Fellowship Opportunity at Future Histories Studio

Fellowship Opportunity : Spring - Fall 2025

The Future Histories Studio (FHS) at Stony Brook University seeks innovative artists, researchers, and practitioners for our prestigious fellowship program, which begins in March 2025. The Future Histories Studio is a dynamic studio at the intersection of technology and art, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of creative expression through cutting-edge technologies. We are committed to fostering digital future equity and accessibility champions can get behind.  FHS  believes as AI and other technological ecosystems expand, black, brown, Latinx, Indigenous, immigrants, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA, and even those comfortably in the middle class must participate in creating and informing the values and ethical foundations of the technological ecosystems we, like it or not, rely on. Founded by Stephanie Dinkins, the Future Histories Studio (FHS) is a laboratory that explores emerging modes of arts-centered research, production, and presentation. It is an exploratory hub for those interested in hybrid inquiry and developing practice-based research at the intersections of art, technology, race, storytelling, and social justice. FHS is situated in the Department of Art at Stony Brook University.

The Future Histories Studio centers questions and explores ideas through practice.  We work from an Afro-now-ist perspective, meaning we interrogate the status quo while actively working to create the world we want to live in in the here and now.   We are seeking adventurous artists, researchers, and practitioners interested in similar approaches to be part of an intimate cohort. 

FHS Fellow

Duration: March - December 2025

Stipend: $5,000 per fellow

Travel within the United States for event participation is covered by FHS. Regrettably, we cannot cover flights from outside the US.

We are seeking applicants who are:

• Working at the intersection of art, technology, and social justice

• Exploring emerging technologies (AI, blockchain, robotics, bio art, you tell us)

• Combining artistic practice with critical inquiry into beauty,  social equity and impact

• Developing alternative models to supplant techno-supremacy

• Interested in speculative approaches and digital optimism

• Experienced in computer vision, data equity, community agreements, and digital governance

Ideal candidates will demonstrate:

• An interdisciplinary practice bridging art, technology, and social justice

• Practice forward research and experience or the desire to think with others

• Interest in public engagement and knowledge-sharing

• Alignment with FHS's mission of fostering anti-racist and anti-ableist digital futures

Fellowship Responsibilities:

• An FHS visit which includes the use of FHS facilities, interaction with FHS members, a public presentation of your work

• Design,  lead, and open source  a workshop related to your practice

• Attend monthly FHS fellow events (primarily online)

•  Participation in the culminating symposium (Date TBD)

Application Requirements: all in one pdf 

1. Curriculum Vitae (max 3 pages)

2. Statement of intent outlining your current focus and how you plan to expand your thinking and exploration during the fellowship. (no more than 500 words)

3. Portfolio of at least 3 projects Portfolio of at least 3 projects, no more than 10 images, videos or project links total (Please include video links in PDF).

We strongly encourage applications from artists of color and allies committed to anti-racist and anti-ableist approaches. Join us in shaping the future of art, technology, and social justice at the Future Histories Studio.

Applications deadline: January 15, 2025

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