Artists are nominated by a Smithsonian research staff member and then selected by a panel of Smithsonian art curators and representatives from the science, history and culture communities. More than 129 artists from around the world have received Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship Awards since the program began in 2007.

Finding ourselves in art, objects, and stories. Howard Kaplan The final nail art from the three artists—Ameya Okamoto, Santana Walker, and Celeste Hampton—part of the Smithsonian's Nail Art ...