Open Call for Curatorial Fellowship at NARS Foundation
Deadline: March 2, 2026
Eligible Locations: United States
The NARS Curatorial Fellowship invites early-career curators to spend six months working closely with two artist-in-residence cohorts on an exhibition of their work and on programming for the public. The Curatorial Fellow will work closely with the artists-in-residence and NARS Staff to develop an exhibition to be shown in the NARS Main Gallery .
Eligibility
- Curators of any age, gender, and nationality are eligible to apply.
- Curators must be currently based in New York City, and have lived in NYC for at least 3 years. Emerging curators are highly encouraged to apply.
- Curators who are or will be enrolled in a college or university art degree-granting program during the Curatorial Fellowship period are not eligible to apply.
- Finalists will be notified and interviewed by the NARS Program Manager and NARS Program Director.
During the six-month fellowship period (Season III and IV, July – December, 2026), curators will engage with the artists in residence to help them develop their work and the residency exhibition for two seasons of the International Artist Residency Program (two cohorts). Each International Residency season runs for three months, and the exhibition developed by the curatorial fellow will be on view during the final month of each season.
The Curatorial Fellow will conduct studio visits with each artist-in-residence and develop a cohesive curatorial plan for the group exhibition, with works from each of the current artists-in-residence. Curatorial Fellows are expected to be present in the studio space & NARS office for at least two days a week. Fellows will also write a press release for each exhibition. Curatorial Fellows will receive a $3,000 stipend for the 6 month fellowship.
Materials Requested
- Contact Information
- Curatorial Resume / CV (PDF or Word)
- Statement of interest in the fellowship and in working with the International Residency Artists
- Up to 10 Work Samples composed of Images, text, audio, or video. Images should be in JPEG format no larger than 1000 x 1000 pixels @ 72 dpi. Format each file name as “Artist’s last name_Artist’s first name_1.jpg,” “Artist’s last name_ Artist’s first name_2.jpg,” etc.
- Work Sample Information List: Provide any contextual or technical information related to your work sample.
