Book Art Research Fellowship - Center for Book Arts (Due Feb. 28)
Book Art Research Fellowship - Center for Book Arts
Deadline: February 28th, 2025
Researchers and scholars in art history, literature, book history, library science, or museum studies, conservation studies, or other relevant fields are invited to submit research proposals that draw upon CBA’s unique collections of materials related to book art.
CBA’s Permanent Collection consists of three parts:
Fine Arts Collection of artists’ books, prints, and objects
Reference Library focused on the practice, theory, and history of book arts
CBA’s Archives containing records of original exhibitions presented at CBA and the history of CBA’s programmatic activities.
Taken as a whole, CBA’s collections serve as a historical record of book art as a creative medium and a framework for critical research into book art practice.
You can browse the collections online or make an appointment to visit in-person by emailing collections@centerforbookarts.org.
The individual(s) selected for the Fellowship will have access to CBA’s collections, provided institutional support during the research process, and receive a $1,200 stipend.
Fellows are expected to spend a total of 2-3 weeks conducting research on-site at Center for Book Arts. Research periods can take place any time in the calendar year of 2025 outside of holidays and other planned closures. Please note that this fellowship is intended for scholarly research projects rather than the creation of artworks.
At the culmination of the Fellowship, the selected individual(s) will present their research in a public talk. CBA will subsequently have the first right of refusal to publish their research in our Book Art Review journal.