Institution: Clark Art Institute
Deadline: 15 October 2025
Location: Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
The Clark Art Institute offers a series of fellowships to support established and emerging scholars, curators, artists, and critics working on visual art, art history, material culture, and related fields. Fellowships provide resources to pursue independent research, residencies, and projects that advance critical inquiry, diversity, and innovation in the arts.
Fellowship Format
- Duration: 5-week summer residencies, 8-week short-term, semester-long, or full academic year (September–June)
- Includes: stipend, private apartment in shared house, office at Manton Research Center, travel to/from residency arranged
- Eligibility: PhD or equivalent professional experience; international applicants welcome
- Special Fellowships: Beinecke, Caribbean Art and its Diasporas, Clark/Oakley Humanities, Every Page Foundation, Florence Gould, Michael Ann Holly, Jacqueline Lichtenstein CFHA-Clark, Futures
Eligibility Criteria
- Scholars, curators, artists, or critics with a significant professional record
- Demonstrated experience in research, curatorial projects, exhibitions, or publications
- Not for dissertation funding or pre-/post-doctoral support
Programme Highlights
- Nurturing diverse disciplinary approaches and underrepresented perspectives
- Engagement with systemic inequalities in art history
- Access to Clark’s library, archives, and research community
- Opportunity to present work-in-progress talks
- Collaboration with Clark staff, fellows, and broader scholarly network
