Position: One Year—Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
Responsibilities: The Kalamazoo College Department of Art and Art History seeks a ceramist and/or sculptor with the ability to teach a wide range of courses for all levels of undergraduate students. Course load is two undergraduate courses in each of three 11-week quarters and supervision of Senior Individualized Projects (advanced level senior thesis that culminates in a solo exhibition). Teaching responsibilities are split between ceramics and sculpture. The ability to teach a casting course that incorporates slip casting and non traditional materials (no foundry) would be desirable, but is not required. Responsibilities include management and supervision of the ceramics and sculpture facilities. Candidates are expected to have a high aptitude and interest in undergraduate teaching, a commitment to the liberal arts, and a desire to involve undergraduates in scholarship both inside and outside the classroom. Participation in departmental activities and service is expected.
Qualifications: MFA in ceramics or sculpture required. University or college level teaching experience expected. Experience as a studio technician preferred. Ability to maintain the ceramics and sculpture facilities required.
Appointment Dates: September 2009—June 2010
Salary: Salary is competitive.
General Information: Kalamazoo College is a highly selective national liberal arts college offering an integrated undergraduate experience that weaves a traditional liberal arts curriculum into educational experiences in both domestic and international settings. Kalamazoo College has an award-winning, innovative first-year program and Career Development Externship program. Over the last fifty years 80% of graduating students have participated in study abroad. The campus is located midway between Chicago and Detroit in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a metropolitan community of 225,000 which supports four college and university campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural associations. Thirty-five miles from Lake Michigan, the area offers many opportunities for outdoor activities.
Department Information: There are four full-time faculty positions in the Department of Art and Art History. The department graduates between 10 and 18 majors each year. Many go on to pursue graduate degrees and careers in studio art, academia, and arts administration. The ceramics facility includes 16 electric wheels, two gas and three electric kilns, glaze and clay mixing facilities and a pugmill. The sculpture facility includes a woodshop (supervised for approximately ten hours per week by a part-time technician), mold area, mig welders and oxy acetylene set-up.
Application Deadline: Completed applications received by March 10, 2009 will receive full consideration, with later applications reviewed as needed until the position is filled.
Applications: Send a letter of application with teaching philosophy, CV, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial acceptable), 20 slides/digital images* of personal work, images of student work, image index with thumbnails is preferred*, and three letters of reference to Richard Koenig, Search Committee Chair, Department of Art and Art History, Kalamazoo College, 1200 Academy Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49006. *Digital images should be 800 x 1100 pixels, 72 dpi jpegs; file name should correspond to the image index (your_name1.jpg); please do not send PowerPoint.
the Graphic Designer in the Dynamic Media area: and MFA or equivalent in graphic or communication design. Ability to teach interaction, inter-face, and motion design on a Macintosh platform. Professional design experience and college-level teaching preferred. Applicants should be conversant with design history, theory, and criticism. Portfolio should demonstrate expertise in typography, visual systems, concepts development, and design problem-solving for dynamic/screen-based media. 2. For the Artist/Designer: an MFA or equivalent. Ability to teach the application of rapid prototyping and 3D modeling both technologically and theoretically across the range of disciplines offered by the Art Department. Professional experience and college-level teaching preferred. Portfolio should demonstrate innovative application of digital practices in the context of studio art and design.5th Annual RITES OF PASSAGE
A Competitive Annual National Exhibition of Works by New Artists
Featuring works by JUNIORS, SENIORS, and GRADUATES ONE-YEAR OUT
$300 Best of Show prize
Deadline to Submit: March 13th
Manifest seeks to energize students and recent graduates of art and design programs towards higher goals, professionalism, and public-mindedness. Therefore, for a fifth year in a row, we offer this challenge to students and their professors in local, regional, and national college programs to show us what you've got, bring it off campus, and share it with the everyday viewing public.
Since 2005 Manifest has exhibited the works of students from fifty-three different academic institutions across the U.S.
Eligibility: Entrants must have graduated or be scheduled to graduate in 2008, 2009, or 2010 from an undergraduate program of art or design.
Media: Work submitted may be in any visual art media.
Catalog: Manifest will produce a full-color catalog documenting the work in Rites of Passage. Exhibitors will receive a 50% discount on one copy of the catalog. For examples of past catalogs visit the Manifest Press library on the Manifest website.
http://www.manifestgallery.org/manifestpress/catalogs
CASH AWARD: A $300 Best of Show prize will be awarded. The award recipient will also receive 5 free copies of the exhibit catalog.
Responsibilities: The Kalamazoo College Department of Art and Art History seeks a ceramist and/or sculptor with the ability to teach a wide range of courses for all levels of undergraduate students. Course load is two undergraduate courses in each of three 11-week quarters and supervision of Senior Individualized Projects (advanced level senior thesis that culminates in a solo exhibition). Teaching responsibilities are split between ceramics and sculpture. The ability to teach a casting course that incorporates slip casting and non-traditional materials (no foundry) would be desirable, but is not required. Responsibilities include management and supervision of the ceramics and sculpture facilities. Candidates are expected to have a high aptitude and interest in undergraduate teaching, a commitment to the liberal arts, and a desire to involve undergraduates in scholarship both inside and outside the classroom. Participation in departmental activities and service is expected.
Qualifications: MFA in ceramics or sculpture required. University or college level teaching experience expected. Experience as a studio technician preferred. Ability to maintain the ceramics and sculpture facilities required.
Appointment Dates: September 2009—June 2010
Salary: Salary is competitive.
General Information: Kalamazoo College is a highly selective national liberal arts college offering an integrated undergraduate experience that weaves a traditional liberal arts curriculum into educational experiences in both domestic and international settings. Kalamazoo College has an award-winning, innovative first-year program and Career Development Externship program. Over the last fifty years 80% of graduating students have participated in study abroad.
Department Information: There are four full-time faculty positions in the Department of Art and Art History. The department graduates between 10 and 18 majors each year. Many go on to pursue graduate degrees and careers in studio art, academia, and arts administration. The ceramics facility includes 16 electric wheels, two gas and three electric kilns, glaze and clay mixing facilities and a pugmill. The sculpture facility includes a woodshop (supervised for approximately ten hours per week by a part-time technician), mold area, mig welders and oxy-acetylene set-up.
Application Deadline: Completed applications received by March 10, 2009 will receive full consideration, with later applications reviewed as needed until the position is filled.
Applications: Send a letter of application with teaching philosophy, CV, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial acceptable), 20 slides/digital images* of personal work, images of student work, image index with thumbnails is preferred*, and three letters of reference to Richard Koenig, Search Committee Chair, Department of Art and Art History, Kalamazoo College, 1200 Academy Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49006. *Digital images should be 800 x 1100 pixels, 72 dpi jpegs; file name should correspond to the image index (your_name1.jpg); please do not send PowerPoint.
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
The show is open to sculptors working in permanent media. 30 pieces will be selected for outdoor display. This is a juried event, and only high quality pieces will be accepted. You may enter up to 3 outdoor sculptures. Photos of the sculptures must accompany all entries, and must adequately represent the sculpture. Slides or digital photos will be accepted. Electronic entries may be received through www.troymainstreet.org. Suggested size is 3 feet or more in height. Sculptures must be no more than 4 feet in one base dimension. No fragile pieces will be accepted.
Small Sculpture Exhibit
The Troy Hayner Cultural Center, in conjunction with the SOS outdoor exhibit, will hold an exhibition of smaller relief or full three dimensional sculptures. Works should be less than 3' x 3' x 3'. These pieces will be on display at the Hayner Center between June 21 and August 15, 2009.
Completed applications will be accepted until February 16, 2009. The Call to Entry, Prospectus and Online Applications can be found at
