Ten-month paid residency in New Haven, Connecticut
NXTHVN is pleased to announce the opening of its annual open call for Studio and Curatorial Fellows. Founded by Titus Kaphar and Jason Price in 2018, NXTHVN was designed with a core aim to build an alternative model of arts mentorship and career acceleration through a specially designed curriculum. Each year NXTHVN welcomes up to seven artists and two curators to participate in its paid 10-month intensive Fellowship Program. The application is open until March 3, 2025.
Each Fellow will receive studio or office space, a stipend, and subsidized housing. Selected from an international pool of applicants, Fellows relocate to New Haven to participate in NXTHVN’s mentorship-driven curriculum which includes professional development sessions led by visiting artists, curators, scholars, and practitioners. Selected Fellows are also matched with a high school Apprentice, for focused one-on-one mutual learning, which gives the next local generation a chance to grow and excel in creative fields. The Fellowship year culminates with an annual group show at a prominent gallery space.
Through active participation in NXTHVN’s year-long programs, early-career artists and curators make personal strides and interpersonal connections that advance their careers. NXTHVN provides the groundwork for artists and curators to emerge from the Fellowship program as active professionals geared toward making significant contributions in art and culture through their creative work.
NXTHVN encourages and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds to apply for the Fellowships. We do not discriminate based on age, race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, religion, marital status, or nation of origin in our admissions policies.
In 2025, NXTHVN will welcome its seventh cohort of Fellows from August 2025-May 2026. The Fellowship application is available online here. All application materials must be submitted online through Submittable. Selected applicants will be notified in April/May 2025. Please direct any application questions to hello [at] nxthvn.com.
We look forward to welcoming Cohort 07 in 2025!
Overview of Fellowship
NXTHVN’s ten-month fellowships provide:
–Curatorial Fellows will each receive a 45,000 USD stipend disbursed quarterly throughout the fellowship year.
–Studio Fellows will each receive a 35,000 USD stipend disbursed quarterly throughout the fellowship year.
–Optional, subsidized housing in the Dixwell Neighborhood of New Haven
–Dedicated work and/or studio space with 24-hour access
–Monthly professional development sessions
–Access to NXTHVN’s professional network of field experts and guest speakers
–Culminating exhibitions for Curatorial Fellows and Studio Fellows
–An annual publication featuring writing and work by the Fellows and Apprentices
–Opportunity to design and participate in artist-led projects and public programming
–Vocabulary and skills for navigating the art market
Requirements include:
–Completing the entire ten-month residency program
–Attendance at all professional development and advising sessions
–Relocation to New Haven
–Authorship and creation for most works completed onsite at NXTHVN
–Spending 13 hours per month mentoring a high school apprentice
–Covid-19 Vaccination
International applicants:
Prior to the fellowship commencing, International Fellow candidates are responsible for obtaining the requisite U.S. work authorization. Unless already in possession of general U.S. work authorization, a nonimmigrant work visa, including but not limited to an O-1B, J-1 or P-3 visa, must be obtained at the expense of the International Fellow prior to the specified start date of the fellowship.
