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The National Library offers three Fellowships to support practising writers and artists to develop new work creatively using or inspired by the Library’s collections.
The Library provides creative artists with a unique and supportive environment in which to immerse themselves in the collections. The Fellowship enables artists to be inspired by, repurpose, transform or imaginatively respond to published sources, such as music, maps, rare books or ephemera, or original sources, such as pictures, manuscripts, oral histories and folklore recordings, in any way.
The Fellow undertakes a minimum four-week residency at the Library, funded by the Friends of the National Library. The Fellow may extend the duration of the residency but will not receive further funding. The 2018 Creative Arts Fellow should aim to complete the residency by 30 June 2018, unless otherwise agreed, but is not expected to complete the artwork within this period. The Fellow will be expected to give a public presentation on the progress or completion of their project within the calendar year.
Fellows receive during their residency:
Fellows become part of the Library’s community of staff, researchers and Friends.
Note: The Library’s Fellowships, Scholarships and Study Grants are awarded to an individual. Any funding to be paid by the Library normally will be paid directly to the individual for the purposes of supporting their research in the collections. Any other arrangements between the individual and their employer are the individual’s responsibility and are to be negotiated separately between the individual and their employer.
Applicants should propose an artistic project that demonstrates their need to use the Library’s rich and varied collections in pursuit of their artistic vision.
The project can be at the conceptual stage, requiring initial research, or could be in progress, with the aim to bring artistic work towards a next stage of completion using collection sources. The project scope may define short or long term goals, but should include how the artist imagines using collection sources, such as to:
The work may be developed in the artist's own style and medium but, when completed, the project should showcase the use of the collections through commentary, acknowledgment or in the finished artwork. Given the short period of the residency, it is essential for applicants to have undertaken some preliminary investigation of relevant collections and specify these in their project plan. Staff can assist with preliminary collection inquiries online through the Library’s Ask a Librarian service.
The Fellow does not need to complete the artwork/body of work during the course of the Fellowship but, at the end of the residency, should be able to demonstrate work-in-progress in ways that are appropriate to the project.
The Fellow will be required to:
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