The Ryobi Foundation, established by John and Kimiko Powers, is an operating foundation that supports the operations of the Powers Art Center, the Jasper Johns Study Center, and a 420+ acre ranch in Carbondale, CO. More information on the Powers Art Center and the Study Center may be found at www.powersartcenter.org. In 2025, the Ryobi Foundation established the Jasper Johns Fellowship, a nine to twelve month appointment for researchers and curators dedicated to advancing scholarship on Jasper Johns’ work. Fellows will have the opportunity to engage directly with an extensive collection of Jasper Johns's works on paper, comprising more than 400 prints, and archival material. An online view of some of the prints is available through a link in the job posting. It is the hope that fellows will contribute new insights into the life and legacy of one of the most influential American artists of the twentieth century.

The Ryobi Foundation invites applications for the Jasper Johns Study Center Fellowship, an annual, project-based fellowship supporting emerging scholars, curators, writers, and practitioners engaged in research and interpretation of the work of Jasper Johns.

The 8–9 month fellowship supports projects in scholarly writing, curatorial research, archival work, education, and digital or public-facing initiatives. Proposals may be traditional or experimental in format, and hybrid approaches are welcome.

The fellowship includes a $8,000 stipend, with additional support available for approved travel and project expenses. Work is primarily remote, with limited, supported travel to Carbondale, Colorado.

Eligibility: Recent graduates and early-career professionals in art history, curatorial studies, museum practice, or related fields.
Application deadline: March 1
Fellowship start: May 1 (flexible)

Long-Term Fellowships are intended to support individual scholarly research and promote serious intellectual exchange through active participation in the Newberry’s scholarly activities, including Fellows’ Seminars and Weekly Colloquium.

These residential fellowships are available to scholars who hold a PhD or other terminal degree for 4 to 9 months with a stipend of $5,000 per month. Awardees may combine their Newberry fellowship award with sabbatical funding or other stipendiary support.

Applicants must hold a PhD by the November 21 deadline.

Announcing a call for applications for a 2-year position as a Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2025
Position: 2 years, February 2026-January 2028
For a description of the position and to submit an application connect through this link:
https://www.nga.gov/employment-opportunities/curatorial-fellowships

The department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs (PDP) invites applications for the Dorothy del Bueno Curatorial Fellowship. This endowed fellowship serves as preparation for an advanced career in a museum, providing professional mentorship and extensive firsthand experience with curatorial work in the graphic arts. Reporting to the head of the department, the fellow is a fully integrated member of PDP, providing input and support in areas relating to the interpretation, care, display, and growth of the PMA's collection of over 162,000 works on paper, which range from the fifteenth century to the present and from around the globe. In addition, the del Bueno Fellow, in tandem with two other curatorial fellows, coordinates access to the department’s active study room, facilitating visits from classes, researchers, and community members.

Specifically, you will:

• Coordinate appointments and activities involving the Abigail Rebecca Cohen Study Room. This includes outreach, scheduling, art movement, record-keeping, and hosting visits for classes, scholars, and PMA staff.
• Respond to inquiries about the collection
• Research and catalogue the collection
• Assist curators with exhibition and publication planning, management, and implementation
• Prepare condition reports and preliminary research for new acquisitions, in consultation with paper conservators
• Assist with collection assessments and other projects related to curatorial functions, as assigned by curatorial staff
• Contribute to preparations for bi-annual meetings of the Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Committee, including writing acquisition justifications and presenting on assigned topics.

Your background and experience include:

• Master's degree in art history or an adjacent field
• Graduate experience beyond an M.A. degree is preferred
• A commitment to museum work with a demonstrated interest in works on paper
• An ability to work collaboratively
• An ability to multi-task and negotiate competing priorities while managing longer-term assignments
• Prior experience in a museum environment or similar art institution

The Association of Print Scholars invites submissions for the 2025 APS Publication Grant, supported by C.G. Boerner and Harris Schrank.

The APS Publication Grant supports the publication of innovative scholarly research about printmaking across all time periods and geographic regions. The grant carries a maximum award of $2,000 and is funded through the Association of Print Scholars and the generosity of C.G. Boerner and Harris Schrank.

Proposed projects should be feature-length articles, online publications or essays, exhibition catalogues, or books, which are nearing completion and publication. Please note that while publications may be in any language, proposals and all supplementary application materials must be submitted in English. Examples of possible uses of an APS Publication Grant include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Travel expenses for research essential to the completion of a manuscript;
- Studio time or courses in printmaking that will contribute significantly to a scholar's understanding of subject matter, or collaboration between printmakers and scholars;
- Funding assistance for photography and image permissions;
- Honoraria for contributors to edited volumes or other collaborative publications.

Successful proposals must address all of the following criteria, which needs to be consolidated into a single PDF document (12 pt. font, black text):

- Proposal narrative describing the scholarly project. Projects will be evaluated based on the clarity of the proposal and the originality and innovation of the applicant’s research (500-1000 words).
- Budget and budget narrative (250 words max.) detailing how grant funding will be spent. Please list any other grants for which the applicant has applied, including amounts and results if known.
- A detailed publishing plan, which should ideally include documentation of progress towards publication or the project’s likelihood of publication. This documentation could take the form of a letter from an editor, press, or publisher, or an outline of possible publishers and contact made thus far. Please note that applications with a publisher’s support will receive highest consideration for the grant.
- CV for all participant(s), no longer than 3 pages for each participant.



Applicants must be APS members and should send the above materials as a single PDF by August 31, 2025, to the APS Grants Committee at grants@printscholars.org. Successful applicants will be notified by November 1, 2025, and the grant must be applied to publication costs within one year of notification.

Recipient(s) will be required to submit a brief report after the project’s completion or six months after the disbursement of funds, whichever comes first. The report should be one page in length (approximately 500 words), describe how funds were spent, and detail the project’s results.

Please note that current APS officers, whether elected or appointed, may not apply for the APS Publication Grant during their service to the organization.

The Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice offers 9 residential scholarships to PhD students and postdoc students who must not be over 40 years old on June 30, 2025, interested in spending two consecutive months in Venice at the Vittore Branca International Center for the Study of Italian Culture between January and December 2026.

The residential scholarships are offered, within the interdisciplinary context that characterizes the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice to Italian and International scholars wishing to further their studies of Italian culture, especially that of the Veneto - in one of the following fields: art history, history of Venice, literature, musicology, ethnomusicology, drama, early printed books, comparative cultures and spiritualities, digital humanities.

Candidates shall propose a research topic preferably focused on the archives and documents at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice.

The Archive of the History of the Venetian State contains not only a microfilm library of over 2 million slides reproducing material on the Venetian Republic kept in non-Venetian archives, but also collections of Italian and international books and periodicals on the history and culture of territories influenced by Venetian culture. It thus provides opportunities for detailed, multifaceted studies on the role played by Venice in European diplomacy.

Examples of specific themes that may be referred to are:

The “ego-documents”: papers of a lifetime. The “Tenenti” Bequest. Reconstructing Alberto Tenenti’s profile from a historical, intellectual and networking perspective.

Mixing and sharing ideas: arrivals, departures and in loco elaboration

The relationship between the Serenissima and the Holy See

The knowledge of the territory ruled by the government of the Republic – both on land and at sea – at Palazzo Ducale

Venice’s perception of the world “expanded” by discoveries, as a privileged observatory of changing horizons and therefore as an “eye on the world”

Venice defensive works between 16th and 18th century: Western Stato da Terra – Stato da Mar

The Murazzi sea defense

Enrolling convicts

Relics obsession

Religious places and building permits

Between persistence and innovation

Inquiries on Toponymy

Mercenary Eros

The pater familias

Cult of the dead

Self-celebration among noble families

Culture, arts and social differentiation

Venice and the Ottoman Empire

Application deadline: 30 June 2025

The W&L Art Museum and Galleries invites applications for two inaugural curatorial fellowships: the Louise C. Herreshoff Curatorial Fellowship for American Art and the Euchlin D. Reeves Curatorial Fellowship in Ceramics. The two-year fellowships, with the possibility of a third-year renewal, are designed to support emerging curators and scholars while advancing the museum’s purpose, scholarship, and national impact.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs (ADCA), the curatorial fellows will support scholarly research on museum’s permanent collection of American art and decorative arts. The selected fellows will collaborate with the Collection and Curatorial team, along with members of the Washington and Lee campus community.

The fellows are integral members of the museum's staff whose work serves the museum's mission. The fellows will develop practical skills in all four areas of curatorial practice: research, installation and exhibition development, collections management and planning, and public engagement. The fellows will also participate fully in the intellectual life of the campus community.

The curatorial fellow must be in residence in Lexington, Virginia, during the fellowship period. Anticipated pay for this role is $62,000

Washington and Lee University actively promotes a dynamic and welcoming environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in their areas of expertise.

Visit jobs.wlu.edu to learn more about working at W&L, our benefits, community, and living in the area.

Essential Functions:

Contribute to knowledge about the collections and increase access to the collections through deep research and cataloging, including interdisciplinary interpretation and provenance research.
Research artists and artworks in the permanent collection, rectify outdated or inaccurate records, and write interpretive texts.
Mine the permanent collection for curatorial inspirations.
Assist the ADCA with formulating plans for continuing to grow and shape the American art collection.
In concert with Collection staff, assist with expanding physical and digital access to the art collection, establish priorities for storage and display, and work with contracted specialists to identify conservation needs and treatment.
Supervise interns and students.
Support the University’s teaching needs by facilitating direct engagement with the American art collection, including teaching or co-teaching courses, conducting gallery-based class visits, or leading object study sessions.
Develop and contribute to public and campus-based programs, lectures, and other special events, including programs for and with students and faculty, with particular attention to expanding and diversifying Museum audiences.
Represent the Museum and contribute to the field through participation in conferences, public lectures, publications, and institutional and scholarly partnerships.
Inspire researchers, scholars, and students beyond the southeast to engage with the Museum’s collections, exhibitions, events, and other activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

A master’s degree in art history, decorative arts, or other allied interdisciplinary humanities. Candidates with a doctoral degree must have been officially conferred within seven years of the start date of the fellowship.
Knowledge of museum ethics and the legal regulations governing collecting.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong interest in a curatorial career.
Commitment to fostering the appreciation of works of art in a museum context.
Demonstrated strength working collaboratively and in an innovative manner.

The Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums is offering a Curatorial Cataloguing Fellowship with the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts (AFGA), the Museums' works on paper department. This fellowship program aims to support the Museums’ strategic goal to significantly enhance the scope of information available about works of art in the Museums’ collection, and make this information digitally accessible to a wider public. The two-year paid Fellowship program, onsite in San Francisco from September 2025-August 2027, is designed to provide an important professional development opportunity for eight emerging art museum professionals. We strongly encourage applicants from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the art museum field. This fellowship will advance participants’ curatorial training through rigorous research and cataloguing experience.

Under the supervision of Curators, Curatorial Cataloguing Fellows will be responsible for cataloguing works of art from the Museums’ permanent collection, with particular focus on enhancing information about the artwork’s provenance, exhibition history, and bibliographic records. Guided by the FAMSF curatorial team, Fellows will analyze gaps in existing collections data, conduct collection research, and write textual entries for the Museums’ collection management database, The Museum System (TMS). Throughout the two-year program, Fellows will also have the opportunity to engage with visiting experts in the field of provenance, research, and collections data to strengthen their professional development.

The Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Fellow will be based at the Legion of Honor Museum and will work with the curatorial staff of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the department responsible for works of art on paper: prints, drawings, photographs, and artist books. The Fellow will engage with works on paper from across time and cultures; the first stage of their cataloguing project will address the collections of Old Master and French drawings and French 19th-century prints. The Fellow will receive professional mentorship and gain hands-on experience examining objects within a dynamic works on paper department, while also collaborating closely with staff in Paper Conservation, Registration, and Collections Information.

Typical duties and responsibilities:
Work closely with curatorial staff to review and update department collection records through in-depth library and web-based research, primary and secondary source documents, consultation with outside scholars and institutions, and object file review.
Review and enhance object records and organize records in physical and digital files.
Research, compile and catalogue object provenance, exhibition history, bibliographic references, and geography; input data into the Museums’ collections database, TMS.
Work closely with the Collections Information team to ensure proper documentation of the collection in TMS as per FAMSF cataloguing guidelines and protocols.
Perform advanced searches, create packages, and analyze collection data in TMS.
Perform data cleaning and data entry in the TMS database with close attention to detail for consistency, accuracy, and adherence to the FAMSF cataloguing guidelines.
Participate in department and TMS project meetings on the implementation of cataloguing standards and guidelines.
Regularly meet with supervisors to set goals, discuss progress and to track work.
Performs other duties as assigned.

The Visual Culture Program invites applications for a 2025–26 short-term fellowship. Past fellows have studied topics as varied as the relationship between text and images in American primers for children, the graphic arts in Philadelphia from 1780 to 1880, and the intersection of science and art in the production of daguerreotypes.

Searchable catalogs to our collections are available online at https://librarycompany.kohacatalog.com/ with a number of visual culture collections also searchable at https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/islandora%3Aroot.

See individual fellowship description below for more information and instructions on how to apply. For a complete listing of all Library Company fellowship opportunities, visit https://librarycompany.org/academic-programs/fellowships-2/.


The William H. Helfand Fellowship for American Visual Culture
The fellowship is designed to promote scholarship in visual culture through the study of textual and graphic sources from the 16th through early 20th centuries held in the Library Company’s collections. Possible research topics include the production and consumerism of printed graphics; the histories of printing and photographic processes; popular iconography; ephemera; incunabula; the illustrated book trade; and historical depictions of gender, race, and class. Fellows will have the opportunity to attend the Library Company’s public programs and events, participate in the vibrant scholarly community of Philadelphia, and present a lecture about their research.

The stipend is $2500 for a one-month fellowship, which may be fulfilled between June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026.

Please share this announcement with those who might be interested. Application materials are due January 15, 2025.

To apply, fill out the online application form and upload a single PDF file containing a brief CV, a ca. 150-word project abstract, and a two- to four-page description of your proposed research (single-spaced, not to exceed 1,500 words). The proposal should make clear how Library Company collections will support your research. Application files should be named using this format: Lastname_Firstname_application.

In addition, one letter of recommendation in PDF format should be uploaded here; please ask your recommender to name files using this format: Lastname_Firstname_letter.

For more information about fellowships offered by the Library Company’s Visual Culture Program, contact program director Erika Piola (epiola@librarycompany.org).

Classification: Full-time; non-exempt. This is a 1-year contract position.
Salary: The budgeted hiring salary/target range for this position is $28.30 to $29.00 hourly with salary placement based on skills, knowledge, and experience.
Luce/Getty Curatorial Fellow works closely with the Director and Chief Curator of the Grunwald Center on all projects and initiatives connected to the Center's exhibition, publication, and outreach program. Under the general supervision of the Director and Chief Curator of the Center, the Luce/Getty Curatorial Fellow's main duties are to work directly with assigned project team members to facilitate exhibition, publication, and outreach projects to meet institutional goals and standards while adhering to and upholding the agreed upon budget, timeline and contractual guidelines and obligations. Luce/Getty Curatorial Fellow will support the research activities of the director and will coordinate daily planning, development, administration, cataloguing and oversight of the Grunwald Center collection of works on paper. The Fellow is responsible for responding to research requests; overseeing the class visits to the study center; and contributing to online collection projects as needed. The fellow will help organize the 5-day Getty Paper Project traveling seminar in Los Angeles, scheduled for Spring 2025. The Fellow will work with the Grunwald Center Director and project partners on content development, communication with participants and partners, logistical and travel arrangements, and budget tracking. The Fellow will become a member of the cohort of participants.
Priority will be given to applications received by September 2. For full job description and to apply, please visit UCLA Career Opportunities here: https://jobs.ucla.edu/jobs/4238. Please submit an online application as instructed. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, we are regretfully unable to respond to phone calls and emails regarding the status of applications and the recruiting process.