Applications open for on-campus visitorship and lectureship funds

Applications open for on-campus visitorship and lectureship funds

March 25, 2022

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The Provost鈥檚 Advisory Committee for the Promotion of the Arts has opened applications for the following funds:

  • Robert Sutherland Visitorship: The purpose of the Robert Sutherland Visitorship is to enable dialogue and inspire action around racism, equity, and justice issues.
  • George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund: The purpose of the George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund is to provide grants for the stimulation of the arts at Queen's. In accordance with the wishes of the benefactor, Agnes Etherington, who was instrumental in the establishment of the Department of Art, the Department of Music (now Dan School of Drama and Music) and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the fund is intended to support public performances and exhibitions for the benefit of the Queen's and broader Kingston communities.
  • Rosen Lecture Series: The purpose of this endowed series is to enable the Queen鈥檚 community to better understand the tradition of Judaism, its relationship to other religious traditions, and its role in the development of contemporary civilizations.
  • The Brockington Visitorship, which provides funds to support public lectures, performances, speaker series, scholarly events, residencies, exhibitions, and media presentations on-campus.
  • The Chancellor Dunning Trust Visitorship, which provides funds to support public lectures, performances, speaker series, scholarly events, residencies, exhibitions, and media presentations on-campus.

The deadline to apply for funding is April 29, 2022. Further information on the application guidelines is available on the Provost Advisory Committee for the Arts webpage.