MFA Art Practice Artist-In-Residence Summer 2022

MFA Art Practice at the School of Visual Arts invites emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines to apply for the Art Practice Artist-in-Residence program. One artist will be selected to be the Artist-in-Residence for the duration of the Art Practice program’s summer semester. The residency period will be June 15 – July 29, 2022. The Artist-in-Residence will receive a studio, access to the facilities, including the Metal Shop, Wood Shop, Digital Sculpture Center, Digital Editing Lab, Fibers Lab, Ceramics Lab and Nature and Technology Lab, and a $5000 stipend. Additionally, the Artist-in-Residence will give a public artist talk. They are expected to engage with the SVA Art Practice community, participate in weekly group critiques, and develop a project with first-year MFA candidates in the program, which will culminate in a public presentation (exhibition, screening, performance, book launch, etc.) during Open Studios at the close of the summer.

We are committed to building a culturally and artistically diverse community and encourage applications from artists working in all media and representing all identities.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor visas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver an artist talk at the School of Visual Arts

• Participate in weekly group critiques of Art Practice graduate students’ work

• Conceive of and carry out a project with first-year MFA candidates in the program, which will culminate in a public presentation of the work

• Dedicate at least 20 hours per week to work within their Art Practice studio and/or the related facilities

QUALIFICATIONS

• An MFA or equivalent

• Proven ability to execute ideas to completion

• Experience in teaching or leading workshops is highly desirable

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Applications for the AIR program must include:

• a short narrative bio (150 words maximum)

• An artist statement, contextualizing one’s work (250 words maximum)

• A PDF (one file maximum 10 MB) of your proposal detailing your project, including a timeline, materials requests, technical needs, and how you will engage the community (NYC, SVA, MFA Art Practice)

• 5 – 10 still images of recent work and/or 1 -2 video or audio files, up to 2 minutes in length

• An image description list detailing the title, year completed, medium, and dimensions of each work. You may also include a short description describing how the work relates to the proposed project.

• C.V.

• The names and contact information for 2 references

The application deadline is November 30th. Please email any questions to artpractice@sva.edu. Include "2022 AIR" in the subject line.