About the Open Call

Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce an open call for our annual Brooks International Fellowship Programme, in partnership with Tate. Now in its twelfth year, the highly successful programme is open to international practitioners based outside of the UK, to be hosted in the Tate Modern Curatorial Division at Tate for six months in 2026, complemented by a residency at Delfina Foundation. The work will provide a critical reassessment of classical modernist histories of our international collection. The research will spotlight two groups of artworks focused on two issues: 1) gender and queer ecologies; and 2) ecology of migrating identities. Fully funded Brooks International Fellowships are made possible by the generous support of the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation. Fellowship Opportunities: Brooks International Fellowship 2026 in Tate Modern Curatorial Division, Gender and Queer Ecologies (22 June – 6 December 2026): Tate welcomes applications for a Fellow to focus on highlighting works that engage with themes surrounding gender and queer ecologies. This research will emphasise works that have been overlooked in recent scholarship, or on artists whose works offer new interpretative perspectives. The Fellow will begin with works already identified in the current Monsieur Vénus display at Tate Modern. They will expand the selection to include additional works that explore the body’s capacity to challenge and deconstruct traditional hierarchies and gender categories. Brooks International Fellowship 2026 in Tate Modern Curatorial Division, Ecology of Migrating Identities (22 June – 6 December 2026): The second Fellow will focus on works relevant to the sensibility of the ecology of migrating identities. The Fellow will explore the concept of transculturalism, while revisiting the previously common terminology of ‘émigré artists.’ Their research will begin with works featured in recent exhibitions at Tate and internationally, such as Natalia Goncharova (2019), Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider (2024), and Theatre Picasso (2025). The Fellow will expand to include other works that address the lived experiences of migration. The goal is to enhance the understanding of displacement, broadening the framework for discerning the diversity of experiences linked to migration and identity.

What is Offered

Fully funded Brooks International Fellowships, six-month residency at Delfina Foundation, research opportunity at Tate Modern Curatorial Division.

Requirements

Open to international practitioners based outside of the UK.

How to Apply

Applications close on Thursday 8 January 2026 at 5pm (17:00) GMT. More information and application details are available at: https://jobsearch.tate.org.uk/jobs/job/TG1427350-Brooks-International-Fellow-Programme/350