2016/17 Fellowship

Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, RI

The Preservation Society of Newport County is now welcoming applications for one-year research fellowships, which will begin on September 1, 2016. Applications for six-month fellowships and sabbaticals will also be considered.Interested scholars are invited to submit proposals that will utilize Newport’s historic and cultural resources to examine the topic of “Gilded Age Art and Technology”, as it relates to history, culture, design, and/or the arts.Topics may include (but are not limited to); architectural history; conservation; horticultural and landscape history and design; social history; art and literature; preservation issues; and technology. Broad interpretations and interdisciplinary approaches to this theme are encouraged. Posted on: 03/15/2016