2026–27 and 2027–28 Freund Teaching Fellowships (Due Sep. 1)
2026–27 and 2027–28 Freund Teaching Fellowships
Deadline: September 1st, 2025
Established in 1986, 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 offers emerging and mid-career artists a $45,000 teaching award, studio space, access to the Sam Fox School’s facilities and making spaces, and a solo exhibition at Saint Louis Art Museum.
The fellowship centers 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 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 our 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 conceptualizing 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.