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Research fellowships in Tate Britain Curatorial
Tate, in collaboration with Delfina Foundation, invites applications for the Brooks International Fellowship Programme 2027. Now in its thirteenth year, the programme will enable practitioners based outside of the UK with research expertise to work with Tate colleagues for six months in 2027, complemented by activities at Delfina Foundation.
During this period, each Fellow will be part of a Tate team, actively participating in gallery projects and discussions related to their research theme. Fellows will have special access to Tate’s programme, collection, staff and wider networks.
Tate is proud to partner with the Delfina Foundation, who offer a London-based residency for the Fellowship. Fellows benefit from the Foundation’s international residency programme, which includes collaborative exchange between residents, professional development activities such as presentations and mentoring, opportunities to meet and engage with arts professionals, and guided visits to arts institutions.
Fully funded Brooks International Fellowships are made possible by the generous support of the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation.
In 2027, two Brooks International Fellows will be hosted in the Tate Britain Curatorial Division.
Brooks International Fellowship 2027 in Tate Britain Curatorial Division, Leonora Carrington: Art and the Theatre of Life / Fellowship dates: April 5–September 17, 2027
Tate welcomes applications for a Fellow to explore the British-Mexican artist Leonora Carrington’s interest in theatre, performance and performativity. The Fellow will undertake foundational research: locating, analysing, and contextualising theatrical materials across archives, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera and situating these within Carrington’s transnational career. An international Fellow with knowledge of South American art, culture, and performance histories in the second half of the twentieth century will be particularly well placed to trace how Carrington’s performative work functioned as a vehicle for cross-cultural dialogue, collaboration, and exchange.
Brooks International Fellowship 2027 in Tate Britain Curatorial Division, Artist Supported Studios / Fellowship dates: April 5–September 17, 2027
Tate welcomes applications for a Fellow to contribute to the research and development of the 2028 Tate Britain Commission through the lens of artists who work with supported studios. Supported studios are organisations which enable disabled and neurodivergent artists to develop sustained professional practices through long-term studio provisions, advocacy and creative support. The Fellowship will explore how galleries, commissioned artists and supported studios can develop different forms of communication and ways of working throughout the commissioning process. It will examine how collaborative artistic practices can be documented and interpreted while remaining attentive to artistic agency, and how research generated through the commission can contribute to future institutional practice.
Applications close on Wednesday October 21, 2026, 5pm GMT. For more information and to apply, please visit Brooks International Fellowships on the Tate Vacancies website, read the full open call information and complete an application form.
