Application deadline: March 31, 2024, 11:59pm
Hyundai Artlab has announced the second year of the Artlab Editorial Fellowship for 2024.
Within the realm of art, writers act as the vital, informed witness, hyper-attuned to shifts both seismic and small, diligently assessing how the local ripples out into the universal and vice versa. As our world continues to become more interconnected, vast, and contradictory, a keen eye and voice is all the more valuable in understanding the complexities of contemporary life.
As an extension of their mission to champion writing about today’s most compelling artists—and celebrate connectivity in all its forms—Hyundai Artlab is on the lookout for two art writers whose forward-thinking insights and intimate ties to their communities and geographic regions offer a critical lens through which to view art as a bellwether for change.
This fellowship is open to art writers from anywhere in the world, and at any stage of their career. The two selected fellows will be provided 10,000 dollars each to produce three pieces of writing for Artlab Editorial in 2024 and will be paired with one of this year’s Fellowship advisors, Charlotte Kent and Andrew Russeth, for regular one-on-one guidance and mentorship throughout the program.
The application is open now through March 31, 2024, 11:59pm EST. Apply here.
Artlab Editorial
Launched in 2022, Artlab Editorial is a destination for critical engagement with contemporary art. With interviews, reviews, essays and profiles, Artlab Editorial publishes writing that offers an opportunity to better understand the past, reconsider the contemporary, and envision the future. In its first two years, Artlab Editorial has published writers from around the world, including Rahel Aima, Melissa Baksh, Julie Baumgardner, Allie Biswas, Hunter Braithwaite, Nancy Baker Cahill, Dawn Chan, Scarlet Cheng, Minji Chun, Samantha Culp, Travis Diehl, Aindrea Emelife, Claire L. Evans, Orit Gat, Charlotte Kent, Dean Kissick, Shannon Lee, Michelle Lhooq, Christina Catherine Martinez, Manuela Moscoso, Syaura Qotrunadha, Andrew Russeth, Kenny Schachter, Barry Schwabsky, Elizaveta Shneyderman, Monica Uszerowicz, Wendy Vogel, Claire Voon, and Linda Yablonsky.
To further support new voices and strengthen connections across boundaries, Hyundai Artlab launched the Artlab Editorial Fellowship in 2023, providing two art writers based anywhere in the world the opportunity to write about their community.
Fellowship Structure
The Fellowship is designed to produce a vibrant body of new art writing and foster global connections between writers, readers, and artists. With guidance from Artlab’s editors and advisors, fellows will write three pieces of web-based editorial content for publication on Artlab Editorial.
Fellows will be committing to writing one 700-word article in English every other month, for publication on Artlab Editorial from July through December of 2024. They will be expected to develop each article over the course of eight weeks, meeting with their advisor for in-depth development sessions, and working closely with Artlab Editorial’s editor on a monthly basis.
Artlab Editorial Fellowship Advisors
To enrich the experience of the Fellows and strengthen Artlab’s community of writers, Fellows will be paired with one of this year’s Fellowship advisors, Charlotte Kent and Andrew Russeth, to receive regular mentorship and guidance on the production of their articles during the course of the program.
They will also work closely with Artlab Editorial’s editor, Shannon Lee, via monthly check-ins for additional guidance and to ensure timely publication.
Charlotte Kent, PhD (she/her) is Associate Professor of Visual Culture and Head of Visual and Critical Studies at Montclair State University. She is co-editor with Katherine Guinness of Contemporary Absurdities, Existential Crises, and Visual Art (2024, Intellect Books) and an Editor at Large for The Brooklyn Rail with a monthly column on Art & Technology, contributing to many popular magazines and academic journals about the intersection of contemporary art and digital culture. In 2022, Kent wrote “Embodied Broadcast,” a review of Nancy Baker Cahill’s “Slipstream Times Square” for Artlab Editorial. A recipient of Google’s Artist and Machine Intelligence grant, the inaugural Scholar-in-Residence at NXT Museum, and former member of the Board of Governors for the National Arts Club, where she founded the Artist Fellowship, she is committed to service across the field.
Andrew Russeth (he/him) is an art critic and editor at Artnet News that has contributed to a variety of international publications, including the Artforum, the Financial Times, Bijutsu Techo, Blau, and ArtReview. He was recently based in South Korea, where he wrote about artists MOON & JEON as well as BTS leader RM’s support of contemporary art and artists for the New York Times. Ahead of the inaugural edition of Frieze Seoul, Russeth penned “The Artlab Guide To Seoul” for our readers. In 2019, He was awarded the Rabkin Prize for visual arts journalism.
Shannon Lee (she/they) is a writer and editor covering art, culture, the environment, and Asian diaspora. They are the current editor of Artlab Editorial in addition to The Amp at Asian American Arts Alliance. Previously, she was an Associate Editor at Artsy and Editor and a Senior Producer at Silica Mag. In their first piece for Artlab Editorial, Lee reflected upon Choe U-Ram’s Little Ark at MMCA Seoul, questioning how we define progress—both cultural and personal.
About Hyundai Artlab
For over a decade, Hyundai Motor has deepened its partnerships with global museums and cultural organizations, including MMCA, Tate, LACMA, and the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Most recently, Hyundai Motor announced a new 10-year partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art to support the Whitney Biennial and the museum’s newly launched Hyundai Terrace Commission. Hyundai Motor’s own art initiatives include Artlab Editorial, a digital platform dedicated to art writing by international voices and open call programs like the VH AWARD and the Hyundai Blue Prize. Our ongoing collaborations and programs embrace the complexities of the cultural landscape by exploring new ideas and perspectives with individuals and organizations within and beyond the art ecosystem. The team steering these partnerships and initiatives is Hyundai Artlab. Our goal is to spark meaningful dialogue, cultivate empathy, and facilitate collaborations that connect across boundaries by supporting art that inspires us all.
