Residency Period

Overview

The St. Elmo Arts Residency within the Department of Art and Art History offers one fellowship each academic year to a recent MFA graduate specializing in painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, or multimedia. The residency includes a charming house and studio in a small artist community in the St. Elmo district of South Austin.

Residency Period

• August 10, 2026 through May 31, 2027

Fellowship

• 24-hour access to a private 1800-square-foot studio
• Private furnished house that can accommodate the resident and a partner
• $40,000 stipend
• Access to health insurance and benefits, with premiums partially paid for by UT
• Part-time teaching experience at UT Austin
• An exhibition at the Visual Arts Center

Eligibility

• The residency begins in early August 2026.
• Only artists who graduate from an MFA program between August 2025 and July 1, 2026, are invited to apply.
• If you graduated before August 2025, you cannot apply.
• Only artists who graduate from MFA programs based in the U.S. can apply.
• Students and alumni of the UT Austin MFA program are ineligible to apply.

Fellow Responsibilities

• 9½-month commitment
• Teach one class per semester (two classes total) in Studio Art in the Department of Art and Art History
• Lead one practice-based workshop each semester (two workshops total)
• Present a public lecture on your work for the UT Arts Community
• Present a solo exhibition at the Visual Arts Center

Studio and House

Please note that not all furniture pictured is currently in use, but studio and house are fully furnished.