The application period for the Il Posto Research Grant – Spring 2024 Call for Applications is now open

July 11 to August 28, 2024

Grant's terms and conditions Project evaluation guide Application form

Il Posto is pleased to announce the opening of the third 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 finance the development of research and writing projects that address the work of the artists in the Il Posto Collection that will be exhibited in the exhibition to be presented in Il Posto’s exhibition hall during the second semester of 2024 and the the thematic nuclei of this exhibition. These projects must be developed between September 2, 2024 and January 2, 2025 and conclude with the submission of an essay of between 7,000 and 9,000 words in length, which will be published on Il Posto’s website.

The artists from the Il Posto Collection who will be part of the exhibition mentioned above are:

Eugenio Dittborn
Paz Errazuriz
Mares of the Apocalypse
Antonio Pichillá
Sandra Gamarra
Marilyn Boror
Amalia Pica
Wynnie Mynerva
Juan Pablo Langlois Vicuña
Carlos Leppe

The thematic axes of the exhibition will be:

Latin American identities
Appropriationism
Circulation of visual culture
Biopolitics and corporeality

 

*It is important to note that one of these grants will be open to the general public and the other will be reserved for members of the Il Posto Researchers Network, Diagonal. Only in the event that none of the members of this network apply for the Il Posto Research Grant in this call, the grant reserved for them will be open to the general public.

 

BENEFITS OF THE GRANT

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 GRANT 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, two months after the start of the fellowship, a progress report of approximately 3,000 words on the development of their research (this can also be a preview of their final texts, if they 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 your research in a discussion at the Il Posto Research Center after the end of the fellowship.

 

PROFILE OF THE GRANT RECIPIENTS

The Il Posto Research Grant is open to anyone who is available 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 who have experience in curatorial projects or who show interest in curatorial practice.

 

Those interested in applying for the Il Posto Research Grant must complete our application form and send it in Word format to info@ilposto.cl between July 11 and August 18, 2024. We recommend that all applicants read the competition rules and consult our project evaluation guide before completing the application form.

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