VISUAL ARTISTS: Research Program La Seine/Fine Arts Postgraduate Program
Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, France
Deadline for applications: June 8th, 2009 (Date of postage). The 2009/10 academic year starts on October 15th, 2009. For information, please contact: Vincent Gonzalvez, Coordinator of Research Program La Seine at: vincent.gonzalvez@beauxartsparis.fr or laseine@beauxartsparis.fr, Tel: + 33 (0)1 47 03 54 01, Fax: + 33 (0)1 47 03 50 80 or visit the website at: http://www.beauxartsparis.fr/laseine/indexenglish.htm The Research Program La Seine was created for young French and foreign artists alike, who have completed a diploma of Masters II (European standard) level, or equivalent. The primary aim of the Program is to provide students with the means to develop their artistic and research in an academic environment that is oriented to prepare them for the demands of the professional context of contemporary and post contemporary art. La Seine is two years program. It runs for two nine-month periods starting in October and ending in June, with four to six new participants selected each year. In order to aid the students with their projects the Program La Seine provides: A shared large renovated studio space, located in the centre of the school, access to technical support and advice from professionals in charge of the technical workshops of the School: woodwork, metalwork, photo-etching, digital imagery, photography, video and sound recording, etc. and much more. Non-French-speaking student are required to attend French course offered by the school.
All students receive a grant for research and production, of up to 3,000 Euro a year plus a studio budget for materials. each year the students in la Seine have a subsidized trip to a foreign country for approximately one-month period. With the aid of La Seine and the school's exchange program, a collaborative project is established with a foreign institutions. The School has an arrangement with The Cité Internationale des arts: every year, two apartments are offered to students of the Program. The students are chosen by the admission jury. During the academic year, La Seine arranges meetings with visiting artists, curators, critics and key personalities in the art world and provides many other opportunities for emerging artists. Informations on the Program, applications and admission procedure available at the School or on its website: http://www.beauxartsparis.fr/laseine/indexenglish.htm
MUSEUM STUDIES: Guggenheim Museum, Solomon R./Hilla Rebay International Fellowship. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum accepts applications for the Hilla Rebay International Fellowship. This nine-month fellowship offers an opportunity for a graduate student (doctoral candidates preferred) to train in Curatorial and/or Education at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York; the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain; and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy. The fellow will spend a minimum of three months at each site as follows: September 15–December 15 (SRGM); January 15–April 15 (GMB), May 15–August 15 (PGC) and receive a stipend of $30,000 for accommodation and travel expenses. Candidates must demonstrate a speaking and writing fluency in English, Spanish, and Italian. Deadline: Jun. 1, 2009.