George Chaloupka Fellowship
Call for Application 2011 now open
- George Chaloupka Fellowship Call for application e-flyer (pdf 370Kb)
- George Chaloupka Fellowship Call for application package (pdf 3Mb)
Applications close 30 June 2011.
Background
George Chaloupka |
In honour of Rock Art Historian, Emeritus Curator Dr. George Chaloupka OAM FAHA, MAGNT, with financial assistance raised by the MAGNT Foundation, has established The George Chaloupka Fellowship which aims to promote and support research and conservation of Aboriginal rock art located in Arnhem Land Plateau region in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The 2011 fellowship is funded by Energy Resources of Australia Pty Ltd.
A Fellowship of $25,000 will be granted to an individual to undertake work in one or more of the following areas, with a view to publication:
- Pursuing the recording / data collection of rock art sites in Arnhem Land Plateau region in areas not yet surveyed through the work of Emeritus Curator Dr George Chaloupka OAM FAHA or other researchers;
- Interpretation of sites by custodians / traditional owners;
- Preservation of rock art;
- Dating of rock art;
- Researching / documenting the work of Emeritus Curator Dr George Chaloupka OAM FAHA held at MAGNT.
For further information, please contact:
Darlene Lion
A/Director
Phone: 08 89 99 8220
Email: Darlene.lion@nt.gov.au
2010 George Chaloupka Fellow
Daryl Guse |
Local rock art expert Daryl Guse was awarded the $25,000 George Chaloupka Research Fellowship for 2010, at the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Foundation gala dinner in August 2010.
Daryl is currently working towards a PhD on rock art at the Australian National University and has had a professional interest in the documentation and conservation of cultural heritage in the Northern Territory for over 10 years. During this time he has worked closely with Aboriginal communities, developers and government to ensure a positive outcome when it comes to the interpretation and conservation of cultural heritage.
As part of his Fellowship research. Daryl is working with Traditional owners, in documenting the conservation of rock art in the Urrmarning (Red Lily Dreaming) Precinct near the township of Kunbarllanjnja in Arnhem Land.
Daryl will present his findings at a public seminar to be held in June 2011. Details of the seminar will be advertised closer to the time.
2009 George Chaloupka Fellow
Ben Gunn |
The appointment of the inaugural George Chaloupka Research Fellow, Mr Ben Gunn, was announced at a gala dinner organised by the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Foundation Ltd in Darwin on 12th August 2009.
With the support of the George Chaloupka Fellowship, Ben documented the Nawarla Gabarnmung, a major rock art site in western Arnhem Land. The site is the largest and most decorated shelter within a complex of rock art sites near the headwaters of the Katherine River, in the centre of the Arnhem Land Plateau.
Ben Gunn has worked as an archaeologist for the past 26 years, has recorded rock art in many areas of Australia and has published his findings extensively. He has worked with the Jawoyn Association for the past four years, recording rock art sites in Jawoyn Lands. He is also a founding member of the Australian Rock Art Research Association.
