Fanny Knapp Allen Artist in Residence - University of Rochester Department of Art & Art History (Due Apr. 3)
Fanny Knapp Allen Artist in Residence - University of Rochester Department of Art & Art History
Deadline: April 3rd, 2025
The Department of Art and Art History at the University of Rochester (www.sas.rochester.edu/aah/) invites applications for a one or two-year Fanny Knapp Allen Artist in Residence position beginning July 1, 2026. We seek artists or artist collectives whose practice centers on fiber-based and textile processes, including both traditional and experimental modes. Candidates should be engaged with the expanded field of fiber art as a conceptual, socially engaged, or technologically integrated practice and demonstrate a strong connection between material production, surface design, and conceptual inquiry in their work and teaching.
The selected artist or collective will be in residence at the University of Rochester to conduct research, develop a body of work, and teach studio art courses associated with their expertise and research interests. Teaching expectations include no more than three courses per academic year with additional expectations that encompass leading workshops, visiting classes, mentoring Studio majors in the Senior Studio and Seminar course, and potentially supervising Independent Studies.
During the residency, the artist will develop a project that engages both the campus and the greater Rochester community. The residency necessitates at least one public presentation, exhibition, performance, screening, or installation per year.
Resident artists have access to the University’s rich resources, including labs and studios; performance and exhibition spaces; archives, libraries, research centers, and special collections. Health benefits, dedicated studio space in the Sage Art Center (https://www.sageart.center/), and added support for research and production augment a single salary of between $70,000 and $130,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience; in the case of an artist collective, this salary is shared among its members.
Qualifications
Applicants may include recent MFA or PhD graduates as well as established artists who demonstrate an ability to collaborate across disciplinary fields.
Application Instructions
Application materials should include a cover letter with a link to your website, current CV, artist’s statement, the names of three references, and a statement describing how you will add to the University's core values of Meliora (ever better), discussing ways in which your experiences will shape your pursuits as a member of our faculty, and sharing additional information you think is relevant for the committee’s evaluation of your application, by April 3, 2026.