Sarah Smith, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest funding

The Digital Life of the Artist: Synthesizing Risks and Benefits for Visual Artists and Institutions in the Platform Economy
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$30,000
Mobilizing the Museum: Examining the Cultural Diplomacy of Diaspora Communities
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$25,244
Art, Culture and Global Relations
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$215,000

All 4 grants and awards

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The Digital Life of the Artist: Synthesizing Risks and Benefits for Visual Artists and Institutions in the Platform Economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Sarah E.K.

$30,000

Mobilizing the Museum: Examining the Cultural Diplomacy of Diaspora Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Sarah E.K.

Keywords: diaspora museums; cultural diplomacy; migration; heritage; North America

$25,244

Art, Culture and Global Relations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Smith, Sarah

Keywords: cultural diplomacy; cultural relations; practitioners; institutions; policies; visual arts; Royal Ontario Museum; Independent Artists¿ Union; United Nations Educational; Scientific and Cultural Organization

$215,000

Art, Culture and Global Relations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Smith, Sarah

$240,000

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 Dear Professor Smith, 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 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 Digital Life of the Artist: Synthesizing Risks and Benefits for Visual Artists and Institutions in the Platform Economy" (2025), 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]