The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University is now accepting applications, through March 5, 2025, for its 2025-2026 Artist in Residence. The Artist in Residence is selected as part of the institute’s Visiting Fellows program.
SNF Agora’s Visiting Fellows program supports the institute’s mission of strengthening global democracy by enabling us to integrate a broader range of people into our work. The program recruits a cohort of fellows from diverse sectors, disciplines, backgrounds, and ideologies to join the institute to work with our permanent faculty, researchers, and students. We welcome applicants from civil society, government, industry, media, academia, the arts, and other fields.
We are seeking a talented Artist in Residence to join our regular cohort of Visiting Fellows. The Artist in Residence will create original work in their preferred medium—visual, theatrical, musical, interdisciplinary (e.g., combining technology and performance, integrating social science research with artistic expression, or using public space for civic installations)—that supports the mission of SNF Agora, while engaging with our faculty, researchers, students, and the broader community.
Like other Visiting Fellows, the Artist in Residence will receive a stipend of up to $25,000 to support their time with the institute and their project.
We ask fellowship candidates to propose specific artistic projects they want to pursue. These projects may be undertaken and completed at any time within the fellowship year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026).
While this is a non-residential fellowship, to support a vibrant and collaborative community, SNF Agora Visiting Fellows are expected to come to JHU’s campuses in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. to meet the terms of their project. Visiting Fellows also participate – in person to the extent possible – in regular workshops, seminars, and other programs at the institute, in the larger Johns Hopkins community, and beyond.
For this 2025-26 cycle, in addition to our general call for proposals, we invite proposals in two focus areas:
- AI for the public good
- Modernizing civics education at the university level
We also invite proposals for projects on other topics; for these, we strongly recommend identifying a connection to ongoing areas of scholarship at the institute. Learn more about our scholars’ work here.
Role and Responsibilities
As the Artist in Residence, you will:
- Create Original Art: Develop an original artistic project that aligns with the Institute’s mission of strengthening democracy through powerful civic engagement and informed, inclusive dialogue. This can encompass visual arts, performance, music, or interdisciplinary practices.
- Collaborate and Integrate: Participate in the regular cohort of Visiting Fellows, collaborating with peers from diverse sectors, disciplines, and backgrounds.
- Engage with the Community: Visit JHU’s campuses in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., as required by your project. Attend and contribute to workshops, seminars, and other Institute and university events.
- Public Engagement: Present your work through one or more exhibitions, performances, installations, or other public forums organized by the Institute or in collaboration with other JHU departments.
- Collaboration with Faculty and Students: Work alongside JHU faculty and/or students to integrate artistic perspectives with scholarly projects, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and innovation.
To learn more about stipend amounts, benefits, eligibility, residency expectations, and selection criteria, or to apply, visit our website here. Feel free to send any application questions to [email protected].
To learn about the current SNF Agora Visiting Fellows cohort, visit the faculty and fellows page on our website.
Learn More and Apply
About the SNF Agora Institute
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, founded in 2017, is a multi-disciplinary academic and public forum dedicated to strengthening global democracy by improving and expanding civic engagement and inclusive dialogue, and supporting inquiry that leads to real-world change. By building integrated partnerships with scholars, practitioners, students, and the public, we use research to identify and sharpen strategic choices that members of the public and civic and political stakeholders around the world can make to realize the promise of democracy.
The institute is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and reiterates its full support of the JHU Office of Diversity and Inclusion. We add to these policies our own commitment to select Visiting Fellows without regard for political preference or educational background.