Applications for this award must be submitted via IIE's online application management system. Before starting your application, be sure to read the grant-specific information provided below.
Fulbright-Q21/MuseumsQuartier Artist-in-Residence
Type
Jointly Sponsored Grants
Grant Deadline
15 September 2021
Grant Length
2 months
Starting Date
1 October 2022 or 1 March 2023 (orientation in late September/February)
Generously supported by the Rosemary and David Good Family Foundation and the Q21
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Grant Summary
The purpose of this award is to give creative artists of all contemporary media, including but not limited to the fields in the specializations box below, an opportunity to work in residence with one or more of the cultural providers associated with Quartier21/ MuseumsQuartier (Q21).
A project proposal that describes the artist's planned contribution to Q21 activities and that specifically mentions one or more Q21 project partners of interest should be submitted with the application. Q21 will assist finalists in establishing appropriate institutional affiliations.
Specializations include (but are not limited to) the following: digital culture, fine art, photography, street art, game culture, film, fashion, design, literature, conceptual art, theory, sound art, comics, media art, dance, theater, and arts management.
Scholars selected for this award will be required to:
- Conduct a professional and/or artistic project
- Conduct a research project of the applicant’s choosing
Disciplines
Only applications in the following disciplines will be considered:
- Architecture
- Art history
- Arts
- Computer science
- Creative writing
- Culinary arts
- Dance
- Drama/theater
- Education
- Environmental sciences
- Fashion
- Film/cinema studies
- Gender studies
- Journalism
- Literature (US)
- Literature (non-US)
- Museum studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Urban planning
Language
None, English is sufficient. However, the feasibility of conducting the project must be demonstrated in the project statement.Grant-related activities can be conducted in English. Some knowledge of German is advantageous but not required.
Benefits
- €1,250 per month (approx. $1,300; exchange rates may fluctuate)
- travel and relocation allowance of €1,000 (approx. $1,100; exchange rates may fluctuate)
The MuseumsQuartier will provide studio housing and other benefits associated with the Q21 Artist-in-Residence program. Comparable 460 sq ft -900 sq ft apartments in Vienna are valued at €1,600 per month (approx. $2,000; exchange rates may fluctuate).
Qualifications & Eligibility
All applicants must have US citizenship. (Having a US green card, permanent residency, or a residency permit is not sufficient.)
Jackson Hyland-Lipski, Artist-in-Residence 2019–20Additional Information
Located in the center of Vienna, the MuseumsQuartier Vienna is one of the ten largest cultural complexes in the world. It has a special interest in the promotion of contemporary arts and provides the infrastructure for a wide variety of museums, concert halls; and other cultural institutions. Q21 is an organization that provides support to over 50 institutions and autonomous cultural and artistic initiatives situated in the MuseumsQuartier Wien, focusing its program on digital culture, fine art, photography, street art, game culture, film, fashion, design, literature, conceptual art, theory, sound art, comics, media art, dance, theather, and arts management.
My time as a Fulbright scholar was incredible.
-Paige Haber-Curran, Fulbright-Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Visiting Professor 2018–19
Previous Recipients
2007–08
Damaso Reyes
Independent Artist
2008–09
Sean Clute
Independent Artist
2009–10
Nathan Boyer
University of Missouri
2009–10
Melissa Hacker
City University of New York
2010–11
Natalie Zimmerman
California Institute of the Arts
2011–12
Tyler Adams
Independent Artist
2012–13
Margarita Benitez
Kent State University
2013–14
Rachelle Beaudoin
College of the Holy Cross
2014–15
Keith Kovach
University of Central Florida
2015–16
Josephine Dorado
The New School
2016–17
Karen Rodriguez
Cornell University
2017–18
Markus Vogl
University of Akron
2018–19
Franklin Einspruch
Independent Artist
2019–20
Nicola Ginzel
Independent Artist
2019–20
Jackson Hyland-Lipski
Independent Artist
Contact Person
Franziska Brunner
Scholar Program Officer
Liaison for the Fulbright Specialist Program, Intercountry Lecture Program, and Fulbright Schuman Program
TEL. +43-1-236 7878 - 15
FBrunner@fulbright.at
