GEORGES MORA FELLOWSHIP GUIDELINES 2019
Note: Please send your application in one PDF document to info@georgesmorafellowship.org.au by 11pm on Sunday 28th April 2019.
ABOUT
The Georges Mora Fellowship is awarded with funds generously donated by arts supporters and with the support of the State Library of Victoria, Alliance Française de Melbourne and other partners.
PURPOSE
The Georges Mora Fellowship is awarded each year to a contemporary artist who has demonstrated gravitas within their art. The Fellowship provides financial support, residency opportunities and access to organisations and individuals with specialist knowledge to support the artist to research, experiment and create. A public outcome is expected.
BENEFITS
Principal Benefit
For the financial year of 2019-20 the Georges Mora Fellow will receive a cash grant of $10,000.
Additional Benefit
The Fellow will receive one year’s Premium Membership to the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA).
Optional Benefits
State Library of Victoria
The Georges Mora Fellow can choose to annex their Fellowship with a three-month full time or up to twelve-month part time secure desk at the State Library of Victoria. This option provides the Fellow with uninterrupted time to work with the rich resources of the Library to explore new thinking and research new ideas. This benefit includes access to a private study within the Library, which can be used outside normal opening hours.
Self-Identified Local Residency
If the successful Georges Mora Fellow is based outside of Victoria, the Georges Mora Fellowship is open to working with the Fellow to arrange an alternative residency, akin to the State Library of Victoria offer, within the applicant’s state.
Self-Identified International Residency
The Georges Mora Fellowship can also assist the Fellow in applying for an international residency, should they choose to travel overseas for their project. Costs associated with this residency are the responsibility of the Fellow.
ELIGIBILITY
The Georges Mora Fellowship is open to any Australian citizen or permanent resident who has a demonstrated art practice.
The successful Fellow will have shown a continuous commitment to the field of contemporary art.
Artists at all stages of their careers may apply, and there is no age limit.
Applicants who have previously applied to the Georges Mora Fellowship must submit a new project proposal.
If undertaking a Post Graduate qualification, this project cannot contribute to your Post Graduate coursework (work submitted must be unsupervised).
SELECTION CRITERIA
Applicants are shortlisted by the board of the Georges Mora Fellowship. An independent panel of recognised arts and cultural professionals then awards the Fellowship. In selecting the Fellow, consideration is given to the artist’s past work, whether this work has demonstrated gravitas, and if the proposed Fellowship project will extend the boundaries of the artist’s practice in new and significant ways. The Georges Mora Fellowship seeks a Fellow who has shown a continuous commitment to the field of contemporary art and who wishes to challenge their practice and the field of contemporary art further.
CONDITIONS
Applicants must be available to fulfill the Fellowship between July 2019 and June 2020.
Fellows must present a public outcome that results from their Fellowship with acknowledgement of the Georges Mora Fellowship’s support wherever possible.
SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION
Please complete all sections of the application form.
Any images and text associated with the application may be used in the Fellowship’s own publications and publicity.
Visual support material must be provided, if including video links (YouTube or Vimeo) it must be a direct link to the support material and not exceed 5 minutes in duration.
It is recommended that you keep a copy of your application for your records.
The completed form, visual support material and all supporting documentation must be submitted in a single PDF by 11pm on the application closing date, Sunday 28 April, by email to: info@georgesmorafellowship.org.au
Receipt of applications will be acknowledged via email. The successful applicant will be announced in July.
Enquiries or requests for further information should be directed to: info@georgesmorafellowship.org.au