| February 22, 2010 |  |
 | Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts VCUarts Fountainhead Arts FellowshipsFor new MFA Graduates in Painting/Printmakingand Sculpture Application Deadline: May 10, 2010 http://www.vcu.edu/arts/ |
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| The Fountainhead Arts Fellowship is a joint project of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, the Department of Painting & Printmaking, the Department of Sculpture + Extended Media, the Department of Craft/Material Studies and Fountainhead Development Services. The residency is sited in a newly renovated complex built to eco-friendly, EarthCraft standards. Its mixed-use community includes artists' studios, apartments, a café, an outdoor swimming pool, a dog park and other amenities in addition to being nearby campus. One Painting/Printmaking Fellowship and one Sculpture Fellowship will be offered each academic year. (For information about the Crafts Fellowship, go to http://www.vcu.edu/arts/craft/dept/profiles/ear.shtml) Residency period: mid-August 2010 through mid-May 2011. Eligibility: Spring 2010 graduating MFA painter/printmakers and sculptors are invited to apply for the fellowship year beginning August 2010. VCU students and graduates are NOT eligible to apply. Fellows receive: • 24-hour access to a private 300+ square foot studio. • A furnished double-occupancy apartment. (2-bedroom apartment to be shared with a fellow from another discipline). • 15,000 USD stipend. • Part-time teaching experience at VCU. • A solo exhibition in Richmond. Fellowship recipient responsibilities: • Teach 2 classes per semester in the VCU Department of Painting & Printmaking or the VCU Department of Sculpture + Extended Media (2½ days per week for 2 semesters) • Present a public lecture about your work • Solo exhibition Applications must include: • Digital documentation of recent work (20 images in PowerPoint on CD) • Slide script with details about documentation • 2 letters of reference • One-page artist's statement • Resume including phone number, email, mailing address (and website if available) • An official current graduate school transcript (a final transcript denoting completion of the MFA is required before residency can be awarded) Please note that applications will not be returned Deadline for Receipt of Applications: May 10, 2010 PAINTERS/PRINTMAKERS send materials to: Fountainhead Arts Fellowship Committee Department of Painting & Printmaking Virginia Commonwealth University 1000 West Broad Street PO Box 842016 Richmond, Virginia 23284-2016 For questions about the painting/printmaking fellowship, email hjmorrison@vcu.edu Additional information available at: http://www.vcu.edu/arts/paintingprintmaking/dept/ The VCUarts MFA Painting Department is ranked 10th nationwide by US News and World Report SCULPTORS send materials to: Fountainhead Arts Fellowship Committee Department of Sculpture + Extended Media Virginia Commonwealth University 1000 West Broad Street PO Box 843005 Richmond, Virginia 23284-3005 For questions about the sculpture fellowship, email ahauft@vcu.edu Additional information available at: http://www.vcu.edu/arts/sculpture/dept/ The VCUarts MFA Sculpture Department is ranked 1st nationwide by US News and World Report | |
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