Artist Residency
Posted: 01/07/2020
Posted by: Kate McQuillen
Expires: 02/01/2020
Grant Wood Fellowship Program
University of Iowa
Iowa City,
IA, United States
08/01/2020 - 05/31/2021
Application due: 02/01/2020
The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History seeks applications from emerging to established artists in printmaking for the Grant Wood Fellowship Program for the 2020-21 academic year.
Fellowship Recipient Responsibilities:
- Teach one class per semester in the University of Iowa School of Art & Art History, Printmaking Area. The candidate may teach either an introductory, intermediate or an advanced course depending on the needs of the program.
- Present a public lecture about their work
- Participate in limited public outreach activities (e.g.: workshops, discussion of your work with a local arts organization)
- Shared exhibition at end-of-year with the Grant Wood Fellow in Painting & Drawing, and possibly the fellow in Performing Arts.
Fellows Receive:
- An appointment as a Grant Wood Visiting Assistant Professor in Printmaking.
- $40,000 salary and benefits
- Private studio
- Private furnished housing (in an off- campus residence)
Required Qualifications:
The applicant will have received an MFA in printmaking or have a combination of education and experience that exceeds the MFA degree by the start of the appointment.
In addition, the applicant must have evidence of a national exhibition record, university level teaching experience beyond their graduate career, demonstration of a promising program of creative research that contributes to the current needs of the undergraduate and graduate student population in the Studio Art Division.
Desirable Qualifications:
Understanding of a variety of conceptual approaches in the teaching of printmaking, proficiency in critical theory and contemporary art.
Submission:
Candidates should submit applications online at: http://jobs.uiowa.edu. Search requisition #73864.
Review of applications will begin on February 1st, 2020.
Applications must include:
- C.V. including a phone number, email, mailing address and the URL for their website
- Letter of interest
- One-page artist statement
- Link to their artist website providing digital documentation of recent work (at least 20 images with a description of work)
- 3 professional references – names and contact information only
Please visit the 'External Link' below for more information and to apply.
Fellowship Recipient Responsibilities:
- Teach one class per semester in the University of Iowa School of Art & Art History, Printmaking Area. The candidate may teach either an introductory, intermediate or an advanced course depending on the needs of the program.
- Present a public lecture about their work
- Participate in limited public outreach activities (e.g.: workshops, discussion of your work with a local arts organization)
- Shared exhibition at end-of-year with the Grant Wood Fellow in Painting & Drawing, and possibly the fellow in Performing Arts.
Fellows Receive:
- An appointment as a Grant Wood Visiting Assistant Professor in Printmaking.
- $40,000 salary and benefits
- Private studio
- Private furnished housing (in an off- campus residence)
Required Qualifications:
The applicant will have received an MFA in printmaking or have a combination of education and experience that exceeds the MFA degree by the start of the appointment.
In addition, the applicant must have evidence of a national exhibition record, university level teaching experience beyond their graduate career, demonstration of a promising program of creative research that contributes to the current needs of the undergraduate and graduate student population in the Studio Art Division.
Desirable Qualifications:
Understanding of a variety of conceptual approaches in the teaching of printmaking, proficiency in critical theory and contemporary art.
Submission:
Candidates should submit applications online at: http://jobs.uiowa.edu. Search requisition #73864.
Review of applications will begin on February 1st, 2020.
Applications must include:
- C.V. including a phone number, email, mailing address and the URL for their website
- Letter of interest
- One-page artist statement
- Link to their artist website providing digital documentation of recent work (at least 20 images with a description of work)
- 3 professional references – names and contact information only
Please visit the 'External Link' below for more information and to apply.
Relevant research areas: North America, Contemporary, Book arts, Collograph, Digital printmaking, Engraving, Etching, Letterpress, Lithography, Monoprinting, Papermaking, Relief printing, Screenprinting