Visual Dynamics Fellows Program

A remote summer fellowship in cultural intelligence, creative practice, and program development

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Creative Fellow

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Operations Fellow

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Program Fellow

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The Visual Dynamics Fellows Program is a 10–12 week remote fellowship for students and early-career practitioners interested in working at the intersection of art, visual culture, and creative practice.

Fellows contribute to real projects while developing practical skills in communication, organization, and program development.

This is a small, focused lab designed for learning through doing.

Duration
10–12 weeks (May–July)

Commitment
5–6 hours/week

Format
Remote + asynchronous

Meetings

Weekly (60 min)

  • You will create and manage content for public platforms, including social media and newsletters.

    Work includes writing, planning content calendars, and developing audience-facing communication.

  • You will organize systems and workflows for a small team, including files, task tracking, and scheduling.

    Work focuses on clarity, structure, and coordination.

  • You will support budgeting, pricing, and program design.

    Work includes building simple financial models and helping shape workshops or events.

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN

You will gain practical, job-ready experience:

  • Working on real projects

  • Managing deadlines and deliverables

  • Collaborating in a small team

  • Producing portfolio-ready work

Fellows leave with:

  • A completed project

  • Institutional strategy skills

  • Access to the VDL global network

By the end of the program, you will complete a major project that you can present to employers or graduate programs.

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Each fellow completes:

  • One major project

  • Weekly structured outputs

  • A final portfolio package

Examples include content systems, workflow structures, or program models.

Collaboration Model

This is a collaborative program.

You will participate in weekly meetings and structured peer feedback, working closely with other fellows to review and improve work.

The goal is to develop not only individual skills, but the ability to work effectively in a team.

Who Should Apply

  • Students or early-career applicants

  • Interest in art, design, or cultural work

  • Organized and able to meet deadlines

  • Open to feedback and collaboration

  • Comfortable working remotely

Important Considerations

This program requires consistent weekly participation and independent work.

Fellows are expected to complete real deliverables and engage with feedback.

This is not a passive internship.

Stipend

A modest stipend is provided for the duration of the program.

Application Process

  1. Submit application

  2. Complete short task (selected applicants)

  3. Interview

  4. Final selection

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This program is led by Raél Jero Salley, MFA, PhD.

Salley is Founding Director of The Space for Creative Black Imagination, Inc.; Author of The Visual Dynamics of Art, Black Care, and Ethics (Routledge, 2025); Curator of Looking Rights: Exhibition (Johns Hopkins, Mellon Fdn, 2024); Co-Producer of The Juneteenth Institute (The Liverpool Biennale, UK; Howard University Art, 2023), What Beautiful Space Tomorrow (The Broad Museum, Los Angeles, and The Centre for the less good idea, Johannesburg), and Making Art History Now (Yale University and La Biennale di Venezia, 2022), and Artist, War of the Roses (Gallery MOMO, South Africa, 2019).

Salley has delivered research, curriculum, and pedagogy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Columbia College Chicago, the University of Chicago, the Universiteit van Amsterdam (ASCA), the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), and was Honorary Research Faculty in Philosophy at Stellenbosch University (ZA). Salley is Professor in the History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.