Position
Guest Curator/Designer Fellowship
The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography
The Cooper Union School of Art
Qualifications
Professional designers, historians, educators and curators are welcome to
apply. Acceptance is based on the merits of the proposed project and the
applicantUs experience and ability to realize the proposed project.
Application
The Lubalin Study Center seeks original proposals for installations,
publications and/or exhibitions related to the history and theory of
graphic design. A preliminary letter due November 1st should describe
the scope of the project. The applicant will work in consultation with
the Director of the Study Center who will oversee the project and provide
research, design and editorial advice. The final scope of the project is
contingent on efforts at fundraising (see budget below). Applicants are
encouraged to apply in teams of two or more and share the fellowship stipend.
Background
The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography,
www.cooper.edu/art/lubalin.html, at the Cooper Union is recognized as a
leading facility in the national and international design communities for
the examination and analysis of design theory, criticism and history.
The Lubalin Study Center is also the founder of the National Graphic
Design Image Database, ngda.cooper.edu, an on-line service devoted to the
collection, preservation and dissemination of graphic design.
Deadlines
Preliminary Letter: December 1 Final Proposal: January 15th, 2000
Final Proposal
The proposal should include twenty slides of the proposed project; ten
slides of previous projects (if applicable); a project description;
resume; publication outline (if applicable), and a funding strategy.
Notification: February 15th, 2000
Fellowship Stipend: $15,000
Project Budget: $10,000
(to be supplemented by external funding identified by fellow and Cooper
Union Development Office)
Contact
Lawrence Mirsky, Director
The Herb Lubalin Study Center
Cooper Union School of Art
Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003
http://www.cooper.edu/art/lubalin
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