Research and Study Opportunities

Curator Opportunity: Blumhardt Foundation/Creative New Zealand Curatorial Intern

The Blumhardt Foundation, Creative New Zealand and The Dowse have collaborated to create the role of Blumhardt Foundation/Creative New Zealand Curatorial Intern. The 2012 intern is Auckland's Ane Tonga. Read the media release.  read more »

Curator Opportunity: 2012 ADAA FOUNDATION CURATORIAL AWARDS DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Beginning this year to celebrate of the 50th Anniversary of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), the ADAA and Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) are pleased to announce the creation of the ADAA Foundation Curatorial Awards.
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Research and Study Opportunity: Getty Research Institute 2012-2013 residential grants, call for applications

The Getty Research Institute and the Getty Villa invite proposals for the 2013–2014 academic year, “Connecting Seas: Cultural and Artistic Exchange,” residential grants and fellowships. The theme aims to explore how bodies of water have served, and continue to facilitate, a rich and complex interchange in the visual arts from ancient times to the present day.  read more »

Research Opportunity: Gunson Essay Prize in Pacific History-- 1st Nov. deadline

The date for entries in the inaugural Gunson Essay Prize in Pacific History
(AUD$1,000 for the winner) is 1st November.
Postgraduate students from any country are invited to submit an essay

.         in English

.         between 5,000 and 8,000 words on any topic

.         to jph@anu.edu.au by 1 November 2012.
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Research and Study Opportunity: PIMA-MAC Researcher Exchange Program | Call for Interest | Deadline July 1, 2012

The Pacific Islands Museums Association (PIMA), in association with the Museums Association of the Caribbean (MAC) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is delighted to offer the opportunity for a research exchange program to carry out museum related research in their area of interest.  read more »

Research Opportunity: Who owned it before you? Unobvious catalogue numbers inscribed on and labels attached to Oceanic artworks in collections.

Who owned it before you? Unobvious catalogue numbers inscribed on and labels attached to Oceanic artworks in collections.

Some private collectors and dealers inscribed registration numbers or other information on artworks in their collections. Some public institutions did the same and later deaccessioned some of their objects. Some early field collectors attached labels to artworks that are now in collections.
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Research Opportunity: ANU College of Asia and the Pacific | Opportunities for scholars of Pacific or South Sea Islander ancestry

The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific has two exciting opportunities for scholars of Pacific or South Sea Islander ancestry.  read more »