Jennifer Eiserman, University of Calgary

Research

community based art community development radical engagement

Latest funding

The Long River Phase One: The Arts as a Site of Anti-Ageism
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$99,657
YYC-LRT: Community Based Art as Community Development
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,997
Including all the pieces: the Chinese Calgarian Tesserae in the Canadian cultural kaleidoscope
SSHRC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$32,710

All 3 grants and awards

The Long River Phase One: The Arts as a Site of Anti-Ageism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Eiserman, Jennifer

$99,657

YYC-LRT: Community Based Art as Community Development

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Eiserman, Jennifer R.F.

Keywords: community based art; community development; radical engagement

$24,997

Including all the pieces: the Chinese Calgarian Tesserae in the Canadian cultural kaleidoscope

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Multiculturalism Issues in Canada

Principal investigators: Eiserman, Jennifer

Keywords: ethnographic; case study; aesthetics; art education; cross-cultural study

$32,710

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: community based art Dear Professor Eiserman, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on community based art connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Long River Phase One: The Arts as a Site of Anti-Ageism" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]