In Montclair: African American Cultural Committee Fellowship Is Back

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Montclair Art Museum. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) and the African American Cultural Committee (AACC) are pleased to announce the second annual AACC Founders Fellowship, beginning in September of 2024.

The Montclair Art Museum (MAM), founded in 1914, and the African American Cultural Committee (AACC), founded in the 1980s with the mission to sustain and maintain the legacy of artists of the African Diaspora, have created the AACC Founders Fellowship in honor of the founding members of the AACC.

The 10-month paid Fellowship opportunity is designed to provide career and growth opportunities for recent African American graduates of master’s or doctoral programs in visual arts and/or art history with a graduation date after December 31, 2020. Candidates who anticipate graduating prior to June 30, 2024 may apply.

The Fellow will commit to the activities described below over the period from September to June of each year. The Fellowship is designed to offer an individual candidate at the beginning of their career in the visual arts the opportunity to expand their practice, learn about working broadly with a leading museum of American Art, engage with a museum’s audience and artist community, and support the work of the AACC in its role as a bridge between the Museum and the African American community and a supporter of emerging artists.

The deadline to apply for the AACC Founders Fellowship is March 30, 2024. Please visit MAM's website to learn more about the program and how to apply.

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