The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is devoted to telling the story of America by portraying those who shape the nation’s history, development and culture, as well as reflecting and portraying the diversity of the American people. The museum has a collection of over 22,000 objects in all mediums. For this position--one of two curatorial positions within the Department of Prints, Drawings and Time-based media art--the museum seeks candidates with demonstrated experience with fine art prints and drawings in all media from the 18th century to the present and knowledge of print-making techniques. Preference may be given to candidates with expertise in 18th to early 20th century prints and drawings. Knowledge of American art history is required; knowledge of American history and biography and the history of portraiture is preferred.

There are three major duties for this position. First, the curator will identify and research objects for acquisition, monitor the processing of new acquisitions, including cataloguing, and participate fully in collections care. Second, the curator will conduct sophisticated research in order to conceive and develop exhibitions, singly, or working with a curatorial team. Some exhibitions will consist primarily of loans; others will be collections based, including rotations in the museum’s permanent collection galleries. And finally, the curator is expected to write exhibitions texts, publish research, present gallery talks and lectures, participate in scholarly programs or public programs in the museum, and to respond to public inquiries about portraiture.

Candidates should have excellent writing and communication skills. Experience with The Museum System (TMS) is desirable. Candidates may substitute experience for advanced degrees, but an M.A in Art History, American Studies, or a relevant related field is required. A Ph.D. is preferred.

Salary is GS-11 ($63,722.00 -- $82,840.00), with promotion potential to GS-12.

To apply, please visit https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/410704200
Job announcement number 15A-RA-300805-DEU-NPG Applications will be accepted from 7/24/2015 to 8/14/2015.

The Smithsonian embraces diversity and equal employment opportunity.

The Saint Louis Art Museum is seeking an A.W. Mellon Fellow for Prints, Drawings and Photographs. This is a full-time, limited term (3-year) benefited position reporting to the Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs. The main purpose of this Fellowship is to research and evaluate collections of late 20th and early 21st-century American prints in the Museum and in other Saint Louis collections, and to collaborate with the Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs in the organization of an exhibition and catalogue based on the material. During the 3-year term, the Fellow will work with members of the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs as well as staff throughout the Museum and colleagues and collectors in the community

M.A. in modern and contemporary American Art History or related field required; Ph.D. and specialization in the history of prints and printmaking strongly preferred. Minimum two years previous museum experience is also desired in addition to a demonstrated commitment to scholarship through research, exhibitions and publications.

Art in Print is currently accepting proposals for a number of upcoming issues. We invite writers, scholars and artists at all stages of their careers to consider contributing. Please see details below.

“Details.” For the Jan-Feb 2016 issue of Art in Print we are inviting scholars, collectors, dealers, printers and artists to write about their favorite square inches of works of art. 500-700 words; deadline 15 October 2015. Please send a query email with proposed subject to Susan Tallman (st@artinprint.org).

“New Editions.” The Mar-Apr 2016 issue will consider editions published in the previous 18 months. Most reviews are brief (under 600 words) but there are exceptions. Please send a query email with proposed subject to Susan Tallman (st@artinprint.org). Deadline: 7 January 2016.

“Chicago.” We are currently accepting queries and article proposals for a future issue on the role of prints—production, influence and reception—in the art and art history of Chicago.

Art in Print is currently seeking reviewers for the following books. Please email Susan Tallman (st@artiprint) to express interest.

Margaret Holben Ellis, ed., Historical Perspectives in the Conservation of Works of Art on Paper. (Getty Publications, Los Angeles, 2015)

Fritz Emslander, ed. Gert & Uwe Tobias (Verlag Kettler, Dortmund, 2015)

Lisa Pon, A Printed Icon in Early Modern Italy: Forli’s Madonna of the Fire (Cambridge University Press, 2015)

Stefan Gronert, ed., Gerhard Richter: Editions 1965-2013 (Hatje Cantz, 2014)

Paul Coldwell et al., Paul Coldwell: Material Things (University of Bradford UK, 2015)

Jonathan Black, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Complete Prints (Lund Humphries, London, 2014)

April Vollmer, Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Mokuhanga (Watson-Guptill Publications, Berkeley, 2015)

Bob Hicks, Beth van Hoesen: Fauna & Flora (Pomegranate Communications, Portland, 2014)

Joby Patterson, Norma Bassett Hall: Catalogue Raisonné of the Block Prints and Serigraphs (Pomegranate Communications, Portland, 2014)

Please email Susan Tallman (st@artinprint.org) to express interest in reviewing any of these exhibitions.

“Gustave Baumann” at Indianapolis Museum of Art
25 Oct 2015 – 14 Feb 2016; in conjunction with The Autobiography of Gustave Baumann (Pomegranate, fall 2015)

“The Nature of William S. Rice: Arts and Crafts Painter and Printmaker,” Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento CA. 15 Nov 2015 – 3 April 2016.

“The Worlds of M.C. Escher: Nature, Science and Imagination,” North Carolina Museum of Art, 17 Oct 2015 – 17 Jan 2016.

“Expanding Frontiers: the Jack and Suzy Wadsworth Collection of Postwar Japanese Prints,” Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 26 Sep 2015 – 3 Jan 2016.

The Atlanta Print Biennial is an international juried exhibition of hand pulled prints and works on paper produced by renowned artists from around the world. The exhibit is organized by Atlanta Printmakers Studio and hosted by Kai Lin Art, a contemporary art gallery located in the vibrant Westside District of Midtown Atlanta, GA. Juried by Art Werger, internationally known master of aquatint, color intaglio and mezzotint. Werger has been exhibiting for over thirty years and has received over two hundred awards. He is known for his aerial imagery of cities and suburban scenes as well as for his prolific narrative mezzotints. Werger is Professor of Art in the Printmaking program at Ohio University, where he has served as the Foundations Chair and Chair of Printmaking.

The exhibit is open to all artists working in hand-pulled printmaking processes. Purchase awards and prizes will be given; details to come.

Prospectus: http://www.atlantaprintmakersstudio.org/s/APB_2015.pdf

All submissions must be made online via https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2770.

CALENDAR:
September 11, 2015: Entry Deadline
September 30, 2015: Notifications sent by email
October 20-24, 2015: Artwork due at Kai Lin Art
November 1-30, 2015: Exhibition Dates
November 6, 2015: Opening reception

Printmaking encourages community, whether in our college and university printshops, in our independent studios, or in the relationships we develop across the country and world. We’re inviting you to expand your community by being part of the And exhibition. This postcard print show will be exhibited in universities across the U.S.

CALL FOR ENTRY: 4" x 6" postcards.
Your postcard should conceptually relate to the word “and”; we encourage you to explore and interpret
this theme as you will. Feel free to work in any medium of your choice, including digital. Please include your email address on the back of the postcard; you will be notified when we receive the postcard and the dates of the exhibition.

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2015

Send one postcard each to the following addresses.

Sarita Zaleha
University of Iowa Printmaking
Studio Arts Building
1375 Highway 1 West
Iowa City, IA 52246

Cynthia Tidler
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Art Department
6241 Humanities Bldg
455 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706

Jade Hoyer
University of Tennessee
School of Art
1715 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996

The Manhattan Graphics Center (MGC) in New York announces its first juried competition and exhibition devoted to small prints (no larger than 9 square inches or 58 square centimeters). The exhibition will take place from 1 November–18 December 2015 at their printmaking studio in New York with an opening reception during Print Week in New York. All entries must be postmarked by 1 September 2015. For more information, please click here.

To encourage and enrich international partnerships and to deepen research and dialogue, for the next two years the Terra Foundation will offer grants for US curators working on historical American art topics to travel outside the United States. Grants may be used to seek curatorial and/or institutional partners and venues; conduct research in public and private art collections, archives, and libraries; and meet with specialists based outside the United States. The foundation will continue to offer Curatorial Travel Grants for travel to the United States, as well as Pre-Exhibition Convening Grants.

The first application deadline is September 15, 2015. More

REMINDER: Upcoming Exhibition Grant Deadline
The next Letter of Inquiry deadline for Exhibition Grants is August 1, 2015.

Contact:
Dr. Carrie Haslett, Program Director, Exhibitions and Academic Grants, haslett@terraamericanart.org

The Ephemera Society of America invites applications for the Philip Jones Fellowship for the Study of Ephemera.

This competition, now in its eighth year, is open to any interested individual or organization for the study of any aspect of ephemera, defined as minor (and sometimes major) everyday documents intended for one-time or short-term use. It is expected that this study will advance one or more aims of the Society:

To cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it
To further the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of ephemera by people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest
To promote the personal and institutional collection, preservation, exhibition, and research of ephemeral materials
To serve as a link among collectors, dealers, institutions, and scholars
To contribute to the cultural life of those who have an interest in our heritage as a nation or a people, both nationally and internationally