2011 Craft Research Fund – PROJECT GRANTS

THE MISSION of the Craft Research Fund is to advance, expand and support research about craft in the United States. GOALS • To support innovative research on artistic and critical issues in craft theory and history • To explore the inter-relationship among craft, art, design and contemporary culture • To foster new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in the craft field in the United States • To advance investigation of neglected questions on craft history and criticism in the United States DEADLINE Application for 2011 Project Grants must arrive no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2011. Notification of Project Grant awards will be released mid-September for projects beginning October 1, 2011. Work outlined in the grant request must be completed with a final report within 18 months of the award, with a status report due midway through the research. Mail to: Craft Research Fund FEDEX to: Craft Research Fund Center for Craft, Creativity and Design PO Box 1127 Hendersonville, N.C. 28793 OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: Center for Craft, Creativity and Design 1181 Broyles Road Hendersonville, NC 28791 828-890-2050 Craft Research Fund Travel Grants of $500 will be awarded to applicants who have been invited to speak at the College Art Association panel on a topic related to craft in the United Sates. Applications must be submitted at least one month prior to the conference and funding will be sent following presentations at the CAA conference. Application Process: A letter of request for travel support, a copy of an invitation to participate on a College Art Association panel, and a copy of the session abstract that relates in some way to United States craft should be sent no later than one month prior to the conference. Support for travel, lodging or other expenses associated with the panel will be reimbursed up to $500. Send application to the above address. James Renwick Fellowship in American Craft offered by The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery invites applications January 15th of each year. This fellowship is available for research in American studio crafts or decorative arts, and supports independent and dissertation research. Both pre- and postdoctoral applicants will be considered as well as scholars with equivalent education, experience, and publication history. The stipend for a one-year pre- doctoral fellowship is $25,000 plus research and travel allowances. The stipend for a one-year senior or postdoctoral fellowship is $40,000 plus research and travel allowances. Terms of residency range from three to twelve months; stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months. Contact: Fellowship Office, Smithsonian American Art Museum, (202)275-1557, [email protected]. For information visit http://AmericanArt.si.edu/fellowships.via Crafthaus