The Center for Craft's Craft Research Fund—Artist Fellowship will grant two awards of $20,000 to support research projects that advance, expand, and support the creation of new research and knowledge through craft practice.
FELLOWSHIP AMOUNT: $20,000 for an 18-month research fellowship
ELIGIBILITY: Mid-career artists, artisans, designers, makers, sculptors, etc. age 21 or over and eligible to receive income in the United States, who identify their practice within the field of craft.
DEADLINE: October 1, 2020
Review full program here and apply here.
For the purpose of this grant, the Center for Craft understands craft research to be:
- A method of working in an established craft practice used in relation to a proposed project that will contribute to new knowledge.
- A systematic investigation to establish facts, test theories, and reach new knowledge or new understanding.
- A combination of qualitative and quantitative research that underscores a specific craft practice.
- Thinking in, through, and with craft in a way that expands the field.
- The work (material development, process, subject, information, experiences) that goes into creating a new work of art.
Examples of craft research might include:
- Archive and museum-based research
- Material innovations, experimentation
- Process-oriented research/innovation
- Historical research
- Collaborations among artists and/or other disciplines and/or institutions
- Projects that have the potential to transform questions that are being asked in an academic context
WHAT TO SUBMIT
- Demographic profile
- Application form with narrative questions
- Portfolio of 10-15 images, audio, video, or other documentation of past and current work.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Submit online only through Slideroom.