Deadline: 20 February 2011
Contact: jeff@kultureklub.org
Kulture Klub Collaborative aims to have a diverse staff. People of color, individuals who identify as LGBTQ, and/or differently abled are strongly encouraged to apply.
Artist Fellowship
Kulture Klub Collaborative
(Minneapolis MN)
Job Description: Artist Fellowship
April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011
Approximately 25 hours/week
$10,000
The Kulture Klub Collaborative Artist Fellowship is an opportunity for an emerging artist who wants to develop a practice embedded within a unique community. The fellow will work with the KKC community of young people (age 16-21) experiencing homelessness. The fellow will assist with shorter term Artist-In Residence activity and develop her/his own project over the course of six months. This culminating project will emerge from collaboration with KKC Youth Advisory Council. For this pilot term, the fellow will be a major contributor to an Art Garden at Archdale Apartments, a transitional housing site for homeless youth.
In tune with the multi-disciplinary nature of KKC, candidates from any field of aesthetic practice are encouraged to apply. This position could be a great match for dancers, illustrators, set designers, puppeteers, film makers, graphic designers, animators, storytellers, digital artists, poets, painters, song-writers, printmakers, fashion designers, sculptors, and many things outside of and in between these media.
Desired qualifications: MFA or comparable experience. Experience working with youth. Exhibition and residency experience. Artists with farm or garden experience are highly
desired. Artists must have an interest in a social or participatory practice.
About Kulture Klub Collaborative:
Kulture Klub Collaborative brings together artists and youth experiencing homelessness. We believe that artists are powerful agents for bridging survival and inspiration. We are dedicated to collaborating with artists whose creative work depends on sustained and deep engagement with our community. We support a rigorous artistic practice and strive toward facilitating artist-driven investigations into the struggles of our contemporary lives.
Job Requirements: Bachelors or Associate Degree Required,
Application Requirements: To apply, applicants must submit:
-Artistic Statement of Purpose
-Letter of Recommendation
-Curriculum Vitae or Resume
-Work samples. Do not submit original materials. Work samples will not be returned.
Send one of the following: a) 10 images on a CD; b) a 5-minute DVD clip; c) two-page writing sample. If these formats do not accurately represent your work, please email jeff@kultureklub.org for alternatives.
Materials must be received by February 20, 2011. This is NOT a postmark date.
Application Deadline: 2/20/2011
Website: http://kultureklub.org