Chicago Artist-in-Residence Fellowship

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago invites applications for the 2006-2007 Artist-in-Residence Program. The term of appointment begins September 25, 2006 and ends June 30, 2006 . Qualified candidates from all fields of visual and performing art, including sound, are encouraged to apply.

Program Description: The goal of the program is to provide an outstanding Chicago artist whose work centralizes the study of race and ethnicity with an opportunity to take advantage of the University of Chicago’s atmosphere of reflection, its libraries, and its research resources to develop her/his own work. The appointment carries a salary of $40,000, a research budget of $2,500, and a programming budget of $5,000. The fellow will be provided with office space and the use of a computer at the Center, full access to University libraries and other facilities, and participation in a University medical-benefit plan. The appointee will be expected to be in residence at the Center at least four days per week during the academic year beginning September 25, 2006; teach a 10-week undergraduate course related to race, ethnicity, and art or culture (one quarter); and organize one public program related to art, race or ethnicity, and the city of Chicago. She or he will also be expected to present work at one of the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop meetings and to actively participate in the workshop and other activities sponsored by the Race Center.

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC) at the University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to promoting engaged scholarship and debate around the concepts of race and ethnicity. We are especially interested in how these ideas and their structural and cultural manifestations impact and shape people’s daily lives. Faculty affiliated with the Center recognize the significance of the black/white paradigm in the United States , however, we are committed to expanding the study of race and ethnicity beyond this framework. Broadly, our research program encourages the study of race and processes of racialization in comparative and transnational frameworks as well as work that highlights the intersection of race and ethnicity with other identities such as gender, class, sexuality and nationality, and interrogates social and identity cleavages within racialized communities.

Eligibility: Applicants for the 2006-2007 academic year are required to have at least a MFA or MA, and must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States at the time of application.

Application Process: All applications should include the following:

  1. Formal letter of interest describing your work and the project(s) that will be undertaken over the course of the appointment year and other employment commitments, if any (3-5 pages).
  2. Curriculum vitae or resume and portfolio. Portfolio will be returned if self-addressed envelope and adequate postage is provided.
  3. Syllabus and one-page description of proposed course.
  4. Three letters of recommendation under separate cover.

Deadline: Complete applications must be received at the address below by February 17, 2006. Announced by March 31, 2006. For additional information call (773) 702-8063 or e-mail csrpc@uchicago.edu.

Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
The University of Chicago
Attention: Artist-in-Residence Selection Committee
5733 S. University, Chicago, Illinois 60637