If you seek to actively engage in social practice on issues related to the current climate emergency and human rights, then this may be an opportunity for you! The CEC ArtsLink is expecting an application for the International Fellowships for the academic year 2023-2024. 

Contemporary artists, curators, and arts leaders are eligible participants for the ArtsLink International Fellowship program. The applicants must be affiliated to a non-commercial art sector organization or work as an art professional to be considered. The fellowship will cover research expenses such as stay, visa, travel, food and lodging, health insurance, and more. 

CEC ArtsLink is an art organization that supports transnational cultural mobility. The organization also and collaborates, empowers, and engages arts leaders to communities in dialogue and creative projects for a more equitable, compassionate, and sustainable world.

The CEC ArtsLink now marks 60 years of leadership in cultural diplomacy. It was founded in 1962 with a belief that art can dissolve borders and help communities overcome distrust and insularity. Art can do so through the simple act of bringing people together in a shared experience through the exploration of the unfamiliar. 

Application Deadline: 16th January 2023 

Brief Description

• University or Organization: CEC ArtsLink
• Department: NA
• Course Level: Postgraduate 
• Award: Research Assistance 
• Number of Awards: NA
• Access Mode: Online
• Nationality: International and Domestic
• The award can be taken in the USA

 Eligibility

• Eligible Countries: Students from Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan can apply.
• Eligible Course or Subjects: The applicants must be taking on positions of arts leaders or curators.  
• Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following/given criteria:
• The applicants must not be undergraduate students, non-professionals and research scholars. 

How to Apply

• How to Apply: Interested individuals are required to complete and submit an online fellowship form. All applications received will be considered.
• Supporting Documents: The students are required to present the following documents to the university:
• Most recent CV 
• Letter of recommendation
• Answers to the following questions:
• Describe the current issues in your work and explain how a residency in the United States will advance your professional development as an artist, curator or arts leader. (300 words maximum)
• Please describe previous projects that have involved community engagement or participation, and explain how you plan to engage with US artists and communities during your Fellowship (300 words maximum)
• Please list the most important types of activities and arts events you are hoping to take part in, keeping in mind that your residency may take place in any of the 50 states of the US. (300 words maximum)
• What prior experience or contact have you had with the United States? (300 words maximum)
• Have you traveled outside your country of residence to pursue research or study? If so, please indicate when and where you have traveled and in what capacity. (300 words maximum)
• How will you share your ArtsLink Fellowship experience with your home community? (300 words maximum)
• Admission Requirements: The applicants must be affiliated to an arts organization in the non-commercial sector or work as individual independent arts professionals. 
• Language Requirement: The applicants must have sufficient knowledge of English to function independently in the US.

Benefits

The CEC ArtsLinkfellowship winners will be offered an initial honorarium to cover the research residency and support for the subsequent project in the US to cover visa and travel, food and lodging, health insurance, and up to 50% of production costs. They will also be matched with arts organizations across the US that can provide a research residency experience appropriate to each candidate’s professional skills and goals by the CEC ArtsLink.

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