<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div class="gmail_attr">Please see call for fellowship applications below.</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jason Weems</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jweems@ucr.edu">jweems@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: [Amart-L] Philadelphia Museum of Art Center for American Art Summer Fellows-- call for applicants<br>To: Iselda Salgado <<a href="mailto:iseldas@ucr.edu">iseldas@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div style="line-break:after-white-space">please forward to the grad students.<div>yours</div><div>jason</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br id="m_-2927746069963195923lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-break:after-white-space"><div>Jason Weems<br>History of Art Department, Director of Graduate Studies<br>University of California, Riverside<br><a href="http://arthistory.ucr.edu" target="_blank">http://arthistory.ucr.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">"'Foster, Kathleen' via Amart-L" <<a href="mailto:amart-l@barnard.edu" target="_blank">amart-l@barnard.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>[Amart-L] Philadelphia Museum of Art Center for American Art Summer Fellows-- call for applicants</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">February 18, 2026 at 12:54:42 PM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">"<a href="mailto:amart-l@barnard.edu" target="_blank">amart-l@barnard.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:amart-l@barnard.edu" target="_blank">amart-l@barnard.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">"Foster, Kathleen" <<a href="mailto:Kathleen.Foster@philamuseum.org" target="_blank">Kathleen.Foster@philamuseum.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">"Foster, Kathleen" <<a href="mailto:Kathleen.Foster@philamuseum.org" target="_blank">Kathleen.Foster@philamuseum.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>The Philadelphia Museum of Art is looking for two graduate students in American Art to experience two summer fellowships with a focus on<u></u><u></u></b></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><u></u> <u></u></b></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">(1) American painting and sculpture, including Indigenous arts, from the mid-nineteenth century to c. 1960, to assist in the research and display of the collection, and<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">(2) American decorative arts from the 17th to the 20th centuries, particularly from c. 1876 to 1926, assisting a special exhibition on the Arts and Crafts Movement in Philadelphia<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thanks to support from the Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, two Summer Fellows will be chosen to assist the Curators in the Museum’s Department of American Art. Graduate students in art history or related fields with an interest in American arts are encouraged to apply.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Position and Compensation Details</b><u></u><u></u></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The stipend for this position is $5,500.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">This position is Full-Time, Exempt, and 35 hours per week.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Summer Fellows are invited to work ten weeks of their choice, depending on their own schedules—and allowing to stop and start—between May 19<sup>th</sup><span> </span>and August 29<sup>th</sup>.<i><u></u><u></u></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The Summer Fellows will report to Kathleen A. Foster, the Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Senior Curator of American Art and Director, Center for American Art, and David Barquist, the H. Richard Dietrich Curator of American Decorative Arts<i><u></u><u></u></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Physical requirements:<i><u></u><u></u></i></li><ul type="circle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Able to remain stationary for extended periods of time, to utilize computers and other office equipment required of this job, to perform physically administrative duties in a typical interior office environment, gallery, or exhibit space, and to access most public and staff areas of the museum campus.<i><u></u><u></u></i></li></ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.<i><u></u><u></u></i></li></ul><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Institutional Requirements<u></u><u></u></b></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Upholds the professional standards of the field, always acts in a manner that is consistent with the best interests of the museum and protects and enhances its reputation and standing within the community of museums.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Adheres to the museum’s code of ethics and Employee Handbook and avoids any real or perceived conflicts of interest.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Shows respect for co-workers and visitors and an understanding of and appreciation for the diversity of the museum’s staff, volunteers, and audiences.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Maintains confidentiality.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Adheres to all museum protocols, procedures, rules, and policies.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>How to Apply<u></u><u></u></b></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://philamuseum.applytojob.com/apply/U861FyUpke/American-Art-Summer-Fellow" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">American Art Summer Fellow - Philadelphia Museum of Art - Career Page</a><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Please complete an online application and include the following:<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">· A letter describing your interest and preparation for either position<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">· Curriculum vitae with education, employment, publications, and honors<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">· A writing sample of no more than four pages<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">· Three references with phone number and email addresses<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b> Applications are due no later than March 30, 2026.<u></u><u></u></b></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><u></u> <u></u></b></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><p style="margin-top:0in;line-height:11pt"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;line-height:11pt"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;line-height:11pt"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Kathleen Foster<br></span></b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The Robert L. 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