Artists-in-Residence

Biennially, the Arts Initiative will open nominations for an artist who:

• Is well-known. Artists nominated should be easily researched online by name and artistic medium.

• Has demonstrated interest and strength in engaging with communities

• Is open to sharing their artistic process/works-in-progress

• Will work closely with students, faculty, and the overall university community

• Includes interdisciplinary components in their work

• Uses their work to address a contemporary challenge facing society

• Can creatively leverage the University’s resources for experimentation and artistic development

Selection Process

• Any University of Michigan Faculty or Staff Member can make a nomination. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

• A review panel will select three potential awardees ranked by preference. The Arts Initiative will formally invite nominees in order of preference (if #1 is not interested/available, #2 is approached, etc.)

• Prior to inviting an artist, The Arts Initiative team will work with appropriate units related to the artist's discipline and interests to confirm each unit’s level of partnership and participation. (i.e. Stamps, Taubman, UMMA, IH, UMS, SMTD, LSA, SSW, Ford, etc)

• One artist will be selected biennially for the award.

Expectations

Placing focus on research, experimentation, and campus/community engagement, the U-M Artist-in-Residence Award provides the selected artist opportunities for learning, research, and exchange, by offering access to people, space, and tools across the UM campus. While the selected artist is not expected to reside in Ann Arbor for the duration of AY 2024-25, a minimum of four in-person visits are expected. These contributions will be diffused across the academic year. The U-M Arts Initiative and campus partners will work with the visiting artist to finalize a schedule that sponsors productive and reciprocal connections with faculty, staff, students and the general public.