It is with great enthusiasm that we announce our search for the 2018-2019 University of Kansas Artist-in-Residence position. The deadline for this position is April 15, 2018. All disciplines will be considered. The link to the SlideRoom application is located here: https://visualartku.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/41943
The position is unique in its relationship to our arts dormitory—Hashinger Hall. Artists in Residence are provided a furnished one-bedroom apartment in the dormitory (including all utilities, cable TV, landline telephone), studio space within the dormitory (that is also open to students) and a separate studio in the Department of Visual Arts facilities. Residents are also provided with a KU Cuisine Dining plan for the entire duration of their residency, and have the opportunity to earn income as a paid lecturer for, generally, two courses during the residency, with the possibility of additional teaching if there are departmental needs. At the culmination of the residency the Artist will have a solo exhibition of their work in the recently renovated Art + Design gallery—a professional quality gallery space. Residents will have access to a wide variety of tools and technologies in the Department of Visual Art to help them in their studio practices.
Residents are expected to interact with students in Hashinger Hall and facilitate programming as part of their residency, among other service duties in the Department of Visual Art. They should be the kind of individuals that are outgoing and able to make those kinds of connections to students and should be actively engaged in a rigorous studio/creative practice of their own. Residents must hold an MFA or equivalent in fields that comprise the KU Department of Visual Art's studio areas or related fields by the time of appointment. Due to the nature of this residency it is best suited for an emerging artist with an active and engaged creative practice and exhibition record.
