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The University of Washington (Seattle, Bothell, Tacoma) invites applications from artists and arts practitioners to fill three Visiting Artist positions as part of a year-long Mellon-funded public humanities and arts project titled Not Apart: Indigenous Knowledges, Global Reciprocity, and the Art of Democracy.

This project begins from a difficult truth: universities have been shaped within colonial and imperial histories—and those histories continue to structure what counts as knowledge, who belongs, and who holds power. In short, universities largely operate apart from the communities in which they exist.

This project seeks to collaborate with artists interested in leading place-based projects that can help transform and repair university-community relations through practices of respect, reciprocity, responsibility, and relationality.

Who Should Apply

For the 2026-2027 academic year, we are seeking artists working within and across communities from the global Indigenous majority (Americas, Arctic, African, Arab, Oceania, Asian worlds and more) to fill these positions.

For this call, art is broadly defined, ranging from traditional and contemporary forms of inter/disciplinary expressions in the visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, culinary arts, digital arts, and more.

We encourage applications from artists at all career stages, especially those with demonstrated interest or experience in collaborative, participatory, and place-based work. Preference will be given to artists who have relationships with local communities while recognizing that meaningful relational work can also begin through this residency when approached with care, humility, and accountability.

Support

Selected artists will receive:
• Artist compensation: $15,000 honorarium, plus a budget of up to $6,000 for related materials, travel, and subsistence (within project guidelines).
• Production support: coordination, access to UW spaces as appropriate, and collaborative planning with project staff
• Community partnership support: introductions and relationship-building support with tribal/intertribal, community, and/or university entities

Opportunity Website

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SeattleUniversity Of WashingtonVisiting Artist Positions