The Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellowship promotes the exhibition of contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, as well as the teaching of art in the Sam Fox School at WashU.
The fellowship centres around two core components — teaching in the College of Art and producing work for a solo exhibition for the Saint Louis Art Museum’s Currents series.
Teaching Fellows receive a 45,000 USD teaching award (inclusive of flights, car rental, lodging, food, etc.) and are in residence at WashU for the fall semester. During this time, they teach one class of their design in the College of Art and do individual studio visits with graduate students.
They also receive on-campus studio space and have full access to shops, facilities, and libraries. Fellows deliver an artist talk as part of the Sam Fox School’s Public Lecture Series.
While on campus, fellows work with the Saint Louis Art Museum staff in conceptualising their solo exhibition for the following year. They then return the next year for two weeks to install their exhibition and deliver a public lecture at SLAM. Fellows also receive an exhibition award from SLAM.
Eligibility:
- Open to promising emerging or mid-career visual artists working in any medium.
- Fellows travel to St. Louis twice: once for the fall semester and once the following year to install their exhibition.
- Applicants must have an MFA and be at least 5 years out of graduate school with professional exhibition experience.
- Prior teaching experience is not required, but applicants should have specific ideas about what they would like to teach.
