The National Gallery of Canada’s General Idea Fellowship encourages and supports advanced research in contemporary art. Research will relate to any aspect of contemporary art, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, artist’s books and multiples, video, installation and other media, and emphasise the use and investigation of the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, including the Art Metropole Collection, the General Idea fonds, the AA Bronson collection, and related materials in the Gallery’s collections. The term of each award is one calendar year beginning 31 May 2024 and the candidate must stiplate the proposed dates and timetable of the residency.
The fellowship is open to art historians, curators, critics, conservators, graduate students, independent researchers and other professionals working in the visual arts or in museology and related disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, and is open to international applicants.
The review committee, comprised of National Gallery of Canada staff and external jurors, will examine research proposals with the following considerations in mind:
- The significance, originality, goals, potential contributions and feasibility of the proposal;
- The need for and the benefit to be derived from enhanced access to the collections of the Gallery and other Ottawa institutions, and, the relevance to the research community of the planned work. Priority will be given to projects that intend to reach a public audience physically, in print or digitally.
Fellowships of the National Gallery of Canada are tenable only at the National Gallery of Canada. Each award is limited to a maximum of 15,000 CAD, including expenses and/or a stipend.
