MOSAIC is MCLA's public program for open arts and intersectional culture. MOSAIC brings people together through the acts of artistic and cultural exchange in order to learn about each other, break through barriers to understanding, and build the commonalities that define communities. MOSAIC brings people together through the acts of artistic and cultural exchange in order to learn about each other, break through barriers to understanding, and build the commonalities that define communities.

BENEDETTI ARTS FELLOWSHIP OVERVIEW

Founded in 2021, the Benedetti Arts Fellowship provides opportunities for early career arts professionals from historically-minoritized communities to complete large-scale arts projects within a community-focused liberal arts college program. During their time in residence, Fellows will further have such opportunities to teach students within the Department of Fine and Performing Arts (FPA) and engage with the wider community as befit the needs of the college and interests of the resident in any given year.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Fellowship Description

For the Spring 2027 Benedetti Fellowship, MCLA/MOSAIC invites applications from creative writers working in poetry or experimental prose for a five-month residency and teaching fellowship. The Fellow will engage in a semester-long process of creating and/or completing a substantial piece of work. Part of the resulting work will be presented, performed or read during MOSAIC's programming season at the end of the residency period.

During the residency, the Fellow will also teach one creative writing course during the Spring 27 semester and will become part of a close-knit liberal arts campus with an engaged community of undergraduate writers. Determinations about the specific nature of this course will be made based on curricular need in coordination with the Fellow's pedagogical interests and areas of expertise.

 The Fellow will be appointed on the basis of their outstanding creative accomplishments, as demonstrated in their curriculum vitae and through an extended writing sample. In their cover letter, the Fellow should also speak to the trajectory of their writing career, and how this fellowship will contribute to it. Given MCLA's proximity to MASS MoCA and other arts institutions in our region, we are especially interested in qualified applicants working at the intersection of creative writing practice and the visual arts. As the residency is situated within an arts-rich regional and campus context, we welcome writers who engage visual culture or explore interdisciplinary, collaborative, or materially engaged approaches to writing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• The Fellow must be able to work independently on their own creative project.
• The Fellow must be able to fulfill such teaching duties as agreed upon hiring, with an emphasis on an inclusive and interactive classroom pedagogy.
• The Fellow must demonstrate the ability to integrate content and issues relating to diverse populations.

Qualifications

• Strong Record of Publication (required)
• Relevant graduate-level degree (MFA or PhD preferred)
• Prior teaching experience, ideally at the college level

This is a part time, temporary, non-benefitted position. Position starts on 01/19/2026 and goes through 05/29/2026. Fellows will receive a salary between $20,000-$25,000 for the five-month residency period. Housing and transportation to North Adams will also be provided at no cost to the Fellow. Additional compensation at institutional pay rates will be offered for the Fellow to teach a 3-credit course during the residency.

Until further notice, in response to the Presidential proclamation, issued on September 19, 2025, imposing a significant fee on the entry of individuals with new H-1B visas, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. Should you need to request a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email Brenda Stokes, Executive Director of Human Resources. 

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is deeply committed to fostering a community of excellence, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We provide equal access to educational, co-curricular and employment opportunities for all applicants, students, and employees regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital or parental status, veteran status, or membership in any other legally protected class. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that they operate, which extends to admission and employment.  

Inquiries about Title IX, Equal Opportunity, or ADA/504 and other non-discrimination policies may be directed to MCLA's Interim Title IX and Equal Opportunity Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, or both. 

Lucas Morrill

Interim Title IX and EO Coordinator 

375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247 

Telephone: (413) 662-5103

Titleix@mcla.edu 

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights  

33 Arch Street, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02119-1424  

Telephone: (617) 289-0111; FAX: (617) 289-0150; TDD (877) 521-2172  

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