Established in 1986, the Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellowship promotes the exhibition of contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, as well as the teaching of contemporary art principles in the Sam Fox School. The fellowship centres around two core components: teaching in the College of Art and producing work for a solo exhibition for the museum’s Currents series.
Fellows travel to St. Louis twice. In autumn 2022, they will be in-residence in St. Louis for the fall semester (approximately 22 August – 9 December), during which time they will teach a class in the MFA in Visual Art programme. Studio visits with graduate students, an artist talk, etc. allow the fellow to make contacts and impressions throughout the school’s community, despite the light teaching commitment. The fellow is given a studio on campus and full access to the school’s shops, facilities, and libraries. During this time, the fellow works with the Saint Louis Art Museum staff in conceptualising their solo exhibition. The fellow then returns for two weeks in autumn 2023 to install their exhibition and deliver a public lecture at the museum.
Emerging or mid-career visual artists working in any medium are invited to apply. Applicants must have an MFA and be at least 5 years out of graduate school with exhibition experience.
Each fellow is awarded $40,000 by Washington University for the autumn semester, out of which flights, car rental, lodging, food, and incidentals are paid. Compensation is paid via payroll, with taxes withheld. Foreign national awardees are brought to campus on J-1 visas, and taxes are withheld subject to applicable tax treaties between the United States and their country of residence. The Currents exhibition is supported and organised by the Saint Louis Art Museum. Specific details will be worked out during the fall autumn 2022 residency.
