Social Practice CUNY (SPCUNY) is pleased to announce the open call for the 2024–25 SPCUNY Actionist Fellowship. We’re accepting applications through April 28, 2024.

Actionists are CUNY graduate students with a serious art practice, often but not always from MFA programs, who are working to develop an independent project at the intersection of art and social justice. Selected through an open call, this group will be part of a wider SPCUNY 2024-25 cohort, which includes CUNY faculty/practitioners, all of whom are also developing their own projects. Actionists participate in a weekly seminar in the Fall and Spring semesters that includes all student members of the cohort, and they receive $3,000 in the form of CUNY fellowships towards the fulfillment of their public-facing project. (Please be aware that the way your SPCUNY payment is processed may vary from campus to campus.)

You will likely benefit the most from being an Actionist with SPCUNY if you are a CUNY graduate student who is:

• Working towards one or more socially-engaged art projects, and has an existing basic knowledge of social practice art
• Interested in furthering your engagement with social practice and public-facing art beyond the requirements of an academic program
• Interested in discussions around social practice’s core issues while developing a project independently

Social Practice CUNY (SPCUNY) is an educational network that amplifies the collective power of socially engaged artists, scholars, and advocates throughout the City University of New York’s rich tapestry of faculty, staff, and students working for social justice. Based at the CUNY Graduate Center and working with students and faculty across CUNY’s 25 campuses, SPCUNY’s theory of educational transformation fosters structures for diverse creative leaders who will empower New York City as an inclusive, justice-driven cultural landscape.

Online info session: April 11, 4pm EST. Please register here to attend or to receive the recording!

For more info and to apply visit https://socialpracticecuny.org/spcuny-actionists-faq/

Applications for the 2024–25 Faculty Fellowship will open in May, stay tuned and subscribe to our mailing list!