movement lab fellowship

The Movement Lab at Rhode Island School of Design is actively seeking two research affiliates for 10-month term appointments in the Movement Lab Fellowship commencing in Fall 2025. The Movement Lab Fellowship program supports postgraduate work that explores movement at the intersection of language, identity, cultures, ecosystems, and/or peoples. Incumbents in the Movement Lab Fellowship will spend this time focused on their independent creative work/research projects. The art and study of movement is central to many disciplines and work may include, but not be limited to, the expanded fields of animation, filmmaking, immersive arts, performance, game arts, dance, puppetry, robotics, and kinetic sculpture. Bringing their individual perspectives to the Film/Animation/Video department, they will support ongoing efforts to decolonize curricula and advance the mission of the Movement Lab as a collaborative cross-disciplinary center for the creative study of movement.

Fellowship Description:

The Movement Lab Fellowship Program is a 10-month, on-campus program. Project proposals are open to recent graduates from a broad range of disciplines with an MFA, MA, or PhD (ABD is acceptable). Complete applications received on or before 13 December 2024 will be given first consideration. Applicants will be notified by May 2025.

Two people each year, for the next two years, will be invited to join the RISD community to conduct independent research and creative work; develop a RISD course with the guidance of FAV faculty; share their work, scholarly output and research on an online open-access archive; and join the growing community of Movement Lab Fellows. All Movement Lab Fellows from the three-year grant period will be invited to participate in a virtual symposium in spring 2026, presenting their work and research with a larger community.