Venice Fellowship 2025 – School of Art History, University of St Andrews

The School of Art History is delighted to be joining the British Council Venice Fellowship Programme for the second time in 2025: we are looking to recruit two student Fellows to this exciting opportunity at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, 2025.

Venice Fellowship Programme - Open Call (PDF)

About the Fellowship

The Venice Fellowships Programme is a unique opportunity for creative individuals, students, researchers, artists and professionals at the early stages of their career, to spend a month in Venice during the world’s most important art and architecture biennales.

Successful candidates will spend one residency month in Venice to develop a proposed project and gain invigilation experience acting as an exhibition ambassador for commissioned exhibition at the British Pavilion. As Fellows, they will engage with an international community of architects, artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, young leaders and change makers, and contribute with a proposed project. Fellows will receive a travel grant of £3,300 to support their time in Venice.

The British Council commission at the Venice Architecture Biennale aims to create debate that both challenges and influences the future of British and global architecture. The 2025 British Pavilion exhibition will be a high-profile installation as part of British Council's focus year of collaboration between the UK and Kenya that will foster, celebrate and showcase the connections between the two countries.

The British Council welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, areas of knowledge, academic departments, and life experiences. We are looking for creative individuals, interested and passionate about arts, culture, and its social value, and how arts can contribute to the world and address society’s most complex challenges. In addition, as part of the British Council’s focus year of collaboration between the UK and Kenya in 2025, we particularly welcome applications from Fellows whose creative research/projects have links to Kenya, Sub-Saharan Africa and its diaspora.

The British Council encourages applications from D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent individuals, and recognises that applicants may need to put in place unusual/atypical childcare arrangements (beyond those used routinely). The British Council will work collaboratively with your Institution or organisation to meet any individual access needs that require an extra budget or time-support allocation. Please see pp.3-4 of the Guidance Notes for more information.

How to Apply

To apply for a Fellowship position, please follow these steps:

1. Download the Application Form, complete and send it via email to arthist@st-andrews.ac.uk by Friday 29 November 2024, 5pm UK time. Please submit the format of application which is most accessible to you (either written, audio or by video).
2. Complete the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form. This is voluntary and anonymous.

Please state British Council Venice Fellowship Programme 2025 in the email subject heading.

If you have a large audio/video file which can only be sent via a Onedrive link, please also copy in Graeme Hyland in the School Office: gjh5@st-andrews.ac.uk

For further guidance, please see the Venice Fellowship Programme 2025 - Guidance Notes (PDF).

Eligibility

Please read through the Fellows Eligibility and Requirements section of the Guidance Notes. Please note that we are currently only able to offer this opportunity to 3^rd year Art History students (single or joint Honours students).

Key Dates

Deadline for Applications: Friday 29 November 2024, 5pm UK time.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held in week 12 (2-6 December)

The final selection of candidates will then be made by the British Council in December 2025.

Information Sessions

Online session – Option 1

Monday, 14th October 2024, 12pm-1pm BST

Register here: Teams link

In person information session with Dr Catherine Spencer and Dr Gönül Bozoğlu

Tuesday, 5th November, 10-11am GMT

School 5, University of St Andrews

Online session – Option 2

Wednesday, 6th November 2024, 12pm-1pm GMT

Register here: Teams link

 

If you have any questions, please contact Dr Catherine Spencer and Dr Gönül Bozoğlu who are coordinating the Fellowship for the School of Art History:

Dr Gönül Bozoğlu (gb235)

Dr Catherine Spencer (ces24)