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 centers around two core components: teaching in the College of Art and producing work for a solo exhibition for the museum’s Currents series.
We invite promising visual artists—emerging or mid-career—working in any medium to apply. Fellows travel to St. Louis twice. In fall 2022, they will be in-residence in St. Louis for the fall semester (approximately August 22 – December 9), during which time they will teach a class in the MFA in Visual Art program. Studio visits with graduate students, an artist talk, etc. allow the fellow to make contacts and impressions throughout our community, despite the light teaching commitment. The fellow is given a studio on campus and full access to our shops, facilities, and libraries. During this time, the fellow works with the Saint Louis Art Museum staff in conceptualizing their solo exhibition. The fellow returns for two weeks in fall 2023 to install their exhibition and deliver a public lecture at the museum.