PUBLICATION GRANTS, American Historical Print Collectors Society (AHPCS)

Applications due: 07/01/2022

The American Historical Print Collectors Society offers publication grants. The aim of this program is to support the publication of original projects centered on prints made or used in North America that are at least one hundred years old.

For more information, see https://ahpcs.org/publication-grants/

Applicants do not need to be members of the AHPCS at the time of application but will be asked to join if they are awarded a grant.

The Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) seeks an American and European Works on Paper, Photography, and New Media Fellow for a two-year appointment. Working under the direction of the Director of Curatorial Affairs, the primary role of the incumbent is to research, steward, assess, and display an under-researched strength of HoMA’s permanent collection—16,000 Euro-American prints, drawings, paintings on paper, photographs, and time-based media works. The ideal candidate will bring a strong history of scholarly research involving iconography, provenance, techniques, and processes, as well as experience with art handling, high-level curation, and interpretation. HoMA welcomes and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds who meet the minimum requirements below. A familiarity with Hawaiian culture and history and knowledge of Pacific-Rim artists and practices is a plus.

HoMA’s American and European works on paper permanent collection features approximately 16,350 drawings, prints, watercolors, collages, and mixed media objects by renowned artists across time and cultures. Drawings and prints by 16th- and 17th-century luminaries such as Albrecht Dürer, Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, and Rembrandt van Rijn are included along with 19th- and 20th-century masters such as Mary Cassatt, Paul Cézanne, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Joseph Cornell. Contemporary artists including Edgar Heap of Birds, Kara Walker, David Hockney, Mickalene Thomas, and Andy Warhol reflect a range of social, political, and personal subjects. HoMA’s extensive photograph collection contains over 1,700 works and is comprised of early examples of mid-19th-century to modern and contemporary works by innovators such as Imogen Cunningham, Man Ray, Diane Arbus, Catherine Opie and Thomas Struth. Our small, but growing, time-based media collection, with works by Nam June Paik, Tony Oursler, and Jennifer Steinkamp, is also within the purview of this position’s responsibilities.

The Works on Paper, Photography, and New Media Fellow (“Fellow”) will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the museum, including with staff from Learning and Engagement, Collections, and Curatorial Department to research, interpret, assess, and refine the museum’s works on paper collection. Part of the collections research will include assessing new potential photographic and African American prints from local collections and making acquisition recommendations to the Collections Committee. The Fellow will also assist in collection refinement by making thoughtful recommendations for deaccessioning, based upon potential duplicates or conservation.

The Fellow will additionally serve as a creative collaborator, working closely with the Director of Curatorial Affairs and other curators to suggest innovative display ideas and introduce non-traditional approaches to presentation and interpretation that align with newer developments in the museum field at large. They will write and speak to general museum audiences in dynamic ways that not only expand art interpretation and discussions beyond traditional art historical narratives, but also prioritize more insightful and inclusive perspectives. They may assist with research on department-wide curatorial projects as needed, such as cross-cultural, thematic, and multi-media installations in permanent collection galleries. Like all curators and research staff, they will help us build and maintain relationships across the museum and community with artists, members, donors, new audiences, and art professionals and work respectfully with and for the many diverse communities that we serve, in alignment with HoMA’s key initiatives and strategic objectives.

For more details and how to apply, please visit external link.

Provide support for the Hammer Museum and Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts' collections, exhibitions, and curatorial projects. Assist in daily management, cataloguing and oversight of the Grunwald Center collection of works on paper as well as the Armand Hammer Permanent Collection, the Armand Hammer Daumier and Contemporaries Collection, and the Murphy Sculpture Garden.

Conducts research on the collection and responds to research requests; assist with oversight of class visits to the study center; assists with exhibitions organized from the collections. The Curatorial Fellow also assists with online collection projects as needed. Assists with all aspects of exhibitions and projects including initiations, approvals, budgets, contracts, correspondence, travel/hospitality, logistics/technical requirements, communications, visitor experience, artist relationships, documentation, and other details as appropriate.

Qualifications

Required/Preferred

MA in Art History on works on paper, prints, or drawings or with equivalent education and experience with an emphasis

Required

Knowledge of the history of European and American prints and drawings from the Renaissance through the present, as well as related art history, criticism and theory.

Required

Working knowledge of at least one foreign language, preferably French or German.

Preferred

Proven art historical research skills and experience.

Required

Excellent communication skills, including oral, written, editing, and proofreading; demonstrated ability to compose routine business correspondence with correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Required

Excellent interpersonal skills to interact and effectively deal with artists, outside vendors, and other institutions, as well as diverse student, Museum and university staff population.

Required

Highly organized, efficient, and attentive to detail, with excellent follow-up skills.

Required

Self-starting, resourceful, proactive, and motivated in performing and excelling in responsibilities.

Required

Able to prioritize and adjust heavy workload, manage a variety of tasks, and meet various deadlines with changing priorities, frequent interruptions, and conflicting deadlines.

Required

Proven skill in using a PC and experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Access, Outlook and Excel; familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat.

Required

Professional demeanor and courteous/helpful phone manner.

Required

Physical abilities to perform all core functions and duties including but not limited to the ability to talk; hear; see; sit for extended periods; stand for extended periods; walk; climb; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; crawl; push; pull; reach; lift up to 30 pounds; manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and perform heavy data entry; manual dexterity including but not limited to the ability to feel, finger, and/or grasp; color vision; depth perception; central and peripheral vision; close vision; distance vision; visual acuity to view a computer monitor for long periods. Ability to view in close proximity without touching or endangering the work in any way.

Required

Ability to work evenings, weekends, and other non-standard shifts as required by projects.

With the generous support of the Donald and Marilyn Keough Foundation, the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame has established a pre-doctoral, curatorial fellowship focused primarily on the development of its growing collection of Irish art dating back to the eighteenth century. The Fellow will be appointed for 12 months, working 30 hours per week with the assumption that the remaining 10 hours will be dedicated to the completion of the dissertation. The fellowship carries a $36,000 stipend plus benefits, including medical benefits, life insurance and two-weeks vacation, with an additional $2,000 travel fund to conduct research or attend conferences related to the Museum’s collections. The Fellow will be appointed for one-year with the possibility of renewal (with an attendant standard 3% increase of the stipend) based on progress toward completion of the dissertation and the advancement of the Museum’s objective to raise the profile of its collections through publications, participation in conferences, and the organization of exhibitions. The 12-month appointment runs on the University’s academic calendar, beginning in mid-August or early September 2022. This role does offer a hybrid work schedule.

The primary responsibility will include research into the Snite Museum’s growing collection of Irish prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture, and photographs. The Museum values its collaborations with the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies (KNI) and the Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) division of Hesburgh Libraries whose holdings of Irish material is well known and highly esteemed. Reporting to the Curator of European and American Art before 1900, Fellows will have full access to these resources and the many faculty and visiting scholars from a wide array of disciplines they attract.

For more details and how to apply, please visit external link.

The William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor seeks applications for a two-year 40-hour per week residential fellowship for a recent master’s degree recipient in library/information science or a humanities field relevant to the Clements Library’s holdings. Located on the central campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, the William L. Clements Library houses original resources related to the history of the Americas, with particular focus on the history and culture of North America and the Caribbean up to 1900. Our mission is to collect and preserve primary source materials, to make them available for research, and to support and encourage scholarly investigation of our nation’s past. The collections are divided into four main curatorial areas: printed books; maps; manuscripts; and graphic arts. The graphic arts collections includes paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, sheet music, ephemera, and realia.

This early career fellowship is designed to provide the recipient with a broad familiarity with pre-1900 American graphic materials and a grounding in cataloging materials in different formats. Working with a range of colleagues at the Clements Library, the fellow will learn the basics of cataloging graphic materials, engaging primarily with unprocessed or under-described collections. In addition to processing and describing materials, the fellow will have the opportunity to help develop cataloging priorities for the collection, shape description strategies, and apply principles of diversity, equity and inclusion to collection description and access systems

In addition to the professional development opportunities provided through hands-on work with a world-class collection of American graphic materials from a broad range of formats, the fellowship will provide the recipient with support to attend one course per year related to cataloging graphic materials at the Rare Book School or elsewhere. The fellow will also have the opportunity to engage with the many visiting researchers who visit Ann Arbor to make use of the Clements Library’s collections, write about their cataloging work, and to assist in teaching U-M classes that involve graphic materials.

For more details on requirements and how to apply, please visit external link.

The Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum is looking to fill an 18-month curatorial fellowship, generously funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Summary:
Provide support for the Hammer Museum and Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts' collections, exhibitions, and curatorial projects. Assist in daily management, cataloguing and oversight of the Grunwald Center collection of works on paper as well as the Armand Hammer Permanent Collection, the Armand Hammer Daumier and Contemporaries Collection, and the Murphy Sculpture Garden.

Conducts research on the collection and responds to research requests; assist with oversight of class visits to the study center; assists with exhibitions organized from the collections. The Curatorial Fellow also assists with online collection projects as needed. Assists with all aspects of exhibitions and projects including initiations, approvals, budgets, contracts, correspondence, travel/hospitality, logistics/technical requirements, communications, visitor experience, artist relationships, documentation, and other details as appropriate.

For more details, requirements, and how to apply, please visit external link.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is looking to hire an intern/fellow in the Prints and Drawings Department. Generously funded by the IFPDA Curatorial Intern scheme, the position will run form June 6 through August 12, 2022.

The Prints & Drawings department is offering the intern/fellow the prospect of assisting the curator with developing themes and researching modern and contemporary prints for upcoming installations in the Museum’s Nancy and Rich Kinder Building. The intern/fellow will also contribute to the interpretive materials for these object-based installations. With the aid of the curatorial assistant in the Prints & Drawings department, the intern/fellow will plan and execute four interactive tours on 18th-century and early-19thcentury American prints and printmaking techniques for middle school students attending the Bayou Bend Summer History Camp. The intern/fellow will conduct provenance research on objects in the department to update entries in The Museum System (TMS) and curatorial files. The intern/fellow will also assist in all aspects of department operations. The intern/fellow will participate in various stages of exhibition planning, including creating checklists; conducting research; writing and editing didactic material; participating in design and installation; and generating original content for social media. The intern will also conduct independent research about works on paper in the department; assist in maintaining the department’s object and artist files; update information for the department’s page on the MFAH website; and update information about works on paper that will be visible in the Museum’s online catalogue.

For more details, requirements, and how to apply, please visit external link.

The University of Maryland’s David C. Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts & Culture of African Americans & the African Diaspora is pleased to announce the inaugural competition for The David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence.

The David C. Driskell Center

Committed to preserving the rich heritage of African American visual art and culture, the David C. Driskell Center was established in 2001 to provide an intellectual home for artists, museum professionals, art administrators and scholars who are working to expand and deepen the field of African diasporic studies in the visual arts. Housing artistic collections, archival papers and a research library, the center is a major repository for the study of African American visual culture.

About the Award

The David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence is designed to provide emerging scholars and artists with access to the center’s collections in order to conduct new research or create new artistic work that furthers the center’s mission of expanding and deepening the field of African diasporic studies in the visual arts. The awardee will be expected to commit to 2–3 weeks in residence at the Driskell Center between the summer of 2022 and the summer of 2023. While the Driskell Center will serve as the primary location of research, the University of Maryland’s proximity to Washington, D.C. also opens up other locations for study, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture (and the other museums of the Smithsonian), the National Gallery of Art, and a variety of historical sights and monuments. Over the course of the residency, the awardee will document their work through a series of public writings and participate in public programming of their work at the Driskell Center. The project should be substantially complete by the summer of 2023.

Award

The awardee will receive a stipend of $5,000 and lodging on or near the University of Maryland campus for the duration of their award period.

Eligibility and Evaluation

We welcome proposals from emerging scholars, including graduate students and those who have completed graduate degrees within the last five years. To apply, please send (1) a project proposal of no more than 1000 words, (2) a resume and (3) one letter of reference to arichers@umd.edu by May 15, 2022. The proposal should outline relevant experience and accomplishments, the proposed creative or research topic, an explanation of how the center’s holdings will support that topic, and a proposed timeline for the residency.

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The Stacy Lloyd III Fellowship for Bibliographic Study is awarded annually to one outstanding early-career scholar, working in some area related to the history, art, and culture of plants, gardens and landscapes. This is the Oak Spring Garden Foundation’s most prestigious award for researchers and scholars in the humanities. The award includes a $10,000 individual grant and requires a 2 - 8 week stay at Oak Spring. This fellowship is granted to an exceptional researcher who is developing a new body of research that would especially benefit from access to Oak Spring’s library.

In 2023, the individual selected for this award will be asked to spend 2 - 8 weeks at Oak Spring where they will be able to meet with staff, explore the 700-acre landscape and observe efforts in sustainable land management, and visit Oak Spring rare book library that holds over 19,000 objects, including many examples of botanical art. The Fellow will have ample time and space to work independently on their own projects during their stay. The only requirement during their time at Oak Spring will be to give one 20-30 minute presentation with time for questions, to Oak Spring staff and any other fellows, residents, or other program participants who might be on site.

Application Process

To begin an application, please go to https://osgf.submittable.com/submit and locate the ‘2023 Residency and Fellowship Programs’ application. Please note that there is one application for all of OSGF’s 2023 residency and fellowship programs, and you will be prompted to select which programs you would like to be considered for. You will be asked to submit:

1. a resume/curriculum vitae (not to exceed two pages),

2. a 200–300-word statement on your current research or scholarship,

3. a 200 - 300 word statement on how your work relates to the Oak Spring Garden Foundation’s mission to “perpetuate and share the gifts of Rachel (“Bunny”) Lambert Mellon, including her residence, garden, estate and the Oak Spring Garden Library, to serve the public interest. OSGF is dedicated to inspiring and facilitating scholarship and public dialogue on the history and future of plants, including the culture of gardens and landscapes and the importance of plants for human well-being,”

4. any and all relevant links/up to 10 pages of writing that demonstrates your research outputs and current scholarly interests.

NOTE: When applying to this fellowship, you will be asked if you are interested in being considered for one of OSGF’s interdisciplinary residencies, if you are not selected for the Stacy Lloyd III Fellowship. To learn more about those residencies, visit www.osgf.org/residencies.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants must be early-career researchers completing a terminal degree, or who have completed a terminal degree within the past five years. The selected early-career researcher must be self-directed and able to work independently while on site. Applicants are expected to show exceptional promise with an ability to state how use of Oak Spring’s library will contribute to their research objectives, exceptional promise, good communication skills and excellence in what they have accomplished or plan to accomplish.

Dates

The dates of the Fellow’s residency will be scheduled in consultation with OSGF staff and should fall between Monday, June 12, 2023 - Saturday, November 18, 2023.

Other information

The selected Fellow should make travel arrangements to Dulles International Airport, where OSGF will arrange transportation for them to our estate in Upperville, VA. The Fellow will reside in a nicely appointed, self-catering accommodation during their time at Oak Spring. The fellow will have a private bedroom and bathroom, and share a living room and kitchen.

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The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is delighted to announce a call for applications for a paid 2-year (24 months) early career curatorial fellowship supported by The Getty Foundation’s Paper Project.


Position Description

The Paper Project Curatorial Fellow will be a full-time member of the BMA’s Prints, Drawings & Photography (PDP) Department from September 2022 through August 2024, participating in the daily activities and duties of the department and gaining professional mentorship and hands-on experience with the full spectrum of curatorial practice and responsibilities. The Fellow will be encouraged to use the BMA’s significant collection of historical (pre-1945) prints to explore socially relevant and/or interdisciplinary narratives.

This fellowship will provide invaluable professional development experience for an emerging curator to engage first-hand with the BMA’s exceptional collection of over 62,000 prints and drawings and to explore new ways to present the historical collection to the Museum’s many different publics. The area of the Fellow’s interest is open, but priority will be given to candidates with a demonstrated interest aligned with one of the following strengths in the BMA’s collection: Northern European prints of the 16th and 17th centuries, French 19th-century prints, or European modernist graphic works.

Key qualities in the successful candidate will be the willingness to think broadly across cultures and periods, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to making art broadly accessible to different audiences. The Museum is committed to diversifying the museum field, especially in the highly specialized and traditionally elite field of the study of works on paper, and prioritizes candidates from backgrounds underrepresented in the field.

Further, the Fellow will be provided the necessary support to pursue an independent capstone project that uses the PDP collection to develop alternative narratives in the study of Western graphic traditions, initiatives aligned with the BMA’s institutional commitment to engage with increasingly diverse audiences through exhibitions and programs that prioritize historical accuracy, artistic excellence, and equity. To encourage the Fellow to bring a new perspective to the curatorial practice for historical works on paper, the fellowship experience will be a combination of structured opportunities for professional growth and room for experimental thinking.


Position details

• Two-year, salaried full-time position (September 2022 through August 2024)
• Regularly scheduled onsite work is a mandatory aspect of the job, with occasional opportunities to work from home or at offsite locations
• Occasional work-related travel is expected


The Fellow will be expected to spend approximately 60% of their time engaged with departmental and institutional duties—including collection research and record maintenance, acquisition research and proposal, and assisting with Study Room visitors and classes—and approximately 40% of their time working on their capstone project and its accompanying elements.

The Fellow will also have a modest annual travel stipend that will allow travel to area collections for research and/or art fairs to participate in the process of considering potential acquisitions for the BMA’s PDP collection.

Please view the BMA website for details on how to apply.