The Samuel H. Kress Foundation and AAMC Foundation Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome

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1 The Samuel H. Kress Foundation and AAMC Foundation Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome Purpose and Background The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) Foundation and the American Academy in Rome (AAR) and are pleased to announce the fourth year of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation and AAMC Foundation Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. The program is intended to honor exceptional curatorial vision and help curators advance deserving projects. The purpose of the award is to provide essential funding for curators to develop projects that require research in Italy. While the AAR is the physical base for the month, the project may be on a subject that is not limited to research in Rome only. Thus, the research need not be Rome-specific. The rich content of libraries and archives in Rome are a portal to conducting work on myriad Italian topics from all arts disciplines and time periods. Day trips or an occasional overnight trip to other cities are permissible given the proximity of so many places to Rome by train: Florence, Milan, Naples, or other places that might have artworks or documents key to a specific project. The AAMC & AAMC Foundation celebrate the curatorial narrative by being a voice for all art curators regardless of field, experience level, and institutional type, and we provide professional development, leadership skills, and direct connections for all art curators working in the not-forprofit sector. All of our programming and overall efforts shall strive to be representative of diversity: across self-identifications (by nation, gender, creed, race), fields of expertise, types of institutional mission, and regional position of participants. Description The Affiliated Fellowship is a four-week appointment at the AAR, which includes housing in a single room; six lunches and five dinners a week and access to residence hall kitchens; $1,500 in airfare; and a $2,000 stipend. Affiliated Fellows have access to all the AAR facilities (including 24-hour a day, seven days a week access to the library) and all activities that occur at the Academy, such as concerts, exhibitions, conferences, lectures, and tours. Due to space limitations the AAR is unable to accommodate the spouses/partners or children of Affiliated Fellows. If desired, the Affiliated Fellow may schedule a talk about his or her project at the AAR during the Fellowship period. About the AAMC & AAMC Foundation Founded in 2001, the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) has over 1,300 members from over 400 institutions around the globe. In the ever-changing visual art community, AAMC & AAMC Foundation are the voice for all art curators working in the non-profit sector regardless of field, experience level, and institutional type. We ensure that the curatorial perspective on art, museums, and educational issues is actively communicated to the public, media, and museum profession. For more information, visit artcurators.org.

2 About the Samuel H. Kress Foundation The mission of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation (est. 1929) is to sustain and carry out the original vision of founder, Samuel H. Kress ( ). The Kress Foundation supports the work of individuals and institutions engaged with appreciation, interpretation, preservation, study and teaching of the history of European art and architecture from antiquity to the dawn of the modern era. About the American Academy in Rome Founded in 1894, the American Academy in Rome is a leading international center for independent studies and advanced research in the arts and humanities. Each year, following a national juried competition, the Rome Prize is awarded to approximately 30 Americans working in Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern, and Modern Italian Studies, and Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation and Conservation, Literature, Musical Composition, and Visual Arts. The annual application deadline for the Rome Prize is November 1. To learn more, please visit: Eligibility Open to all AAMC individual members in good standing. Research can be exhibition related or for written scholarly work, but should not be in conjunction with completing a dissertation. Applicant is required to list preferred period of residency, indicating a first and second choice. A letter of support is required from the institution s director, project director and/or host of project. Please see Recommendation Form for more information. Priority will be given to those without funds to support research travel. Reporting and Other Requirements The curator and institution (if applicable) agree to: Acknowledge the Fellowship in publicity materials and news releases related to the project. Submit a final written report to the AAMC and AAR within one month of the Fellowship summarizing the goals, activities, and results of the support. Complete a questionnaire provided by the AAR. Application Procedure Please submit IN ONE the following materials, as one pdf (letter of receommendation may be a separate attachment) to programs@artcurators.org: Completed application form (below). Full description of the project: Limited to 1,000 1,500 words MAXIMUM, 2 page limit. Statement of interest in the Fellowship, including why the research can only be done in Italy, with a base in Rome.

3 List of archives, institutions, sites, and libraries that will be utilized during your research. Please be realistic and take into consideration the limitations that permission for access, open hours, and other factors could have on your research schedule. Descriptive timeline with proposed activities that the Fellowship will make possible. Letter of support from institution director, project director and/or host of project that confirms the viability of the project and ability of the applicant to be in Rome for four continuous weeks. Please see the Recommendation Form for guidelines. List of other sources of funding that you have sought, including from your own institution, noting if the funding was awarded or not. Curriculum vitae of the curator. If related to the proposed project, web links to exhibitions, publications, or research. PLEASE NOTE: NO additional materials will be accepted or reviewed in consideration of this Fellowship. Please do not send catalogues or volumes of press materials. Deadline and Notification Please the completed application to Receipt of application will be confirmed by within ten days. All materials must be RECEIVED in the AAMC office by January 9, Notification of Fellowship Award will be made in January/February 2017.

4 The Samuel H. Kress Foundation and AAMC Foundation Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome APPLICATION Full Name: Professional Title: Department: Institution: Business Mailing Address: City, State, Zip, Country: Office Phone: Mobile Phone: Fax: Address: Project Working Title: Project Short Description:

5 Letter of Support Provided by: First Choice of Dates for Fellowship*: Second Choice of Dates for Fellowship*: *Dates must be four consecutive weeks, from June 2017-June All AAR residencies begin and end on a Monday. Please write out Month, Date Range, and Year. Please note, fellowships in May - July are typically difficult to accommodate. However, if these are your top choices, please list them and the AAR will do their best to accommodate. The AAR is closed August 1 through mid- September. Your date preference will not influence your application.

6 The Samuel H. Kress Foundation and AAMC Foundation Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome RECOMMENDATION FORM Purpose and Background The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) and the American Academy in Rome (AAR) and are pleased to announce the third year of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation and AAMC Foundation Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. The program is intended to honor exceptional curatorial vision and help curators advance deserving projects. The purpose of the award is to provide essential funding for curators to develop projects that require research in Italy. While the AAR is the the physical base for the month, the project may be on a subject that is not limited to research in Rome only. Thus, the research need not be Rome-specific. The rich content of libraries and archives in Rome are a portal to conducting work on myriad Italian topics from all arts disciplines and time periods. Day trips or an occasional over-night trip to other cities are permissible given the proximity of so many places to Rome by train: Florence, Milan, Naples, etc. as well as smaller places that might have artworks or documents key to a specific project. AAMC & AAMC Foundation celebrate the curatorial narrative by being a voice for all art curators regardless of field, experience level, and institutional type, and we provide professional development, leadership skills, and direct connections for all art curators working in the not-forprofit sector. All of our programming and overall efforts shall strive to be representative of diversity: across self-identifications (by nation, gender, creed, race), fields of expertise, types of institutional mission, and regional position, of participants. Description The Affiliated Fellowship is a four-week appointment at the AAR, which includes housing in a single room; six lunches and five dinners a week and access to residence hall kitchens; $1,500 in airfare; and a $2,000 stipend. Affiliated Fellows have access to all the AAR facilities (including 24-hour a day, seven days a week access to the library) and all activities that occur at the Academy, such as concerts, exhibitions, conferences, lectures, and tours. Due to space limitations the AAR is unable to accommodate the spouses/partners or children of Affiliated Fellows. If desired, the Affiliated Fellow may schedule a talk about his or her project at the AAR during the Fellowship period. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE RECOMMENDER: The applicant will send in the letter of recommendation directly to the AAMC office as indicated in the application material. Please include in your recommendation, one or two pages maximum please, Length of time you have known the applicant How the applicant has distinguished his/herself Your role in and/or relationship to the project

7 How the project fits the goals of the Fellowship The impact you believe the Fellowship will have on the project The applicant s ability to positively represent the AAMC during the Fellowship period Your willingness to have the applicant be in Rome for four continuous weeks About the AAMC & AAMC Foundation Founded in 2001, the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) has over 1,300 members from over 400 institutions around the globe. In the ever-changing visual art community, AAMC & AAMC Foundation are the voice for all art curators working in the non-profit sector regardless of field, experience level, and institutional type. We ensure that the curatorial perspective on art, museums, and educational issues is actively communicated to the public, media, and museum profession. For more information, visit artcurators.org. About the Samuel H. Kress Foundation The mission of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation (est. 1929) is to sustain and carry out the original vision of founder, Samuel H. Kress ( ). The Samuel H. Kress Foundation supports the work of individuals and institutions engaged with appreciation, interpretation, preservation, study and teaching of the history of European art and architecture from antiquity to the dawn of the modern era. About the American Academy in Rome Founded in 1894, the American Academy in Rome is a leading international center for independent studies and advanced research in the arts and humanities. Each year, following a national juried competition, the Rome Prize is awarded to approximately 30 Americans working in Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern, and Modern Italian Studies, and Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation and Conservation, Literature, Musical Composition, and Visual Arts. The annual application deadline for the Rome Prize is November 1. To learn more, please visit: