regularly with invited senior advisors and guest lecturers—established international artists, curators, and professors in the field of American art. The program supports the creative and research projects of the residents, inspiring them to reflect on cultural interpretive models and encouraging them to . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Anne van Biema Fellowship, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. »

The Anne van Biema Fellowship was established by bequest to promote excellence in research and publication on the Japanese visual arts. Fellowships support research at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Research proposals are evaluated in terms of merit, originality, methodology, and potential for significant publication that will advance scholarly and public understanding of the Japanese visual arts. Interdisciplinary proposals with a primary focus on Japanese visual arts are considered.

Awards are made to scholars at the post-doctoral or equivalent professional level for periods of two to nine months, and are not renewable. The maximum stipend of $33,750 for nine months . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Internships in the Museum Profession, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. »

Internships in the Museum Profession at the National Gallery of Art provide institutional training to students interested in pursuing a museum career. Working closely with professional staff at the Gallery, interns participate in the ongoing work of a department, complete a project or a discrete portion of a larger project, and attend a weekly seminar that introduces the staff, departments, programs, and functions of the Gallery. Possible placements are in the conservation, curatorial, design, and education departments.

Eligibility Although consideration will be given to students with a spring 2013 undergraduate degree, preference will be given to applicants who are enrolled in a graduate program or are recent MA, MFA, or . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « 2013-2014 Fellowships at the New-York Historical Society, New York »

The New-York Historical Society offers eight fellowships for the 2013-2014 academic year. Designed to encourage and promote the use of its extraordinary collections of primary and secondary sources relating to the history of New York and the nation, the fellowships are open to scholars at various times during their academic

The New-York Historical Society, founded in 1804, holds a unique collection of books, manuscripts, graphic materials, decorative objects, and works of art. New-York Historical’s Patricia D. Klingenstein Library comprises more than 350,000 books, three million manuscripts, and distinctive collections of maps, photographs, prints, and ephemera documenting the history of America from the perspective of New York. Fellows will be encouraged to explore . . . → En lire plus

Colloque :  » William Le Baron Jenney (1832-1907). De l’Ecole Centrale de Paris aux gratte-ciel de Chicago »

Colloque international “William Le Baron Jenney (1832-1907). De l’Ecole Centrale de Paris aux gratte-ciel de Chicago

Le colloque international « William Le Baron Jenney (1832-1907). De l’École Centrale de Paris aux gratte-ciel de Chicago » aura lieu à l’Institut national d’histoire de l’art (INHA)/Musée d’Orsay/Maison des Centraliens du 17 au 19 décembre 2012.

 

Programme :

– Lundi 17 décembre : auditorium de l’Institut d’histoire de l’art – 6, rue des Petits-Champs, Paris, 2ème arr.

“Les formations d’ingénieur et d’architecte”

– Mardi 18 décembre :

matin : auditorium de l’Institut national d’histoire de l’art – 6, rue des Petits-Champs, Paris, 2ème arr.

“Les transformations de Paris vers 1850″

après-midi : Musée d’Orsay . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « Consent: Terms of Agreement »

We are issuing a Call for Proposals for scholarly and creative submissions for an International Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference entitled, “Consent: Terms of Agreement,” to be held at Indiana University – Bloomington from March 21-23, 2013. Join us for our 10th annual conference, hosted by the graduate students of the IU Department of English. See below for details:

Consent: We click it any time we download a new software program. We are required to give it for medical procedures. Spoken or implied, it struggles to articulate our desires and will. Without it, numerous laws can be broken and our senses of agency violated.

We cannot disentangle it from larger structures of power, . . . → En lire plus

Colloque :  » Global Pop Research Symposium »

Tate Modern/Royal College of Art, London, March 14, 2013 Deadline: Nov 30, 2012

Global Pop Research Symposium

This research symposium at Tate Modern is part of a two-day event exploring the many manifestations of ‘Global Pop’. Organised in collaboration with the Royal College of Art, London, it will offer a unique opportunity for scholars working in different fields and geographies to develop new interpretations of ‘Pop’ in advance of The World Goes Pop, a major exhibition opening at Tate Modern in summer 2015.

By exploring contemporaneous engagements with Pop throughout the globe in the 1960s and 1970s, the exhibition will examine not only the phenomenon in Western Europe and the US but also survey Pop developments in Eastern Europe, Latin . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Research Fellowships in the Humanities, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin »

The Harry Ransom Center, an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, annually awards over 50 fellowships to support projects that require substantial onsite use of its collections. The fellowships support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history. ONE TO THREE MONTH FELLOWSHIPS ($3,000 per month) One to three month fellowships are available for post-doctorates or independent scholars whose projects require extensive work with the Ransom Center’s collections.

TRAVEL STIPENDS ($1,700 for INTERNATIONAL) Travel stipends are available for post-doctorates or independent scholars whose projects require less than one month’s work with . . . → En lire plus

Activité :«La bibliothèque d’art américain de la fondation Terra »

La bibliothèque d’art américain de la fondation Terra

Située au cœur de Paris, la bibliothèque d’art américain de la fondation Terra est la seule bibliothèque européenne dédiée exclusivement aux arts visuels des États-Unis. Avec plus de 9.000 ouvrages sur l’histoire de l’art américain du dix-huitième siècle à 1980, le fonds se spécialise sur l’art du dix-neuvième siècle et du début du vingtième. Il comporte de nombreux titres en langue anglaise sur la peinture, la sculpture et les arts graphiques, ainsi que sur la photographie et les arts décoratifs. De plus, la collection Roger Breed Stein offre d’importantes ressources sur la culture visuelle des États-Unis. Les chercheurs peuvent aussi consulter des . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Wolfsonian–FIU Fellowship Program, Wolfsonian-Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida »

The Wolfsonian–Florida International University announces its fellowship program for 2013-14. The Wolfsonian is a museum and research center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, that promotes the examination of modern visual and material culture. Its fellowship program is intended to support research on the museum’s collection, generally for periods of three to four weeks. Fellowships include a stipend, accommodations, and round-trip travel. The timing of dates will be negotiated with individual awardees. The program is open to holders of master’s or doctoral degrees, Ph.D. candidates, and to others who have a significant record of professional achievement in relevant fields. Scholars from outside of the United States are eligible.

The focus of the Wolfsonian . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago »

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) is one of Chicago’s major cultural collecting institutions and one of the nation’s largest facilities devoted to the art of our time, offering exhibitions, performances, and programs of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945.

The MCA’s Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship is intended to offer a significant opportunity for an emerging scholar to gain professional curatorial experience and to conduct research in a major museum setting. The Fellow will primarily be responsible for collection related research and scholarship, with additional duties as appropriate. The Fellow will assist in organizing a collection-based exhibition and will have the opportunity to organize at least . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellowship 2013–15, The Frick Collection, New York »

The Frick Collection is pleased to announce the availability of a two-year predoctoral fellowship for an outstanding doctoral candidate who wishes to pursue a curatorial career in an art museum. The fellowship will offer invaluable curatorial training and will provide the scholarly and financial resources required for completing the doctoral dissertation. Internationally renowned for its exceptional collection of Western European art from the early Renaissance through the end of the nineteenth century, The Frick Collection, complemented by the equally significant resources of the Frick Art Reference Library, offers a unique opportunity for object-based research. The fellowship is best suited to a student working on a dissertation that pertains to one . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Winterthur Research Fellowship Program, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Delaware »

Winterthur, a public museum, library, and garden supporting the advanced study of American art, culture, and history, announces its Research Fellowship Program for 2013-14. Winterthur offers an extensive program of short- and long-term fellowships open to academic, independent, and museum scholars, including advanced graduate students, to support research in material culture, architecture, decorative arts, design, consumer culture, garden and landscape studies, Shaker studies, travel and tourism, the Atlantic World, childhood, literary culture, and many other areas of social and cultural history. Fellowships available to foreign applicants include 1-2 semester dissertation fellowships and 1-2 month short-term fellowships.

Dissertation Fellowship

Doctoral candidates conducting research or writing a dissertation receive four- to nine-month fellowships. Stipend: . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Getty Graduate Internships, Los Angeles »

Getty Graduate Internships are offered in the four programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust—the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation—to students who intend to pursue careers in fields related to the visual arts. Training and work experience are available in areas such as curatorial, education, conservation, research, information management, public programs, and grantmaking.

Please see the list of internship areas and host departments participating in 2013—2014 [curatorial internships include Antiquities (Getty Villa, Greek and Roman Art); Sculpture and Decorative Arts; Drawings (European, prior to 1900); Illuminated Manuscripts (European, 800-1600); Paintings (European, prior to 1900); and Photographs (European . . . → En lire plus