Macgeorge Fellowships and Honorary Fellowships
Macgeorge Fellowships and Honorary Fellowships
Macgeorge Fellowships are open to artists, performers, writers or researchers in the visual, creative and performing arts, music, architecture, conservation, literature, creative writing, language, history, philosophy and anthropology. They must be nominated by an appropriate Department of the University of Melbourne to be eligible, and the Department/School/Faculty must give the nominee an Honorary appointment as a Visitor to the University if the nomination is successful. It is expected that most Macgeorge Fellows will visit the University for 4-8 weeks to work on a project, but the Committee will look favourably on a shorter period if that is all the time that could be given by the nominee.
Background
During his lifetime, Norman Macgeorge expressed on behalf of himself and his wife, May Ina Macgeorge, a desire that the property at 25 Riverside Road, Ivanhoe should be used for the benefit of “students … with special emphasis on those studying Fine Arts, Literature, History of Philosophy” and “… for the postgraduate in all the arts rather than for the undergraduate who has not yet acquired sufficient knowledge either at an accredited art school or the University”. Hence, Fellows are welcomed into the University community, and invited to participate in the intellectual life of the Campus in ways that benefit students in the Arts. Macgeorge Fellows will be expected to deliver a public lecture/performance and Departmental/School seminar/postgraduate workshop on topics of interest to the University community, be available for consultation with staff and students, and be engaged in research, writing or artistic endeavour during the Fellowship.
- Macgeorge Fellowships
Macgeorge Fellowships are open to artists, performers, writers or researchers in the visual, creative and performing arts, music, architecture, conservation, literature, creative writing, language, history, philosophy and anthropology. They must be nominated by an appropriate Department of the University of Melbourne to be eligible, and the Department/School/Faculty must give the nominee an Honorary appointment as a Visitor to the University if the nomination is successful. It is expected that most Macgeorge Fellows will visit the University for 4-8 weeks to work on a project, but the Committee will look favourably on a shorter period if that is all the time that could be given by the nominee.
The main benefit of the Macgeorge Fellowships is to provide an uninterrupted period of research, writing or artistic endeavour. During this period, the Fellow will be able to focus on his/her discipline whilst being encouraged and supported by the University and its environment.
The Macgeorge Fellow will be provided with short-term accommodation, 4-8 weeks, at a nominal rental fee per week, at historic ‘Ballangeich’ on the banks of the Yarra River in Ivanhoe (former home of Norman Macgeorge) including full use of the house and extensive river-front gardens. They will be expected to deliver a public lecture/performance and Department/School/Faculty seminar or postgraduate workshop on topics of interest to the University community, and be available for consultation with staff and students during the Fellowship.
Departments/Schools/Faculties that are awarded a Macgeorge Fellowship will receive a contribution of up to $ 10,000 towards the total cost of the Fellowship. The Department/School/Faculty must host the visit to the University by the Macgeorge Fellow and undertake to make arrangements including the appointment of the Fellow as a Visitor to the Department/School/Faculty.
The deadline for the submission of 2014/2015 applications will be advised in early June 2013. Please watch this space.
Further details are available in the guidelines.
- Macgeorge Honorary Fellowships
Macgeorge Honorary Fellowships are open to artists, performers, writers or researchers in the visual, creative and performing arts, music, architecture, conservation, literature, creative writing, language, history, philosophy and anthropology who would benefit from interaction with the University community and the support of the University environment while working on a short-term project to advance their career. They must be nominated by an appropriate Department of the University of Melbourne to be eligible, and the Department must give the nominee an Honorary appointment as a Visitor to the University of Melbourne if the nomination is successful.
The Macgeorge Honorary Fellow will be provided with short-term accommodation, 4-8 weeks, at a nominal rental fee per week, at historic ‘Ballangeich’ on the banks of the Yarra River in Ivanhoe (former home of Norman Macgeorge) including full use of the house and extensive river-front gardens.
The main benefit of the Macgeorge Honorary Fellowship is to provide the means of an uninterrupted period of research, writing or artistic endeavour at ‘Ballangeich’. Macgeorge Honorary Fellows will be provided with a short-term residence, but not a contribution to travel fares and living expenses, because Macgeorge Honorary Fellowships do not include funding from the Macgeorge Bequest to the host Department/School/Faculty.
Departments/Schools/Faculties that are awarded a Macgeorge Honorary Fellowship must host the visit to the University by the Macgeorge Honorary Fellow, and undertake to make arrangements including the appointment of the Honorary Fellow as a Visitor to Department. No funding allocation will be made toward the cost of the Honorary Fellowship.
The deadline for the submission of 2014/2015 applications will be advised in early June 2013. Please watch this space.
Further details are available in the guidelines.
List of Past Macgeorge Fellows And Honorary Fellows
2013 Professor Mary Luckhurst Professor of Drama and Co-Founder, Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York, United Kingdom Associate Professor Weihong Bao Assistant Professor, Department of Film and Media, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California Dr Mandana Barkeshli and Dr Amir Zekrgoo Barkeshli (Head of Department of Applied Arts and Design, Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University, Malaysia). Zekrgoo (Professor of Islamic and Oriental Arts, International Institute of Islamic Thought & Civilisation, International Islamic University, Malaysia). Professor Yiyang Shao Associate Professor of Art History and Theory, Head of Western Art Studies, Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing. Professor Shelley Stamp Film and Digital Media Department, University of California 2012 Professor Deborah Howard Faculty of Architecture and History of Art, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Professor Regenia Gagnier University of Exeter, United Kingdom Associate Professor Barbara Larson Associate Professor of Art History, Modern European Art, University of West Florida. Mr Gigi Scaria Internationally acclaimed contemporary artist who addresses his art the globalisation-era city, working across painting, drawing, sculpture installation, photography and video, New Delhi, India. Dr Jane Lennon Principal of Jane Lennon and Associates Pty Ltd, Heritage Planning Consultants, Hamilton, Queensland. 2011 Mr Adam Kalkin Kalkin & Co — Internationally acclaimed architect and contemporary artist Mr Paul Jett and
Ms Jane NormanHead, Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC and
Conservator, Jane Norman Conservation Services, Accokeek, MarylandProfessor Joy Hendry Professor of Social Anthropology, Oxford Brookes University 2010 Dr Lisa Moore and
Dr Martin BresnickMusic Faculty, Wesleyan University and
Professor of Composition, Yale UniversityEmeritus Professor John Paoletti Department of Art and Art History, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT