Description

The Faculty Summer Studio Residency program provides up to 5 faculty members with on-campus studio space. The studio space is available for the summer between academic semesters accounting for end of semester cleanout, and pre-semester studio prep. Move in: May 22-24, Vacate by August 3rd. The program facilitates the development of a new project or a new body of work, centered around creative studio practice, contributing to the national and international profile of the College, while at the same time enriching and expanding the engagement of the thriving, creative MCAD community. 

This program offers physical on-campus studio space, but does not include any additional support from, or automatic access to, MCAD staff or facilities such as the 3D Shop, Media Center, Print Shop, Paper Studio, etc. This does not preclude faculty from making summer proposals to use facilities through the normal summer access policies – see each facilities intranet page for more details on summer access.

Eligibility

All Full-Time Faculty (including Faculty with 2/3 appointments); Visiting Faculty; and Adjunct Faculty who have taught at least 9 credits are eligible to apply. Visiting Faculty and Adjunct Faculty must have continuing appointments for the period during which the activities will take place. (Although contracts may not be finalized at the time of your application, the faculty member and respective department chair should have an informal commitment of continued appointment.)

Available Spaces:

Faculty members must indicate which space(s) they have preference for. Every attempt will be made to allocate the space requested, but it cannot be guaranteed.

3D Studios: 1st floor, adjacent to the 3D Shop

Painting Studios: 1st floor, behind Auditorium 140

Expansion Studios: 1st floor, behind the Cutting Room

Design Studios: 2nd floor

Painting Studios: 3rd floor, near Academic Affairs Office

Applications

The Faculty Studio Residency Program is awarded annually during the spring semester.

• Applications will be reviewed by the Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant Committee. 
• Review Criteria will include quality of work submitted and quality of proposal as determined by a peer review. 
• The studio activity will take place between May 22nd 2024 and August 3rd 2024.

2024 Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant Committee

Kindra Murphy (chair), Jessican Dandona, Joshua Seaver and Avigail Manneberg.

Application Requirements
Applications must include the following materials: 

• Application Form 
• Resume/CV 
• Work Samples (10 images OR a combination of 6-10 images and a maximum of 10 minutes worth of moving image (film, animation, and video) OR written materials up to 20 pages)

Applications lacking any of these materials will not be reviewed. 

Application Procedure 

• Applications will be collected using Submittable.
• Use this link to access the Submittable application portal.
• Faculty members will need to create an account in order to use the platform. 
• Applications may be saved as drafts before final submission. 

Deadline for Applications
Friday, April 26 at 11:59 PM CST 

Notification
Notification to the Faculty Member and the Vice President of Academic Affairs of the Faculty Summer Studio Program award will be via email by the Faculty Senate President. An archive of all applications will be kept by the Faculty Senate for one year. 

All successful applicants to the Faculty Summer Studio Program must meet with Jordan Hazen in Exhibition and Studio Services (exhibition_studio_services@mcad.edu) for a brief orientation prior to gaining access to their studios.

Final Reports 

Faculty Summer Studio Program recipients will file a final report detailing their activities. The report should be approximately 500 words and may include visual documentation of the work produced. Final reports should be submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty Senate no later than Dec 15th 2024. This is important for Senate accountability. Reports may be shared with the wider MCAD community including other faculty, administration, staff, and the Board of Trustees.