The Intent to Apply form for the final round of the Getty Foundation’s The Paper Project is due by June 1, 2023. Visit the link below for more information

Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, Massachusetts, seeks a dynamic scholar for a two-year Curatorial Fellowship devoted to the museum’s collection of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century paintings and works on paper. This is a full-time, benefited position designed to provide the Fellow with experience in all aspects of museum curatorial work as well as a variety of opportunities for research, writing, and lecturing on the collection.

Historic Deerfield’s collection of 32,000 objects includes some 2000 paintings, prints, and drawings with a strong New England focus. It features works by Peter Pelham, John Singleton Copley, John Wollaston, and Ralph Earl. There are strengths in eighteenth-century satirical and political prints (such as a rare portrait of Kanien’kehá:ka Sachem Hendrick Peters Theyanoguin), artworks made at academies and schools, folk portraiture (including a stunning group of a dozen family portraits by Erastus Salisbury Field and a recently acquired biblical scene with abolitionist origins), the works of nineteenth-century Deerfield resident James Wells Champney, and drawings and watercolors created by artists with disabilities (such as Sally Rogers, Martha Anne Honeywell, and Sanders Nellis). The museum’s collection of paintings and works on paper has had relatively little research and publication, providing the Fellow with the opportunity for groundbreaking discoveries.

A vigorous series of academic programs and symposia at Historic Deerfield provides opportunities for sharing scholarship and building professional networks. Programs such as HD’s Anti-Slavery Ceramics project, the Witness Stones project honoring the humanity of enslaved persons in Deerfield, and the Encountering Pocumtuck Walking Tour App making indigenous history visible will surround the Luce Fellow with innovative examples of expanding and diversifying the narratives of American art and material culture.
The Fellow will join a curatorial department of six team members and will report to the Curatorial Department Director and Curator of Historic Interiors. Historic Deerfield is an affiliate member of Five Colleges, Inc., and is a part of the Museums10 network; the Fellow will receive additional mentoring guidance from curatorial colleagues at the Smith College Museum of Art and the Mount Holyoke College Museum of Art.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, and retirement plans; 36 days of paid holiday, vacation, and sick leave annually; a moving allowance; and a generous research fund for travel, professional organization memberships, and conferences.

An M.A. or Ph.D. in American art history or a similar relevant field is required. To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV, and the names of three references to Betsy McKee, Assistant to the President, jobs@historic-deerfield.org. This position has an annual salary of $45,000. Review of applications will begin on June 20, 2023, and continue until the position is filled.

The National Gallery of Art hosts a postdoctoral curatorial fellowship endowed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is accepting applications now through May 1, 2023, for fall 2023. This is a two-year fellowship with the possibility of renewal for a third year. The fellowship provides curatorial training and supports scholarly research related to the collection of the National Gallery of Art. The fellow is fully integrated in a curatorial department with duties, privileges, and status equivalent to those of an assistant curator. Time is divided between assigned projects and general curatorial work within the department, including research on the collection and new acquisitions, work on the presentation and interpretation of the collection, participation in aspects of special exhibition and publishing projects, and opportunities to give public lectures.

Through weekly gatherings and discussions, the fellow takes part in research sharing and sessions that explore the inner workings of the National Gallery. The fellow takes part in departmental and curatorial-wide meetings and has opportunities to work with departments across the National Gallery.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate scholarly excellence and promise in addition to a strong interest in a museum career. Applications are requested from scholars whose interests and areas of expertise align with National Gallery of Art collections and programs. Specifically, the fellow will be a full participant in the preparation of one of the three exhibition projects and departments listed below, including developing exhibition frameworks, creating the object checklists, determining lay-outs, preparation of exhibition interpretation, writing for the exhibition catalog and/or contributing written content for web-based platforms, and where possible, contributing to in-person public programming for audiences in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area as well as virtual programming for nationwide audiences. Cover letters and statements must specify which project is most aligned with the applicant’s scholarly expertise and interests.

Prints and Drawings Fellowship:
In 2026, the National Gallery of Art will recognize the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America with an exhibition of works on paper that explores what it means to be of the nation and for the people. The exhibition might consider and complicate ideas of freedom, independence, nationhood, inclusion and exclusion, and identity against the backdrop of 250 years of U.S. history. The fellow will work closely with the curators and advisory group in developing topics for thematic sections of the exhibition and innovative approaches to interpretation, conducting research, producing checklists and website content and as well as ideas for related programming. The fellow will also be fully integrated in the day-to-day life of the Division of Prints and Drawings and will contribute to educational programs in the Division’s two study rooms.

Fellowship Period
The fellow must be in residence at the National Gallery of Art during the fellowship period, which lasts for two years, with the possibility of a third year, starting in the fall, 2023.

Eligibility
Consideration is given to candidates working in fields represented by the Gallery’s permanent collection of European and American art, as well as candidates with special research focuses on African American art or art of the African diaspora, Latinx art and art history, and Native American art history. The doctoral degree in art history (or the equivalent in countries outside the United States) must be or have been officially conferred within five years (preferably three years) of the start date of the fellowship. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This is an international program. If you have questions about your eligibility, please write to AWMCuratorialPostdocFellowship@nga.gov.

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This is a full-time one-year fellowship, with the possibility for renewal for a second year.
Salary range: $45,000-$50,000, commensurate with education and experience, and a competitive benefits package: https://postdocs.yale.edu/postdocs/benefits
Position Focus:
Reporting to the Curators of Prints and Drawings at the Yale University Art Gallery, the Florence B. Selden Fellow will supervise the department’s active study room and act as the primary liaison between the department and faculty teaching from the collections of works on paper. The Selden Fellow will prepare and follow through to publication the annual list of the department’s acquisitions on the Gallery’s website, conduct scholarly research to catalogue new acquisitions, answer queries about the collection, and interact with scholars, students, and the public on matters concerning the collection. The Selden Fellow will have the opportunity to propose acquisitions, conduct independent research, and assist with special exhibitions and permanent gallery installations. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds interested in working in the prints and drawings curatorial field.
Interested and qualified candidates must include the following documents with their application: cover letter describing career goals and why this position is of particular interest; CV; graduate transcript; an example of recent written research (maximum 2 pages); names and contact information of three references (letters not necessary).
Deadline for receipt of applications is March 31, 2023.

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The American Historical Print Collectors Society (AHPCS) offers financial support to publications on topics relating to historical prints produced in or about North America one hundred or more years ago. Over the past forty-plus years, AHPCS has supported the publication of hundreds of articles, catalogs, and monographs on a wide variety of 18th- and 19th-century printmakers, printing methods, publishers, and artists.

Applications are accepted semi-annually with deadlines of January 1st and July 1st.

Position Summary 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 offers invaluable curatorial training and provides 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 of the major strengths of the collection and library. The Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow will have an opportunity to work with curatorial and educational staff on research for permanent collection displays and special exhibitions. Other curatorial training responsibilities include participation in the daily administrative routines of a small museum. The Fellow will have a place of study, access to the collections and library, as well as introductions to New York City museums and libraries. Frick curators and conservation staff will be available for consultation on the dissertation. The Fellow will divide his or her time between the completion of the dissertation and activities in the Curatorial Department. The Fellow is considered a full-time temporary exempt employee for the duration of the two-year fellowship. The term is expected to begin in September 2023 and conclude in August 2025.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts is pleased to partner with the McKnight Foundation to offer two fellowships to mid-career book artists living and working in Minnesota who demonstrate exceptional artistic merit and commitment to the field.

Applications for the 2023 McKnight Fellowships for Book Artists will open December 15, 2022–March 1, 2023.

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The Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, Texas offers a residential fellowship program as a part of its mission to become a major research center on modern and contemporary drawing. The program fosters the highest level of scholarship and makes possible rich, interdisciplinary, object-based conversations on the drawing medium’s history, theory, criticism, and practice.

Fellows receive a stipend to cover living and other expenses incurred during the fellowship, and they are housed in a fully furnished apartment within a recently refurbished historic bungalow on the Menil campus. They are also assigned a workspace at the Drawing Institute to use for the duration of the fellowship and have access to the collections and archives, the staff and library at the Menil, as well as to local institutional libraries.

We are currently requesting applications for the Menil Drawing Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year. Applications are due to mdi@menil.org by December 16, 2022; all applicants will be notified of the Menil’s decision by late January 2023.

More information about our fellowship program can be found at https://www.menil.org/drawing-institute/scholars.

Researchers with short-term fellowships spend one to two months investigating specific collection items that are essential to their scholarship. These fellowship opportunities are open to scholars at the ABD stage and beyond.

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The Drawing Institute will award one nine-month Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to a scholar in the first decade of their career following the completion of the Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree. The Postdoctoral Fellowship supports an independent research project, ideally working toward a clearly defined publication relating to some aspect of the history, theory, collecting, function or interpretation of drawings.

Requirements
The Postdoctoral Research Fellow is expected to spend their fellowship period in residence at the Morgan Library & Museum. The majority of the Fellow’s time will be spent on the research project for which the fellowship is awarded, but the Fellow is expected to participate fully in the intellectual life of the Morgan and to attend Drawing Institute programs during their tenure. The Fellow may be asked to assist in the planning and implementation of Drawing Institute programs.

The Fellow will present a progress report on their research at the conclusion of the fellowship.

Stipend
$42,750 for 9 months, generally expected to run between September/October 2023 - May/June 2024, plus a $1500 travel allowance intended to support or subsidize a short research trip. If a fellowship is sought for a specific time (e.g. around a professor’s semester-long sabbatical), that should be clearly indicated in the application.

General Information
This is a non-benefits eligible position.
Fellows are expected to make their own travel and housing arrangements but are offered a one-time payment of $1500 to support moving costs.
For foreign applicants, non-financial assistance with procuring a visa is provided.
Fellowship is non-renewable.
Additional information is available here.

Application Procedure:
Applicants are asked to submit the following:

a cover letter addressing the applicant’s area of interest and expertise
a curriculum vitae
a research proposal (maximum 3 pages, double-spaced) specifying what the applicant wishes to accomplish during the fellowship period and detailing how they will utilize the Morgan’s resources and collections
a writing sample, in English
two letters from academic or professional references in support of the proposed project

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