Open call: Thesis scholarship on female artists in the art market
Firestorm has the ambitions to support research that contributes to either/or, but not limited to:
- Knowledge creation and dissemination on the status and progress of women artists in the global art market.
- Enhanced knowledge about women artists from/within the Nordic region.
- The understanding of women artists relative to men artists in terms of representation, value and visibility in the art market within the Nordic region and/or European region.
If you would like to be considered, please submit a brief thesis proposal (half a page) describing the topic you would like to explore, togehter with your CV to: ninhursag.tadaros@hhs.se no later than 31 December 2024. Mark your email "Thesis scholarship".
The proposals will be screened by a jury with representatives from Firestorm foundation, SSE Art Initiative, and Center for Art and Innovation.
Recipients will be announced January 16. The thesis will be developed in the spring 2025.
We look forward to receiving your applications!
Firestorm Foundation - Stories that need to be told
Firestorm Foundation is a non-profit initiative based in Stockholm, founded by Cristina Ljungberg in 2021. The Foundation is focused on highlighting women and nonbinary artists and fostering a more inclusive art world.
The operations involve acquiring works for an iconic collection of artistry. Key figures in modern and contemporary art, including Hilma af Klint, Tracey Emin, Yayoi Kusama, Louise Bourgeois, and Ulla Wiggen, are all represented in the collection of, to date, 200 works. With this as a base, collaborative efforts around research, publications, exhibitions, and artist conversations are established, with institutions such as Moderna Museet, Guggenheim, the Swedish Institute in Paris and the Stockholm School of Economics.
In addition to working with the Collection, The Foundation is putting effort into creating different platforms (website, social media and physical spaces) and investments that support research, artist specific projects, and other projects that contributes to spreading knowledge of women artistry, raise awareness of the discrepancies in the art market and minimize the inequalities in the art industry as a whole.
As part of the agreemant between Firestorm foundation. and SSE, Firestorm will, during 2025 to 2027, also support
- Seminars and art talks showcasing female artists, knowledge about female artists from the Nordic countries and the status and progress of female artists in the art market.
- Increase the number of female artists represented in the SSE Art Collection.