Visiting Professor of Practice in Art (Position #54017)

Employment

The Division of Art at SMU, Meadows School of the Arts invites nominations and applications in Art, for an immediate opportunity to join the SMU faculty in Art for one year (10 months) as a full-time, benefits-eligible partner in connecting the Division to an increasingly diverse and globally-connected community at the university and in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

As a faculty committed to interdisciplinary dialogue, we seek an artist and educator working dynamically within art, particularly drawing and sculpture. Teaching responsibilities include 3-3 load of introductory and advanced undergraduate courses as well as working with individual graduate students. Other responsibilities include university service, such as assisting in supervision of the drawing and sculpture labs with the faculty of those areas and the Art Technical Manager.

Qualifications:

MFA or equivalent in Art
interest in university studio teaching
understanding of current discussion around art

Preferred qualifications:

some teaching experience at the college or university level

Applications must be assembled in a single .pdf to include:

1-2 page letter of application highlighting the candidate’s accomplishments, ideas as an artist and teacher, and interest in the position
CV
Name and contact information of three recommenders (no letters)
10-20 images of applicant’s artwork with descriptions. (Video links may be included, no longer than 60 seconds per sample. Inclusion of video work reduces the number of overall samples.)
images of student artwork with descriptions, if available

Applications must be submitted by email to meadowsart@mail.smu.edu . To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received by July 8, 2024, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.

Start Date: August 2024

The Division of Art provides a challenging environment for the study of studio art within a multi-faceted arts school at a major liberal arts university. We offer a B.A., B.F.A., and M.F.A. in studio art. Each of our undergraduate degrees is based in an innovative program of Foundation studies and broad experiences in ways of seeing, ways of making, and ways of thinking. We place emphasis on the development of our students’ knowledge in ceramics, drawing, installation, new media, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, sound, and/or time-based media. Students are encouraged to work across media and in ways that integrate with other studies to develop their awareness of the context of art today and its future possibilities. Traditionally each degree culminates in focused exhibition, based in intensive work and critical discussion that is individual and true to students’ ideas and ambitions. In addition to faculty actively engaged in exhibition and research at the highest levels, SMU’s Division of Art hosts an ongoing series of lectures, open studios, panels and studio visits by artists, critics and curators.

The Meadows School of the Arts, formally established in 1969 at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, is one of the foremost arts education institutions in the United States. The Meadows School offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in advertising, art, art history, arts management and arts entrepreneurship, communication studies, creative computation, dance, film and media arts, journalism, music and theatre. The goal of the Meadows School of the Arts, as a comprehensive educational institution, is to prepare students to meet the demands of professional careers. The Meadows School is a leader in developing innovative outreach and community engagement programs, challenging its students to make a difference locally and globally by developing connections between art, entrepreneurship and change. The Meadows School of the Arts is also a convener for the arts in North Texas, serving as a catalyst for new collaborations and providing critical industry research.

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