2027 New Voices Publishing Fellowship

Focused on new writing, mentorship, and diverse perspectives, the New Voices Publishing Fellowship helps shape the next generation of authors bringing Canada’s cultural stories to readers everywhere.

The New Voices Publishing Fellowship supports the professional growth of early-career art historians by providing meaningful mentorship and guiding them through the development of an online art book.

The $60,000 fellowship is awarded to one postdoctoral scholar, selected through a competitive adjudication process. Tenable for one year, the fellowship is a unique opportunity—the only in Canada—providing focused time and financial incentive to write a book that will be read widely by researchers and art lovers across the country. The Fellow will join the Art Canada Institute’s incredible community of authors and receive editorial support from ACI editors and mentorship from leading researchers in Canadian art history.

The New Voices Publishing Fellowship aligns with ACI’s mission to create accessible, multi-vocal content by supporting new publications on artists and topics that expand the public’s understanding of Canadian art.

Proposals on a wide range of artists, genres, topics, and themes relevant to current scholarship in the discipline are welcome. Eligible projects include (but are not limited to):

• Studies on the life and work of Indigenous and Canadian artists, artist groups, or collectives working in any medium or period.

• Survey studies on significant genres and art practices in Canada, such as craft, sculpture, ceramics, or landscape.

• Survey studies on major themes and critical issues in Canadian art history, such as identity, migration, or the work of women artists.

• Explorations of artistic movements or regional schools.

• Reinterpretations of canonical artists through new critical frameworks.

The fellowship supports the development of manuscripts that fall under ACI’s major series and publishing streams.