MESDA SUMMER INSTITUTE
June 28 – July 24, 2015
EARLY SOUTHERN MATERIAL CULTURE & DECORATIVE ARTS OF THE CAROLINA AND GEORGIA LOWCOUNTRY Applications are due April 20, 2015
The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts is accepting applications from graduate students, decorative arts professionals, and independent scholars for the 2015 MESDA Summer Institute.
The 2015 Summer Institute emphasizes the material culture of the early Carolina Lowcountry, including the coastal regions of the North Carolina Cape Fear, South Carolina and Georgia. Students study the region’s economic, social and cultural history through a multidisciplinary approach that includes current methods of research, interpretation, preservation, and analysis of material culture. The program’s month-long curriculum includes lectures, discussions, workshops, artifact studies, research projects, and a six-day field trip to the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia.
The MESDA Summer Institute is a partnership between the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts and the University of Virginia’s Graduate Program in the History of Art and Architecture. Students receive three hours of graduate credit through the University of Virginia.
The UVA Visiting Scholar for the 2015 Summer Institute is Dr. Carroll Van West, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University. In addition to Dr. West, the faculty is composed of members of the staffs of MESDA and Old Salem Museums & Gardens, UVA Faculty, and several guest lecturers.
COSTS AND HOUSING
Tuition for the 2015 Summer Institute is $2,300.00*. Partial tuition fellowships are available. Students are responsible for housing and some meal expenses. Dormitory accommodation is available on the campus of Salem College, near the Institute center at MESDA. Double occupancy rooms are $455.00* for the four weeks. (Single supplement: $140.00). The cost for hotel accommodations on the six-day study trip will be approximately $360 (double occupancy)*
*All costs are subject to change.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants are asked to provide a one-page statement of interest in the program, a current résumé, and two letters of recommendation. Persons interested in applying for a partial tuition fellowship should provide a statement of reasons for seeking financial assistance. Applications are due April 20, 2015
For more information - and an application - visit the 2015 Summer Institute website: http://www.mesda.org/si
They may also contact Sally Gant at 336-721-7361 or [log in to unmask]
The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) is the preeminent center for researching, collecting, and exhibiting decorative arts made and used by those living and working in the early South and is part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens.
924 S. Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-721-7360