Il Posto is pleased to announce the opening of the second call for applications for its Research Grant. This benefit offers early career researchers the opportunity to conduct research on the works in the Il Posto Collection and/or the material available at the Il Posto Research and Documentation Center.

ABOUT THIS CALL

In this particular call, Il Posto offers two (2) grants to fund the development of research and writing projects that address the work of the artists and the thematic cores of the exhibition to be presented in Il Posto’s exhibition hall during the first semester of 2024. These projects must be developed between April 8 and August 8, 2024 and conclude with the delivery of an essayistic text between 7,000 and 9,000 words in length, which will be published on the Il Posto website.

The artists who will be part of the above-mentioned exhibition are:

1. Juan Dávila
2. Nury González
3. Eugenio Dittborn
4. Teresa Margolles
5. Adrian Balseca
6. Christian Vinck
7. Jogan Mortiz Rugendas

The thematic axes of the exhibition will be:

1. Travels
2. Migrations and exile
3. Internationalisms
4. Non-linear temporalities

BENEFITS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP

In order to develop their research and writing projects, the recipients of the Il Posto Research Grant will receive:

-$200,000 Chilean pesos per month each for the 4-month duration of the fellowship.

-Access to the resources available in the Il Posto Collection, the Archive, the Library, and the Artists’ Book Collection of the Il Posto Documentation Center.

-Support from the Il Posto team to develop their research.

-Support in the dissemination of the results of their research (specifically through the publication of their texts on Il Posto’s website and the organization of a discussion after the end of the Fellowship).

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Those who are awarded the Il Posto Research Fellowship in the present call for applications must:

-Attend the Il Posto Research Center (José Miguel de la Barra 480, apartment 201, Santiago, Chile) at least 4 hours per week during the 4 months of the fellowship.

-Submit a progress report of approximately 3,000 words two months after the start of the fellowship to report on the progress of your research (this may also be a preview of your final texts, if you prefer).

-Submit a 7,000- to 9,000-word text on the results of your research immediately after the fellowship ends

-Present and exchange views on the results of their research in a discussion at the Il Posto Research Center after the end of the fellowship.

PROFILE OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

The Il Posto Research Fellowship is open to anyone who has the availability to attend Il Posto Documentos on a weekly basis to carry out their research. Applicants may be:

-Individuals who have completed or are currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in the arts and humanities.
-Researchers who have developed research or show interest in topics related to contemporary Chilean and Latin American art.
-People with experience or interest in writing and/or art criticism.

Those interested in applying for the Il Posto Research Grant should complete our application form and send it in Word format to info@ilposto.cl between January 29 and March 29, 2024. We recommend that all applicants read the competition rules and consult our project evaluation guide before completing the application form.