VITORIA-GASTEIZ.- The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basque Country, Artium Museoa, announces the Juncal Ballestín International Research Grant to support research projects on the historiography of feminist art and on women artists linked to the museum’s collection. Attached to the Documentation Centre of the museum, the aim of this call is to select a research project that contributes meaningful content to the historiography of feminist art within the context of both the Basque Country and internationally and/or that analyses the production of women artists and thinkers linked to the museum’s programme and its collection. The terms and conditions for participation can be found on Artium Museoa’s website.

The call is open to researchers of any nationality, regardless of age, either individually or as members of a group submitting a joint application. Applicants must present an unpublished research project to be developed during the period covered by the grant, which will be nine consecutive months from the date of acceptance.

The maximum amount allocated for conducting the research is 7,000 euros, which is intended to cover the fees of the researchers and the expenses arising from developing the research. The deadline for applications is 16 February 2026. The selection committee will take into account the interest of the project, the professional background of the applicant and the suitability of the research proposal with regard to Artium Museoa’s objectives.

This international research grant organised by Artium Museoa is named after the artist Juncal Ballestín (Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1953-2015), whose death will be ten years ago this year 2025. Ballestín’s life was marked by her feminist commitment, developing a body of work that was characterised by the variety of materials, media and techniques she used: painting, drawing, installation, video, graphic work and so on.

In the 2025 edition, the grant was awarded to artist, programmer and researcher Julia Martos Ramírez (Córdoba, 1989) for a project focused on studying the processes of cinematic rewriting developed by artists and filmmakers working with archival materials in the context of the Basque Country.

For more information and to consult the terms and conditions of the call, please visit the Artium Museoa's website or contact ikerketa_investigacion@artium.eus.