Philip Hunter Fellowship

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this fellowship, you must:

• Have been practicing your art form between 5-15 years after graduating from
  any undergraduate or graduate degree within the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
• Not have received the Philip Hunter Fellowship previously
• Provide evidence of having identified an opportunity outside of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, that will be important to your professional development.

Read the Philip Hunter Fellowship Guidelines for all background to this Fellowship.

Selection criteria

The Fellowship selection panel will include a senior academic from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music and a representative of the Philip Hunter Estate. This panel will be appointed on an annual basis by the Director of the Victorian College of the Arts. The Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music will provide final approval of the recipient.
The awarding of the Fellowship, by the selection panel, will be based on:

* The quality of the application portfolio.
* Creative accomplishments.
* Originality and persuasiveness of the proposal outline.
* Evidence of ability to fulfll the proposed project’s aims and outcomes.
* The potential for the Fellowship to impact the applicant’s future development.

The selection panel will reserve the right to withhold awarding the Fellowship in a given year where an insufficient number of high quality applications have been received.

INTENDED OUTCOMES

It is a condition of the Fellowship that the following outcomes be presented, published and/or delivered publicly at the completion of the 12-month Fellowship. This could be delivered in the context of an exhibition, a public seminar forum, a studio visit or an artist talk. This is an important part of a strong belief in the social and cultural impact creative practice can have in contemporary society. Further, this public outcome feature of the Philip Hunter Fellowship will contribute significantly to debate and engagement for students and staff at the University of Melbourne, allowing for examination of the ideas produced during the Fellowship through any aforementioned public exhibition, performance,  forum and or publication created. Suggested outcomes may include, but are not limited to, pieces of artwork, design, dance, film, theatre or music.

Conditions

It is a condition of the Fellowship that the following outcomes be presented, published and/or delivered publicly at the completion of the 12-month Fellowship.

This could be delivered in the context of an exhibition, a public seminar forum, a studio visit or an artist talk. This is an important part of a strong belief in the social and cultural impact creative practice can have in contemporary society. Further, this public outcome feature of the Philip Hunter Fellowship will contribute significantly to debate and engagement for students and staff at the University of Melbourne, allowing for examination of the ideas produced during the Fellowship through any aforementioned public exhibition, performance, forum and or publication created. Suggested outcomes may include, but are not limited to, pieces of artwork, design, dance, film, theatre or music.