Internships, JObs, & Opportunities

Associate Educator, Academic and Research Programs

As the Associate Educator, you will oversee the development and implementation of programs to engage graduate students, scholars, researchers, and faculty through fellowships, gallery programs, and faculty programs. You will plan and lead the Museum’s Fellowship Program for art historians, conservators, scientists and educators at the pre- and post-doctoral level. You will establish short and long-term goals for high quality, intellectually engaging programs for the fellows, identifying opportunities to expand the reach of the fellowship program and contribute to the field of museum education. You will work with staff within Education and across the museum, to contribute to the strategic planning and resource building for Academic and Research Programs.https://metmuseum.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/metmuseumcareers/job/The-Met-Fifth-Avenue-New-York-NY/Associate-Educator--Academic---Research-Programs_JR-43670

June 27, 2025

Opportunity

Apply for a Residential Fellowship at the Getty Research Institute, 2026-27

For the 2026-27 scholar year, the Getty Scholars Program invites innovative proposals for projects that explore provenance and adjacent research areas, including but not limited to the history of collecting, the study of the art market, the role of provenance research in repatriation and reparation, and broader explorations around the ownership of art objects. The scholar cohort will be invited to examine and critique the arena of provenance studies while also envisioning its future, situated between the practices and demands of source communities, art historians, museums, and the market. Applicants are invited for projects, either individual or collaborative, that reflect upon the ownership, transfer, and movement of art objects from all world regions and time periods. While in residence, scholars will have the opportunity to delve into the Getty Research Institute’s vast collection of rare materials that support provenance research and to explore the newly remodeled Getty Provenance Index, which lays the ground for cutting-edge computational approaches to the field. The full description and eligibility requirements can be found here: https://gty.art/scholars In addition, Library Research Grants are available to those who are interested in exploring GRI collections on a short-term basis and are made by separate application. For more information visit: https://gty.art/libraryresearchgrants The application cycle will open on July 1, 2025.

June 20, 2025

Job

Head Curator

The Colby College Museum of Art seeks an experienced, imaginative, strategic, and collaborative leader to serve as head curator. Reporting to the Colby Museum’s director, the head curator is part of the museum’s senior leadership team, advancing the overarching mission and goals of the museum and the College. They lead the curatorial staff, directing the curatorial contribution to the Colby Museum’s artistic, research, and interpretive vision. The head curator supervises and mentors five full-time staff as well as student interns, ensuring teamwork, effective management, and innovative work that is also pragmatic in its approach. They lead the development of a multi-year exhibition schedule, including Colby-organized projects that travel to other venues, in partnership with the museum’s director and the director of exhibitions and publications. They shape and enact the collections development strategy, and oversee acquisitions and deaccessions with guidance from the Collections and Impact Committee of the museum board of governors. They direct the ongoing research and presentation of its renowned collection, and partner with collections and operations staff to ensure the comprehensive stewardship of the museum’s holdings. They collaboratively develop accessible interpretation strategies with the engagement team and other constituencies. The head curator partners with the Lunder Institute for American Art to help identify mission-aligned opportunities related to fellowships, programming, and areas of inquiry that can benefit from research, field-wide dialogue, and documentation. Beyond these responsibilities, The head curator curates a selection of projects within the multi-year cycle of exhibitions and museum publications, and contributes new scholarship.

May 27, 2025

Opportunity

Prize for Research on South Netherlandish Art 1400-1800

The Burlington Magazine and the University of Cambridge are happy to announce the launch of a new annual prize. Established to inspire the development and publication of innovative object-based scholarship, the winning entrant will receive a prize of £1,000, with publication in The Burlington Magazine’s annual issue dedicated to Northern European Art, plus a one year print and digital subscription. We seek previously unpublished essays of 1000–1500 words from early career scholars worldwide. This is defined as within 15 years of their most recent post-graduate degree. Submissions should be in English and should include candidate’s CV, all as a single PDF. Preference will be given to object-related scholarship such as is published inThe Burlington Magazine.

May 16, 2025

Opportunity

Ars Orientalis 57 - Call for Papers

Ars Orientalis invites submissions of innovative articles on the arts of the broad geographic area of Asia, from the ancient period to the contemporary. We seek original, previously unpublished work that reflect insightful interventions, including but not limited to comparative or interdisciplinary approaches, multi-media content, and digital humanities methods. Manuscripts should be 8,000 to 12,000 words (including endnotes). Ars Orientalis is a digital publication with a print-on- demand option. The digital volume also allows for the incorporation of other media, such as video, sound, and 3D models. Visual material must include permissions for print and online reproduction. To submit or request more information, please email ArsOrientalis@si.edu. We are currently accepting submissions for volume 57 to be published in December 2027. Articles must be received by September 1, 2025 to be considered. For more contributor guidelines, please visit: https://asia.si.edu/research/publications/ars- orientalis/submit-research/.

April 29, 2025

Opportunity

Anne Lunder Leland Curatorial Fellowship

The Anne Lunder Leland curatorial fellowship offers an in-depth introduction to the field of museum curating in the context of an academic museum. The fellow provides support to the Colby Museum’s curatorial department, including administrative and production assistance related to the museum’s exhibitions and related programs, collection installations, publications, and acquisitions. The fellow facilitates research queries and cross-departmental communication. Exhibition and collection support duties also include research assignments and interpretive materials production. The fellow plays a key role in overseeing the museum’s online magazine The Lantern and mentors student participants in the museum’s internship program. The fellowship also proves the opportunity to gain curatorial experience with the museum’s annual exhibition Senior Art Exhibition of work by graduating studio art majors.The fellowship experience includes mentorship from staff experienced in curatorial work, and close collaboration across museum areas. The fellow also has opportunities to teach during class visits to the museum, facilitate tours, and present to various groups, thus gaining valuable presentation and engagement skills that are important to curatorial work. This fellowship position at the Colby Museum is a two-year appointment, with the possibility of renewal for a third year.

April 23, 2025

Opportunity

The Anne van Biema Fellowship

We are now accepting applications for the Anne van Biema Fellowship. This fellowship was established by bequest to promote excellence in research and publication on the Japanese visual arts. Fellowships support research at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC. Research proposals are evaluated in terms of merit, originality, methodology, and potential for significant publication that will advance scholarly and public understanding of the Japanese visual arts. Interdisciplinary proposals with a primary focus on Japanese visual arts will be considered. Awards are made to scholars at the postdoctoral or senior levels. For the 2025 cycle, we are only accepting applications for periods of three to nine months (maximum stipend of $45,000 plus research and travel allowances). Fellows are not required to reside in Washington, DC, for the entire fellowship period. The application deadline is April 28, 2025. More details here: https://asia.si.edu/about/jobs-opportunities/the-anne-van-biema-fellowship/

March 19, 2025

Opportunity

Summer Seminar: Nineteenth-Century American Photography in the World

This summer, the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) is offering a week-long seminar on nineteenth-century photography. “Nineteenth-Century American Photography in the World” will be led by two art historians, Monica Bravo (Princeton University) and Emily Voelker (University of North Carolina, Greensboro), who specialize in this field. Participants will explore a variety of nineteenth-century photographic processes and formats using the AAS's graphic arts collection. The seminar addresses topics such as materiality, transpacific trade networks, and representations of Indigenous and diasporic populations in the United States and around the world. Guest speakers include curators and practicing artists specializing in African American and Indigenous art and photography. For more information about “Nineteenth-Century American Photography in the World,” please consult the seminar webpage: https://www.americanantiquarian.org/nineteenth-century-american-photography Tuition for the seminar is $850, which includes meals throughout the week and a visit to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA to view its photograph collection. Graduate students and early career scholars will be eligible for tuition scholarships. “Nineteenth-Century American Photography in the World” is offered through the AAS’s Center for Historic American Visual Culture (CHAViC). For more on CHAViC, see its webpage: https://www.americanantiquarian.org/chavic For questions about the seminar, contact jgarcia@mwa.org or 508-471-2134.

March 11, 2025

Opportunity

Call for Applications: Visiting Senior Fellowships

The Center at the National Gallery of Art supports research in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts and related disciplines of any period or geographical area. Visiting senior fellowships provide scholars with two-month appointments to conduct full-time research in residence at the Center. Fellows receive an office in the National Gallery’s East Building as well as housing, subject to availability. They have access to the notable resources of the National Gallery, including its library and art collection, as well as those of greater Washington. Fellows participate in lectures, colloquia, and discussions with the Center’s vibrant community of scholars. Apply for a two-month visiting senior fellowship (between September 2025 and February 2026) by March 21, 2025. Learn more and apply: https://www.nga.gov/research/casva/fellowships/visiting-senior-fellowships.html

January 28, 2025

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