The Smithsonian has awarded fellowships to 15 accomplished visual artists from an international pool of candidates to conduct research at Smithsonian museums and research facilities as part of the 2012 Smithsonian’s Artist Research Fellowship Program. Artists were nominated by international art curators, scholars and former fellows, and then selected for short-term residencies at the Smithsonian by a panel of art experts.
Since 2007, when the fellowship program began, more than 50 outstanding emerging and established artists have collaborated with hundreds of Smithsonian experts and volunteers, resulting in innovative new works and exhibitions. – www.si.edu