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

Appel à candidature « Terra Foundation, Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Travel Grants »

The Terra Foundation offers Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Travel Grants to enable scholars outside the United States to consult research resources that are only available within the United States. These grants provide support for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars to travel for research on topics concerning American art and visual culture prior to 1980. Applications are judged competitively on an annual basis.

Grant funding is available for short-term travel that gives scholars:

An opportunity to discover new source material Experience works of art first-hand in museums and private collections Make contact with artists, curators, and art dealers Consult local archives and library collections Establish professional networks for future research . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Terra Foundation Fellowships in American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C »

Terra Foundation Fellowships in American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum seek to foster a cross-cultural dialogue about the history of art of the United States up to 1980. They support work by scholars from abroad who are researching American art or by U.S. scholars who are investigating international contexts for American art. Fellowships are residential and support full-time independent and dissertation research for one year. Fellows receive research and travel allowances, plus a stipend of $30,000 for predoctoral fellows and $45,000 for senior or postdoctoral fellows.

Qualifications and Selection: Applications for the Terra Foundation Fellowships in American Art will be evaluated on the basis of the proposal’s merit and . . . → En lire plus

Appel à contribution : « 2013 Terra Foundation Publication Grants & Essay Prize »

2013 Terra Foundation Publication Grants & Essay Prize

The deadline for all essay submissions and grant applications is January 15, 2013.

International Essay Prize for American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum

This prize recognizes excellent scholarship by a non-U.S. scholar in the field of historical American art (pre-1980). Manuscripts should advance understanding of American art, demonstrating new findings and original perspectives. The prize-winning essay will be translated and published in the scholarly journal American Art. Additionally, the winner receives a $1,000 award and a $2,000 travel stipend to give a presentation in Washington, D.C., and meet with museum staff and fellows. For more information, please visit americanart.si.edu/research/awards/terra/.

Publication . . . → En lire plus

Workshop : « New York Galleries in the 1960s and 1970s »

Workshops: New York Galleries in the 1960s and 1970s

La galerie John Gibson et le « Narrative Art », l’invention d’une mouvance transatlantique des années 1970

Alexandre Quoi, Centre Pompidou-Metz

Le galeriste new-yorkais John Gibson s’est imposé, à partir de la fin des années 1960, comme un acteur de premier plan pour le soutien des tendances artistiques les plus novatrices de l’époque et la redéfinition corolaire du métier de marchand. Après avoir lancé les étiquettes « Ecological Art » et « Body Art », il a été ainsi l’initiateur du « Narrative Art », un regroupement de nouvelles pratiques conceptuelles, orientées vers la subjectivité et la transmission de récits, qui combinaient photographie et texte. Un retour sur la trajectoire professionnelle . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature « Long-term Fellowships, Newberry Library, Chicago »

Long-term fellowships are available to post-doctoral scholars who want to be in residence at the Newberry for periods of four to twelve months. Applicants for post-doctoral awards must hold a PhD at the time of application (unless otherwise noted). These grants support individual research and promote serious intellectual exchange through active participation in the Newberry’s scholarly activities, including a biweekly fellows’ seminar. The stipends for these fellowships are $4,200 per month; awardees must indicate in their applications how many months they intend to be in residence at the Newberry. Applicants may combine these fellowship awards with sabbatical or other stipendiary support. Scholars may apply for any of the long-term fellowships . . . → En lire plus

Offre de Poste : « Auburn University – Assistant Professor, Art Historian of late 18th- and/or 19th- century Europe »

The Art Department at Auburn University invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor, Art Historian of late 18th- and/or 19th- century Europe, beginning August 16, 2013.

Review of applications will begin January 7, 2013 and continue until the position is filled.

Position summary: The Department of Art in The College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University is seeking candidates for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor with a primary research specialty in late 18th- and/or 19th-century Europe, and the ability to also teach courses in at least one of the following areas: Asian, Caribbean, Latin American, Native American, African-American, and Oceanic Art History.

The appointee will teach 4 to 5 courses . . . → En lire plus

Conférence : « Hopper, peinture, architecture, cinéma »

Hopper, peinture, architecture, cinéma

 

September 27, 2012 6:00pm Terra Foundation for American Art Europe (Paris, France) Jean-Loup Bourget and Géraldine Chouard Over the past thirty years, interest in the work of Edward Hopper has increased exponentially. His paintings, often viewed as condensed images of the American scene and emblematic of solitude and alienation, have been extensively “quoted” by filmmakers from Alfred Hitchcock to Wim Wenders and Andrzej Wajda. This dialogue will examine the link between the paintings of Hopper and architecture, whether in Paris or New York, portraying settings urban or rural, facades of buildings or interiors of apartments and movie theaters, at once melancholic and dreamlike. This dialogue . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : « Annette Kade Fellowship, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York »

The Annette Kade Fellowship is awarded to French and German predoctoral art history students for one year’s study or research at the Metropolitan Museum, this fellowship is intended for French and German students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to study in the United States.

All fellowships must take place between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014. Fellowships generally begin in September. The stipend amount for one year is $32,000 for predoctoral fellows, with up to an additional $6,000 for travel. Health care benefits are included.

Predoctoral art history fellows can be asked to assist the hosting curatorial departments with projects that complement their approved scholarly subject. Not . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : « Assistant Professor, 18th-19th Century Decorative Arts and Material Culture, George Mason University »

The George Mason University, Department of History and Art History invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Candidates specializing in the art of 18th to mid-19th century with an emphasis on the history of design, material culture, or decorative and luxury arts will be considered. Specializations may cover any world region, and those whose research addresses transcultural contact and aspects of art in a global context are especially encouraged to apply. Teaching expectations include undergraduate and graduate courses.

Successful applicants must have completed a Ph.D. by August 2013; teaching experience and publications are preferred.

George Mason University is a dynamic state university of over 30,000 students, located . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : « A. W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University »

The Institute of Fine Arts announces a postdoctoral fellowship supported by a grant from the A. W. Mellon Foundation. This award will be for academic years 2013 – 2015. The A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow will be in residence at the Institute of Fine Arts. The fellowship is held in conjunction with the IFA/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation review of research and teaching in the fields of art history, archaeology and conservation. This fellowship will give the Fellow the opportunity to pursue a research project while gaining teaching experience at a graduate level and while participating in a major international research initiative. The Fellow is expected to carry out research on a project leading to a major publication. The fellow will . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : « Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles »

Le Getty Research Institute à Los Angeles, proche du musée J. Paul Getty, propose une série de bourses annuelles pour les doctorants et les post-doctorants. Les boursiers poursuivent leurs recherches en relation avec le thème annuel de recherche proposé par l’Institut. Ils sont accueilli dans l’enceinte du Getty Research Institute. La résidence à l’Institut de recherche est obligatoire durant les neuf mois de la bourse (de mi-septembre à mi-juin). Les boursiers travaillent à partir des collections du Getty et participent aux activités de l’Institut. Les boursiers prennent aussi part aux réunions qui ont lieu une fois par semaine sur le thème annuel de recherche. Le thème choisi . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : « the Slifka Foundation Interdisciplinary Fellowship (septembre 2013-Aout 2014), Metropolitan Museum of Art »

Awarded to a completed master’s- or PhD-level candidate for training in an interdisciplinary approach, joining art historical research with technical investigation of the Museum’s Northern Renaissance paintings.

Note: The recipient of this fellowship will conduct research with the curator for the collection catalogues of early Netherlandish, French, and German paintings. Applicants for this fellowship must contact the Grants Office at education.grants@metmuseum.org prior to submitting a complete application

The fellowship takes place between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014. The stipend amount for one year is $30,000 with up to an additional $5,000 for travel. Health care benefits are included.

The application deadline for art history fellowships . . . → En lire plus

Conférence :  » Jean-Yves Bosseur sur John Cage »

Conférence de Jean-Yves Bosseur sur John Cage
mercredi 19 septembre 2012 à 18h30
« la parole aux artistes »
un cycle proposé par Jean-Jacques Lebel
dans le cadre d’une programmation des amis de la maison rouge
L’oeuvre de John Cage est protéiforme. Outre sa production musicale, il a réalisé plusieurs ouvrages s’apparentant à la poésie visuelle ou sonore. Moins connue du public, son oeuvre graphique (monotypes et aquarelles), conçue à partir de la fin des années 60, est également du plus grand intérêt. Dans tous les cas, il ne s’agissait pas d’un à-côté de son activité de compositeur car il assumait chaque projet de création avec une égale rigueur, . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : « A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship – Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), Washington D.C. »

 

Figurant parmi les organisations les plus prestigieuses dans le domaine de l’histoire de l’art aux États-Unis, le Center for Advanced Study in Visual Arts est actuellement rattaché à la National Gallery of Art à Washington D.C. Bien que leurs bourses pour les doctorants ne soient pas disponibles aux étudiants étrangers, les programmes de post-doctoral fellowships, de senior fellowships, et de visiting senior fellowships n’ont aucune restriction de nationalité. Ci-joint est l’information pour la bourse post-doctorale, bien que vous pouvez consulter le site Web du CASVA si vous avez soutenu votre thèses avant 2007.

A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, 2013–2015

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : « The Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize »

The Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize recognizes excellent scholarship by a non-U.S. scholar in the field of historical American art (circa 1500-1980). Manuscripts should advance understanding of American art, demonstrating new findings and original perspectives. The prize-winning essay will be translated and published in American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s scholarly journal. We are pleased to announce an increased and enhanced prize award this year: the winner will receive a $1,000 cash award and a $2,000 travel stipend to give a presentation in Washington, D.C., and meet with museum staff and fellows. This prize is supported by funding from the Terra Foundation for American Art.

The aim of the award is to stimulate and actively . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « La performance : vie de l’archive et actualité »

La performance : vie de l’archive et actualité Performance : life, archives and actuality

 

À l’occasion de l’exposition « À la vie délibérée ! Une histoire de la performance sur la Côte d’azur de 1951 à 2011 », l’AICA France et la Villa Arson (Nice) s’associent pour promouvoir et susciter de nouvelles recherches sur la performance, alors même que l’école d’art de la Villa Arson explore les pratiques artistiques usant des techniques de corps, de la représentation, et de la connaissance. Une triangulation de disciplines (celles de l’artiste, du burlesque, du sportif) et de compétences (iconique, physique, cognitive) permettant d’interroger le statut de la performance aujourd’hui, et plus largement l’usage qui est fait du . . . → En lire plus