Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Fountainhead Arts Fellowship

Deadline: April 30, 2012 (RECEIVE)


FOUNTAINHEAD ARTS FELLOWSHIP
Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Painting + Printmaking

Richmond, VA
August 2012 through May 2013



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.

Residency period: August 2012 through May 2013.

Eligibility:
ONLY Spring 2012 graduating MFA painters or printmakers are invited to apply for the fellowship year beginning August 2012.
If you graduated prior to 2012, you are NOT eligible to apply. VCU students and graduates are NOT eligible to apply.

Fellows receive:
24-hour access to a private approximately 400 square foot studio
Furnished apartment
$15,000 stipend
Part-time teaching experience at VCU
Exhibition in Richmond

Fellowship recipient responsibilities:
Teach 2 classes per semester in the Department of Painting/Printmaking for 2 semesters
Public lecture on your work
Exhibition

Please note: ONLY DIGITAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

Full details available at: http://arts.vcu.edu/paintingprintmaking/fellowship/

Questions about the painting/printmaking fellowship: email hjmorrison@vcu.edu


Fountainhead Arts Fellowship
Department of Painting + Printmaking
Virginia Commonwealth University
1000 West Broad Street
PO Box 842016
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2016