The Queens Museum (QM) is pleased to announce an open call for its new two-year In Situ Artist Fellowship to be awarded to three artists.
Donor Name: Queens Museum (QM)
State: New York
Borough: Queens
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/14/2022
Grant Size: $45,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Each artist selected for this two-year fellowship (October 2022-September 2024) will receive rent-free studio space at the Museum and an annualized salaried position at $45,000 per year with full benefits. Artists will develop their practice in collaboration with specific areas of the Museum’s work and Queens constituencies.
Artists will be invited to develop work with one of the following programs and research areas:
- La Jornada and Queens Museum Cultural Food Pantry (A weekly free food distribution in collaboration with a local organization La Jornada since 2020)
- Queens Teens Institute For Art & Social Justice (A youth program that aims to nurture thoughtful, independent young artists and the next generation of leaders in arts and social change)
- Archives & Collection (over 10,000 items from the two iconic New York World’s Fairs of 1939/40 and 1964/65 as well as culturally diverse body of artworks dating post-war to the present)
- Children’s Museum (QM is developing a multilingual intergenerational family learning center rooted in art and culture – which will be a physical space within the Museum as part of the current capital project – slated to open in 2024/5. The Children’s Museum will center children and families of all kinds)
Eligibility Criteria
- Artists must reside in NYC from the beginning to the end of the fellowship. Queens-based and connected artists are encouraged to apply
- Must demonstrate a commitment to social and public practice. Practitioners working across a range of creative disciplines are welcome to apply
- Must apply as an individual artist. Collectives are not eligible
- Must be present at the Museum at least 3 weekdays per week
- Must not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program, either part-time or full-time, at an institution of higher learning at the time of the application deadline or during the fellowship years
- Must be able to provide documentary evidence of eligibility for employment in the United States
- They encourage applications from artists who have language skills in addition to English including but not limited to ASL, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic
For more information, visit Queens Museum (QM).
