Applications Open for General Idea Fellowship
General Idea, “Self-portrait with Objects,” 1981-82
montage, gelatin silver print, 14” x 11” (National Gallery of Canada; photo courtesy NGC)
The National Gallery of Canada invites arts researchers to submit applications for the $15,000 General Idea Fellowship.
The fellowship supports research related to contemporary art and must emphasize use of the National Gallery's collections, including the Art Metropole Collection, the General Idea fonds and the AA Bronson collection.
Bronson established the fellowship in 2021 conjunction with the Ottawa gallery's General Idea retrospective, now on view at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and opening in September at the Gropius Bau in Berlin.
"It's meant to advance knowledge of the gallery’s contemporary collections, including the rich collections of artists' books and multiples in the library and archives, through public programming as well as other print and digital methods of dissemination," says Amy Rose, acting senior manager of the library, archives and research fellowship program. “We are looking forward to receiving applications."
It's open to Canadian and international art historians, curators, critics, conservators, graduate students and independent professionals in museology and the visual arts, as well as related disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
The application deadline is Aug. 20. The recipient will be announced in early September.
The fellowship supports advanced research related to any aspect and medium of contemporary art and must emphasize use of the National Gallery's collections, including the Art Metropole Collection, the General Idea fonds and the AA Bronson collection.
Bronson established the fellowship in 2021 in conjunction with the Ottawa gallery's General Idea retrospective, now on view at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and opening in September at the Gropius Bau in Berlin.
"It's meant to advance knowledge of the gallery’s contemporary collections, including the rich collections of artists' books and multiples in the library and archives, through public programming as well as other print and digital methods of dissemination," says Amy Rose, acting senior manager of the library, archives and research fellowship program. “We are looking forward to receiving applications."
Curator Jacob Korczynski, a doctoral candidate at the Malmö Art Academy in Sweden, was the inaugural recipient in 2022. His research focused on the Toronto artist-run centre Art Metropole.
Source: National Gallery of Canada
