Location: North Adams, MA
Category: Faculty
Posted On: Wed Jun 11 2025
Job Description: BENEDETTI ARTS FELLOWSHIP OVERVIEW
Founded in 2021, the Benedetti Arts Fellowship provides opportunities for early career arts professionals from historically-minoritized communities to complete large-scale arts projects within a community-focused liberal arts college program. During their time in residence, Fellows will further have such opportunities to teach students within the Department of Fine and Performing Arts (FPA) and engage with the wider community as befit the needs of the college and interests of the resident in any given year.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
For the Spring 2026 Fellowship, MCLA/MOSAIC invites applications from arts professionals with experience and credentials within the field of Arts Management for a five-month arts project and teaching fellowship. The Fellow will engage in a semester-long process of creating and/or completing a substantial arts project. The resulting work will be presented as part of MOSAIC's programming season at the end of the residency period. While in residence, the Fellow will also teach a class at MCLA on a special topic within the field of Arts Management. Final determination about the nature of the special topic will be made based on curricular need and Fellow interest. The Fellow will also be expected to deliver an opening lecture to the college community, as well as one or more community-facing public workshops.
Job Requirements:The Fellow will be selected on the basis of outstanding professional accomplishment, teaching interest and experience, and compelling arts project vision.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- The Fellow must be able to work independently and fulfill such teaching duties as agreed upon hiring.
- The Fellow must demonstrate the ability to integrate content and issues relating to diverse populations.
- The Fellow must be able to work effectively with diverse populations.
Required Qualifications
- MA, MFA, or PhD.
- Prior teaching experience.
- Knowledge of current methodologies and practices within the field of Arts Management.
Additional Information:This is a part-time non-benefited position. Fellows will receive a $20,000 salary for the five-month residency period commencing in January 2026. Housing will also be provided at no cost to the Fellow. Additional compensation at institutional pay rates will be offered for the Fellow to teach a 3-credit course during the residency.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. Should you need to request a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email Brenda Stokes, Executive Director of Human Resources.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is deeply committed to fostering a community of excellence, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We provide equal access to educational, co-curricular and employment opportunities for all applicants, students, and employees regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital or parental status, veteran status, or membership in any other legally protected class. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that they operate, which extends to admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX, Equal Opportunity, or ADA/504 and other non-discrimination policies may be directed to MCLA's Interim Title IX and Equal Opportunity Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, or both.
Lucas Morrill
Interim Title IX and EO Coordinator
375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247
Telephone: (413) 662-5103
Titleix@mcla.edu
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
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