The Taft Museum of Art is in search of a Black contemporary fashion designer to fill the Duncanson Artist-in-Residence position for spring 2021.
The Duncanson Artist-in-Residence program was founded in 1986 in honor of Robert S. Duncan (1821-1872), who attained international success for his work painting eight large-scale murals on the Taft house walls for patron Nicholas Longworth, then the owner of the home.
Today, the residency program honors the “achievements of contemporary African American artists working in a breadth of artistic disciplines,” says the museum. Since its foundation, it has highlighted over 30 Black artists specializing in many different mediums including poetry, performance art, filmmaking and music.
This year, the Taft is looking for a designer who specializes in contemporary womenswear, menswear, sportswear or childrenswear to “actively engage with the Cincinnati community as an outstanding artist as well as a dynamic educator” for two weeks in April 2021.
The resident will lead lectures, workshops, school visits and more, sharing their art along the way with community audiences including those in grades K-12, families and adults.
To apply for this position or learn more, visit taftmuseum.org. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 14, 2020.
Past Duncanson Artists-in-Residence include poet/essayist Nikki Giovanni, filmmaker William Greaves, playwright/screenwriter Keith Josef Adkins, violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, soprano Adrienne Danrich, actor/playwright Nikkole Salter and visual and performance artist Vanessa German.
This article appears in The Summer Guide.