Dance/USA, the national service organization for dance, invites applications for the Dance/USA 2024 Archiving and Preservation Fellowship Program from master’s degree students in library and information sciences and related fields, and emerging archivists with relevant experience.
The goal of the Archiving and Preservation Fellowship Program is to develop an engaged, passionate, and well-trained next generation of archivists in the dance ecosystem and to advance models for community-based archiving assistance to regional dance communities. Dance/USA invites applicants who are committed to advancing a more equitable and inclusive archives field that reflects and supports the true diversity of voices, practices, and identities within dance communities. Applicants should be interested in learning and applying archiving methods that are culturally sensitive and rooted in community practice.
The theme of the 2024 Archiving and Preservation Fellowships is Culture Bearers and Connectors. Dance/USA will award four Fellowships in 2024.
For more details and application guidelines: https://www.danceusa.org/fellowships
Timeline and commitment: June-August 2024, approximately 450 hours total.
Stipend: $10,000 per Fellow
Locations:
Cashion Cultural Legacy (San José, CA)
Dianne Walker (Charlotte, NC)
LEIMAY (Brooklyn, NY)
The National Institute of Flamenco (Albuquerque, NM)
Find descriptions of projects and project sites at the full job listing: https://www.danceusa.org/fellowships
NOTE: The Fellowships will be in-person, hybrid, and remote. See the project descriptions at the full job listing link for more information: https://www.danceusa.org/fellowships
To apply for this job please visit www.danceusa.org.