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The University of Kansas Residency in Art at the Intersection of Science

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Posted by: University of Kansas
Deadline: Sun, April 21st, 2019

The University of Kansas Residency in Art at the Intersection of Science

 

Visual artists whose studio practice lies at the intersection of visual art and earth, energy and environmental sciences are invited to apply for this Post MFA residency.  The resident will work with University of Kansas’ Earth, Energy and Environment Center and the Department of Visual Art and is expected to interreact with the students and faculty in the departments of Visual Art, Geoscience, and Engineering.  The successful candidate will teach one course per semester in the Department of Visual Art.  The residency may culminate with a solo exhibition or equivalent outcome in the Art and Design Gallery and/or the Earth Energy and Environment Center. 

 

Collaboration between the arts and sciences is a way to re-imagine and re-contextualize the scope and impact both fields can have on contemporary culture. Interdisciplinarity  generates new ideas and provides new perspectives at a moment in our culture when it is vital to refresh traditional modes of discourse. Can art influence science, as science often influences art? Can the laboratory and the studio be spaces of unlimited and linked inquiry? Can empirical and data driven fields yield visual content and poetry, and can visual innovation and intuition lead to scientific and/or technological discovery? These are some of the many questions that the successful candidate for the Residency in Art at the Intersection of Science will be expected to engage. The form, process, and result of each resident’s studio practice is entirely up to them though process and projects will be documented online through the resident’s blogs. 

 

 

Requirements:

◻        MFA or demonstrated equivalent in fields that are complimentary to the KU Department of Visual Art’s fields (Ceramics, Expanded Media, Metalsmithing & Jewelry, Painting/Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture and Textiles/Fibers) by  the time of appointment.

 

◻        An emerging artist with an active and engaged creative practice and exhibition record.

 

◻        A desire to engage with the students and faculty in the Department of Visual and the Art, the Earth, Energy and Environment Center (EEEC)

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Preferred:

◻        An interdisciplinary and/or multidisciplinary approach to studio practice and teaching is strongly desired.

 

 

 

Position Expectations:

 

Visual Art Department:

◻        Be engaged in an active studio/creative practice and interact with faculty and student population.

 

◻        Teach one Special Topics course per semester in the Department of Visual Art.

 

◻        Perform service activities that support the Department of Visual Art.

 

 

Earth, Energy and Environment Center:

◻        Interact with the faculty and student population.

 

◻        Utilize technology and research opportunities with the intention that these opportunities will encourage engagement with the EEEC population.

 

 

 

In Exchange:

◻        Apartment w/ utilities included.

 

◻        The Department of Visual Art will provide a paid teaching position in Fall and Spring semesters.

 

◻        The possibility of teaching additional classes.

 

◻        Work/studio space in EEEC.

 

◻        Access to a wide variety of technology that is in very close proximity to the artist-in-residence space in EEEC including: two computing teaching labs, each outfitted with 12 dual monitor computers and 3D modeling software; Cave with 3D projector that allows up to 25 participants to view content in 3D; 3D visualization and collaboration lab with two 3D capable video walls and two multitouch tables; and two GPU computers for processing graphics. In addition, the brand new, EEEC offers state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and equipment for geological research.

 

◻        Artist studio in the Department of Visual Art.

 

◻        Access to a wide variety of studios, tools, technologies and shops in the Department of Visual Art with faculty permission including, but not limited to: Woodshop, Metal fabrication and casting facilities, ceramic facilities with wide variety of kilns, printmaking shops (Intaglio, Lithography, Screenprinting, Papermaking) technology lab (laser cutters, large-scale digital printing, professional sound and video equipment, computer production, studio lighting, digital photography) textile and weaving studios, jewelry and metalsmithing shops.

◻        The University of Kansas is a Research 1 University and has numerous resources including seven libraries: the Murphy Art and Architecture Library, Anschutz (Science) Library, Spahr Engineering Library, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, Watson, Music and Dance, and The Wheat Law Library.   The Spencer Museum of Art, The Commons, The Biodiversity Institute, and Natural History Museum are also located on campus.

 

◻        The residency may culminate in a solo exhibition or equivalent outcome at the Art and Design Gallery and/or EEEC.

 

◻        This is a 2019-2020 academic year commitment that extends no further than

May 23, 2020. 

 

 

Application Requirements via Slideroom

◻        Resume: A  full and comprehensive resume or C.V. describing academic, professional, and other relevant experience.

 

◻        15-20 images of recent artwork or up to 5 minutes of time-based media in an excerpt reel, or appropriate combination of materials

 

◻        Detailed proposal, In one PDF document please include:

·      A description of how visual art already intersects with the sciences in your work and how you intend to use this residency to further your creative inquiries.

·      A brief description of the fabrication and/or technical processes used in your work.

·      A brief description of what you hope to achieve in the next five years of your career.

·      A brief description of your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in your teaching pedagogy and practice.

 

◻        List of three professional references, including title and contact information

 

 

Application Deadline: Midnight, April 21th, 2019

 

https://visualartku.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/48194 

Posted on Tue, March 26th, 2019
Expires on Sun, April 21st, 2019

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