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New Jersey City University
Visiting Artist Residency

The Department of Art at NJCU is now accepting applications for our visiting artist residency.
There is one position available for a four-week period.
Deadline for application: January 31, 2008
Notification to selected artist: February 15, 2008
Residency period: April 1 – April 29

Art Department
The Department is located in the Visual Arts Building, a brand new 55,000 sq. foot, 12 million
dollar, state of the art facility. It is located just four miles from New York City. There are fully
furnished studios for Printmaking, Painting and Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramics, Photography, and
Jewelry and Metals. The VAB houses one gallery and there is an additional gallery on campus,
the Lemmerman gallery. Facilities at the VAB are available for the Visiting Artist’s use.

Eligibility
Applicants from any media or discipline are welcome to apply. You are required to have
received a terminal degree in your field or supply evidence of comparable experience.

Responsibilities of the Visiting Artist
The Visiting Artist position has been established in order to enhance the studies of undergraduate
and graduate students in all disciplines as well as allow NJCU to reach out to both local
communities and artists nationwide.
• Visiting artists in residence are expected to interact with students about their work and to
offer dialogue, ideas, and information on how to sustain a studio practice after
graduating.
• The Visiting Artist is asked to lead a workshop for at least one studio class (6hrs) in their
discipline. This workshop will be coordinated with the Professor of the class.
• There will be at least one open critique session scheduled (3hrs) in which the Visiting
Artist will be available to talk to individual and groups of students about their work.
• In addition the resident is to give a public lecture on their work either at NJCU or the
Jersey City Museum (case by case basis). At the end of the residency the artist will be
afforded an opportunity to exhibit at either one of NJCU’s galleries or at Jersey City
Museum (case by case basis).

Fluency
The predominate language spoken in the Art Department is English. Visiting Artists must be
fluent in English in order to communicate and interact with faculty and students.

Workshop
Visiting Artists will be expected to conduct a Workshop for at least one class in their area of
expertise. This workshop will be conducted in coordination with the Instructor of the course.

Public Lecture
A public lecture will be scheduled within the four-week residency in which the Visiting Artist
will conduct a one-hour lecture with visual aids for the student body and public community. This
lecture will be held at the Visual Arts Building auditorium

Assistant
When available, the Visiting Artist is assigned an assistant whose responsibilities include:
gathering supplies, offering information about the local community and acting as a contact for
any issues that arise during the four-week stay.

Studio
There are no designated studio spaces for Visiting Artists, however with ample space in each
discipline’s facility, space will be allotted for the Visiting Artist to work and store materials. This
will be arranged with the faculty supervisor and/or technician in the facility.

Housing and travel
There is currently no housing available for artists. Artists are responsible for their own travel
expenses. Those who do not drive can easily take advantage of the public transportation system,
which can get you from the NJCU campus to most of the local metro area.

Stipend
The Visiting Artist is paid a gross stipend of $1500.00. Housing and workspace are not provided.
Travel and other expenses, including all materials, are the responsibility of the artist.

Selection Standards
New Jersey City University is an equal opportunity employer. The Visiting Artist Selection
Committee considers ethnic and gender, while trying to select artists of diverse backgrounds from a variety of geographic locales. Artists of all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Two alternate artists are selected in addition to those chosen for the position. In the event that arrangements cannot be made with one of the primary candidates, an alternate candidate will be contacted.

Application Materials
1. 15-20 images of recent work. They should be formatted at 72 dpi in .jpeg files. Images should
be no larger than 8” x 8” (or 600 x 600).
Artists whose work is better represented by video or other media may include these items in one of the following formats:
For Video – QuickTime (.mov) or Windows Movie Video (.wmv)
In the case of any additional media not covered here please contact the Visiting Artist Program
for guidance.
Please include a list of image details with your name, title of work, date, medium, and dimensions.
2. A professional resume. No more than 2 pages.
3. Detailed proposal of a four-week residency. We encourage development of a theme that
relates to your own work, skill sets and background. Please be sure to include possible subjects
of workshops to be conducted with students.
4. Artist Statement. No more than 150 words.
5. Include: Name, mailing address, email, and phone.
Please send to: artresidency@njcu.edu
If you require any additional information or have questions please contact us at:
bgustafson@njcu.edu