Deadline: 1 October 2024
In partnership, the Charles Wallace India Trust (CWIT), the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), and the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts (AFA), collectively present a new visiting Curatorial Research Fellowship for mid-career cultural producers between the ages of 25 and 45 years including artists, scholars, writers/editors and curators, working independently or affiliated to art institutions.
The Fellowship will be based in the V&A’s Photography Section at South Kensington in London the Fellowship will enable the recipient to conduct research at the Museum, as well as assist in the Photography Section’s ongoing projects. They are look forward to receiving proposals for research relating to the V&A’s photography collections as well as details about existing curatorial interests of applicants.
Funding Information
- The Charles Wallace India Trust together with the V&A will provide a monthly stipend (£1,600) and the cost of return travel to London (£700) to a single awardee to support exceptional projects.
- The Fellowship can be used towards travel (economy class) and accommodation/meals/local travel. These will be the responsibility of the applicant upon receiving the Fellowship.
Eligibility Criteria
- The proposal should clearly outline the aims of the project and the intended outcomes e.g publication. They encourage a research-based approach relating to a broad range of photographic cultures, exhibition histories, and art histories. A link to the V&A collections should be clearly articulated. (500 words)
- The proposal must present realistic objectives within a timeframe of up to 6 months, and no less than 3 months. The project proposal should be submitted in English.
- The project should express the ways in which the Fellow will enhance their practice and also express the pedagogical/ or practice oriented inclinations of the project as a whole. Diversity and dynamism are keywords.
- The applicants should be able to demonstrate existing knowledge (photography history, contemporary lens-based practice etc.) and the ability to carry out the project successfully.
- This Fellowship is for Indian residents only.
Ineligible Projects
- Projects in the following categories are not eligible for the Curatorial Fellowship:
- Proposals for exhibition catalogues or monographs associated with another institution or commercial space.
- Projects where funding is intended to cover infrastructure and equipment costs as well as the costs of operating cultural facilities, archives and collections.
For more information, visit The Alkazi Foundation for the Arts.
