artist-in-residence fellowships

Artist-in-Residence Fellowships

The Jan and Frank Cicero Artist-in-Residence Fellowship offers one month of support for a person working in the visual and performing arts who wishes to benefit from the Newberry’s collections and its scholarly community to advance their artistic practice. The Newberry encourages applications from a wide range of artists and performers, including - but not limited to - painters, sculptors, choreographers; dramaturgs, creative writers, composers and others in artistic fields. Applicants should explain specific collections at the Newberry that will be investigated in support of their artistic vision and explain the expected product that would result. This fellowship is intended to support one month in residence at the Newberry. Awardees may choose to distribute their time over six months on a flexible basis to be determined in conversation with Newberry staff.

The Arthur and Lila Weinberg Artist-in-Residence Fellowship for Independent Researchers is designated for writers, journalists, filmmakers, visual and performing artists, and other humanists who wish to use the Newberry’s collection to further their creative work. Preference is given to individuals working on projects that focus on social justice or reform. Applicants must be individuals working outside of traditional academic settings, who are not employed as, or seeking employment as, full-time academic faculty. Recipients may be asked to present their work to the scholarly community at the Newberry during their residency. Awardees may choose to distribute their time over six months on a flexible basis to be determined in conversation with Newberry staff.

The Newberry Historical Fiction Artist-in-Residence Writing Fellowship offers one month of support for a person working in the area of historical fiction who wishes to benefit from the Newberry’s collection and its scholarly community to advance their writing project. The Newberry encourages applications relating to a wide range of historical fiction including novels, short stories, plays and theatrical works, or poetry. Applicants should explain specific collections at the Newberry that will be investigated in support of their artistic vision and explain the expected product that would result. This fellowship is intended to support one month in residence at the Newberry. Awardees may choose to distribute their time over six months on a flexible basis to be determined in conversation with Newberry staff.