Howard Tanenbaum for Artistic Research

Since 2014, The Image Centre has offered a variety of fellowships for research related to photography. Research fellows have the opportunity to study select areas of The Image Centre's photography collections first-hand. These include the acclaimed Black Star Collection of photo-reportage, with over a quarter-million prints spanning the 20th century; a historic and fine art photography collection; The Francis Bedford Research Collection; The Edward Burtynsky Collection; The Braun-Epstein Collection; The Rudolph P. Bratty Family Collection (NYT); and several archives devoted to the life and work of a diverse group of photographer.

The Howard Tanenbaum Fellowship for Artistic Research includes a $4,000 (CAD) stipend for travel, research, and other related expenses but does not include access to production facilities such as printing labs and darkrooms. Candidates may hold any level of education, and/or be independent artists with relevant experience and demonstrated interests. Candidates’ research should utilize the collections and resources of The Image Centre and/or Toronto Metropolitan University Archives and Special Collections in support of their artistic practice; they should demonstrate awareness of copyright considerations in their use of historical images; they should propose creative methodologies and outputs.