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SUMMER FACULTY

Transart Institute engages guest artists, theorists, and curators to teach interdisciplinary creative workshops and cultural studies seminars, to give critiques and presentations in a low-residency MFA Program for five days, between July and August in Europe. Workshops address development of artistic praxis rather than training in specific media and authoring tools, challenging students to think conceptually and work creatively in new ways through exercises and assignments. Students partake in one elected cultural studies seminar per residency. Seminars which are the cultural studies equivalent of the workshops help students to put their work in context and find ways to inform their art projects through research while also getting experience articulating these new ideas, ways of thinking and making connections through readings, discussions, exercises and assignments. Seminars are chosen from current topics in media studies, philosophy, theory and art history. Students respond to course assignments in a variety of media, working independently between classes. Sample syllabi can be found >> here.

Qualifications

Artists, theorists and curators in all genres and fields with higher academic degrees (or equivalent) and generally a minimum of three years college level teaching experience.

Honorarium

Summer five day session $2600.

Transportation, meal stipend and accommodations are provided.

Proposal topics form (required for summer courses) can be found >> here.
Deadline for proposals is November 1st. Faculty advisory board will review all proposals.

Invitations for accepted proposals are emailed February 1st along with a request for a draft syllabus. >> here.

STUDIO ADVISORS

Advisors are sponsored by the Institute to work with students on their art and/or curatorial projects off-site during semesters between residencies. Responsibilities include a minimum of two meetings per semester for critiques and advisement on the student’s media independent study projects plus a mid-project and final written evaluation. Students and advisors make schedule arrangements between themselves.

Advisors are chosen by students for individual project advisement. Studio and research advisors form an advisement committee and a three way project meeting is held during the first week of each semester. Individual project critiques occur twice a semester either by phone or in person.

Qualifications and process

Artists, theorists and curators in all genres and fields with higher academic degrees (or equivalent) and generally a minimum of three years college level teaching experience. Faculty advisory board will review all applications. Accepted applications will be made accessible to students to choose from. Students choose advisors at the summer residency for the academic year.

What is expected

Online guidance committee meetings (30 min. per semester)  - 1 hour

Critiques: A minimum of two per semester (90 min. each) - 6 hours

Evaluations: Online evaluation forms with questions to consider (60 min each) - 2 hours

Consultation with faculty if needed - 1 hour

Honorarium

Students work on one project per year. The honorarium is $1000. per project or approximately $100 per hour for 10 hours of consultation per student. Advisors can work with more than one student.

Payment is at the end of the project year by online invoice here after submission of evaluations.

Evaluations

There are two evaluations per project in the form of an online form here. 

You will be sent a reminder two weeks before evaluations are due.

The academic year begins September 15th and ends June 15th.

Payment is based on evaluations. 50% for one evaluation and 100% for two evaluations. If your student takes a leave of absence to complete work, you will be paid for the evaluation when they return and the evaluations can be completed.

RESEARCH ADVISORS

Advisors are sponsored by the Institute to work with students on their research papers and projects off-site during semesters between residencies. Responsibilities include a minimum of two interactions per semester for critiques and advisement on the student’s independent study project plus a mid-project and final written evaluation (both on line forms) each year.

Advisors are chosen by students for individual project advisement. Studio and research advisors form an advisement committee and a three way project meeting is held during the first week of each semester. Research advisors give individual project input twice in the first semester and once in the second semester in the student’s Moodle blog.

Qualifications and process

Theorists and curators in all genres and fields with terminal degrees or equivalent experience. Faculty advisory board will review all applications. Accepted applications will be made accessible to students to choose from. Students choose advisors at the summer residency for the academic year.

What is expected

Online guidance committee meetings (30 min. per semester)  - 1 hour

Response to: intro, draft, and paper (60 min. each) - 3 hours

Evaluations: Online evaluation forms with questions to consider (30 min each) - 1 hour

Honorarium

Students work on one paper (10/20 pages max unless you grant permission for more in advance) per year. 

The honorarium is $500 per project or approximately $100 per hour for 5 hours of consultation per student

There are two evaluations per project in the form of a few questions in an online form. 

Payment is based on evaluations. 50% for one payment and 100% for two payments. If your student takes a leave of absence to complete work, you will be paid for the evaluation when they return.

Payment is at the end of the project year by invoice form here after submission of evaluations.

Evaluations

There are two evaluations per project in the form of an online form here. 

You will be sent a reminder two weeks before evaluations are due.

The academic year begins September 15th and ends June 15th.

Payment is based on evaluations. 50% for one evaluation and 100% for two evaluations. If your student takes a leave of absence to complete work, you will be paid for the evaluation when they return and the evaluations can be completed.

DIRECTOR OF STUDIES

What is expected

24 hours per year for a full time student

Honorarium

TBA

Payment is at the end of the project year by online invoice here after submission of evaluations.

Evaluations

TBD

SECOND SUPERVISORS

What is expected

12 hours per year for a full time student

Honorarium

TBA

Payment is at the end of the project year by online invoice here after submission of evaluations.

Evaluations

TBD

EXTERNAL SUPERVISORS

What is expected

24 hours per year for a full time student

Honorarium

£300/year (UoP 2011)

Payment is at the end of the project year by online invoice here after submission of evaluations.

Evaluations

TBD