More than thirty years in the making, the 200-acre Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park is home to over a hundred steel sculptures – artist Jeffrey Rubinoff’s life’s work.
“The purpose of Rubinoff’s work is to rekindle the historical spirit of modernism. In addition to viewing that work which includes the Sculpture Park itself, the goal is to revive the interdisciplinary creative impetus of early modernism and to attain the understanding of art as a serious and a credible source of special insight for the evolution of ideas.” Jeffrey Rubinoff
Florentine R. Muhry Winner of the 2025 JRSP Post Doctoral Award
Florentine R. Muhry is a PhD candidate in art history at the German Research Training Group “Aesthetic Practice” at the University of Hildesheim. Her dissertation examines the role of historiography in the aesthetic practice of Rasheed Araeen between 1968 and 1990. She studied history and art history at the University of Vienna, the Sorbonne-Paris IV, and the University of Graz and worked as a curator and assistant in independent and national art institutions, such as www.muhry.com or the Kunstsammlung NRW. Influenced by her curatorial practice, she is interested in the art field, whether in exhibitions or academic teaching, as an agonistic space, where social debates can be tested and shaped. Her research focuses on art history, postcolonial theory, and black studies, with a particular interest in anti-racist art historiography. Follow this link for more information on Florentine Muhry’s work.
Post Doctoral | Residency | Educator Awards
2026 The University of Victoria – JRSP Artist Scholar Residency – Call open Fall 2025
This award is to supports artists and scholars to create a work for exhibition or publication that is in some way informed by their investigation of Jeffrey Rubinoff’s work and their experience working at the sculpture park.
Spanning 2–6 weeks on Hornby Island, BC, and a week at UVic, the residency includes: access to park facilities, travel, office and studio space, a $5,000 stipend, and a suite of covered expenses. Awardees must submit a project plan for the eventual exhibition, publication, or performance of their work, engage with students and faculty at Uvic. Eligibility is based on professional or scholarly achievements in the arts. More information can be found on the Residency website of follow this link to apply. Click here for a printable JRSP Artist Residency Description. Applications due February 5th, 2025, and are reviewed by March 2025.
2026 Rubinoff Post-Doctoral Award for Research in Art as A Source of Knowledge – Call open Fall 2025
Aimed at early career researchers anywhere in the world, Postdoctoral Awards offer $7,000 CAD (roughly $5,100 USD or £4,100) to support research leading to one or more publications on any subject relating to art and knowledge. Themes might include but are not limited to the connections between visual art and cognition/understanding; digital technology and artificial intelligence; ethical/political issues; other fields of knowledge; and the sacred or numinous. To apply, download the Postdoctoral Awards 2024 Application.
2025 Educators Support Awards – Open
The Park will support applications by suitably qualified educators for financial support to visit to the park with the purpose of developing a workshop plan for tailored to a group they regularly convene, teach, or host. Travel subsidies are available as well to offset the costs of travel to Hornby Island for educational groups wishing to tour the park, study the sculpture or undertake other educational events in relation to the sculpture collection. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and are tailored to the circumstances of the proposal. To inquire please email: curator AT rubinoffsculpturepark.org
Students Scholarships Available to attend the 2025 Company of Ideas Forum DEADLINE May 8th
The Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park (JRSP) invites applications from graduate students and highly motivated senior undergraduates studying in Canada to participate in the 2025 Company of Ideas Forum. This year’s theme is Art and the Sacred, and the event will take place from June 16 to 19, 2025, at the Sculpture Park on beautiful Hornby Island in British Columbia.
Follow this link to apply for a fully funded travel scholarship
RUBINOFF COLLECTION OVERVIEW
Early Works
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Early Works
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