Artist Opportunities and Residencies

Part-Time/Permanent

Lillstreet’s Ceramic Department is a ^10 and ^04 studio averaging over 600 students per session. Our programming includes classes in wheel throwing, hand building, figure sculpting, tile making, slip casting, and sculpture.

As department director you will:

• Manage the department teaching artists and monitor team.
• Oversee hiring, training, scheduling and communicating with roughly 70 employees, including instructors, teaching assistants and monitors.
• Maintain core curriculum, develop new programming, accept course proposals, and create five course catalogs per year.
• Represent the department in communications with faculty, staff, administration, and students.
• Resolve departmental conflicts.
• Work with the ceramic department Facilities Manager and Outreach Coordinator to maintain open communication and clear studio policies with all department members.
• Review Resident Artist applications and work with Facilities Manager and Outreach Coordinator to interview and select new AiRs each year.

Candidates must provide:

• Resume and CV
• Cover Letter
• Link to or PDF with examples of your ceramic work.
• 2 Professional References

For full list of qualifications, benefits and details on how to apply,  please visit https://lillstreet.com/job-opportunities

In our Ceramics Internship, you’ll work directly with the Ceramics Studio Manager, preparing for our annual Chili Bowl Fiesta fundraiser. During this mid-winter event, WSW warms up our local community by presenting over 900 handmade bowls, mugs, and tumblers for sale. You’ll work on a production scale, creating between 300 and 600 vessels, depending on the studio’s need. After the Fiesta is over, you may also teach one of our month-long spring ceramics courses. All internships include a private room in WSW’s on-campus Anne Atwood House and a stipend of $400/month. Interns work 40 hours/week, generally Monday through Friday, 9:00-5:00, but the schedule may change to accommodate the Workshop’s programming. Outside working hours, and with respect to residents’ work, interns have unlimited studio access. Though the ceramics intern leaves before our group exhibition, she is still welcome to include her work in the show. Deadline is June 30th, Midnight EST. Click here to learn more and apply: http://bit.ly/CeramicInternship

Dickinson College, an internationally recognized liberal arts college in Carlisle, PA, seeks applicants for our 2019-2020 Artist-in-Residence Program. This program was founded in 2009 through the generous support of Sylvia J. Smith ’73, and will bring an artist to campus for a 6-8 week period in the Fall 2019 semester to develop a body of work and interact closely with students as a mentor, offering critique, demonstrations, and giving lectures on their work and related topics. The culmination of the residency will be an exhibition of works in the Department of Art & Art History’s Goodyear Gallery. A studio workspace will be provided along with housing and a generous stipend for materials and living costs.

This year’s residency is open to artists that work primarily with ceramic processes. All approaches to the medium ranging from formal to conceptual will be considered. We are especially interested in artists that utilize progressive approaches and whose practices push beyond expected conventions of the medium. This might even include the use of ceramic processes, or works, in conjunction with other mediums. The ceramics studio is equipped with electric & kick wheels, slab roller, extruders, clay mixer, pugger, full glaze lab, spray booth, gas & electric kilns, as well as slip-casting processes. Additionally, the studio program at Dickinson includes sculpture, (wood, metal, and casting processes), painting, drawing, printmaking, darkroom and digital photography, and still and time-based digital processes. We are especially interested in artists engaged in dynamic studio processes who can serve as strong role models for students.

Applicants should have their MFA as of August 2019. Please submit a CV, link to your work, and a letter of intent to: dcartistinresidence@gmail.com. Submissions are due by August 1st 2019. Decision will be made by August 14th, 2019.

Expenses Paid by Dickinson College: – $7200.00 stipend (combined living and materials) to support a six-eight week residency in the Fall of 2019. Dates are flexible, but roughly from October to mid-November

-On campus housing accommodations.

-Private 350-1000 sq. ft. (based on need) studio space in the Goodyear Art Building.

-Access to use all studio facilities including: ceramic studio, print shop, photography studio, digital lab, wood shop, and welding facilities, and access to campus facilities including library, print center, and fitness center.

-Exhibition poster, promotion, and catered reception.
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Expenses Paid by Artist:

-Meals are not included and should be factored as part of the living/materials stipend.

-Travel, shipping, materials, & additional living costs.

Residency Obligations for the Artist:

– Artists are expected to be on campus for the duration of the residency and adhere generally to a typical 5 day a week schedule, with weekends being open for travel and personal business.

– A solo exhibition of work in the Goodyear Gallery including but not limited to, work created during the residency. This exhibition will take place upon completion of the residency or at a later time agreed upon by artist and the Department of Art & Art History.

– Public artist presentation of their work to the college and greater Carlisle community.

– Participate in Senior Seminar studio critiques.

– Offer interactive learning possibilities to students such as conducting a workshop on a specific topic or giving a guest lecture in relevant studio classes.

– Contribute a work created during the residency to the Department of Art & Art History’s Sylvia J. Smith Artist in Residence Collection.

For more information about the studio art program at Dickinson College: https://www.dickinson.edu/info/20095/art_and_art_history/

https://pocosinarts.slideroom.com/#/login/program/46521

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: JANUARY 13, 2019

Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, located in Columbia, NC is hosting its second annual Drinking Vessel & Earring Show Juried by Tom Bartel and Kathleen Browne. Invited artists include Nikki Couppee, Donna D’Aquino, and Jason Bige Burnett. The show opens Friday, February 22 and runs through June 29, 2019 – all works must be for sale, 60% goes to the artist. Artists are responsible for shipping to and from the show.

Functional objects differ from decorative objects through user interaction. With the intent that the object is handled and used, certain aspects of its formal creation are called to attention. Comfort, familiarity, and usability all introduce essential considerations for the functional object. Ware/Wear seeks to gather and celebrate these concerns in the form of cups and earrings, both longstanding objects in human history that have been found in some form in every civilization.

Please submit up to 3 cups, and/or pairs of earrings. Your submission(s) must be fully functional and usable.

Grants info session

January 10, 2019, 6 pm, Northern Clay Center

NCC proudly facilitates six grant programs for current students, recent graduates, emerging, and mid-career artists. Learn about the application process and your eligibility at a free information session in NCC’s Library: Thursday, January 10, 6 – 7 pm. No reservations are required.

If you are interested in having a presentation at your organization (in Minnesota or almost anywhere in the country), we are always happy to take our show on the road (whether in-person or electronically) to share these opportunities. Email Jill Foote-Hutton at jillfootehutton@northernclaycenter.org to arrange.

https://www.northernclaycenter.org/calendar/event/grants-info-session

Application deadline: Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant

The Jerome Foundation has supported emerging ceramic artists from Minnesota since 1990. The Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant program supports Minnesota ceramic artists at relatively early stages in their careers, as they accomplish short-term, specific objectives. The program will provide three grants of $6,000 each in 2019 for projects to take place between April 1 and December 31, 2019.

Projects may include, but are not limited to: experimenting with new techniques and materials; working or studying with a mentor; purchasing equipment to facilitate an aesthetic or technical investigation; providing studio time, studio rental, supplies, technical support; collaborations between ceramic artists and artists working in other media; education or exhibition opportunities; and travel.

An exhibition of work produced during the grant period will take place at Northern Clay Center at the conclusion of the grant. Additionally, recipients will provide a brief image talk about their work in conjunction with the exhibition.

Deadline: Friday, February 15, 2019, by 5 pm

Apply here: https://www.northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/artist-fellowships/jerome-ceramic-artist-project-grant
For more information, contact Jill Foote-Hutton at jillfootehutton@northernclaycenter.org.

Application deadline: Warren MacKenzie Advancement Award

The WMAA, founded in 2014, provides an opportunity for students and emerging artists to continue their ceramic research and education for a period of up to twelve consecutive months within the grant year, further expanding their professional development. This award is available to current undergraduate or graduate students, recent graduates (within one year), or those who have completed a university-equivalent training in ceramics (including apprenticeships) within the year prior to the application deadline.

During the grant year, the recipients can research a new technique or process, study with a mentor or in an apprenticeship setting, travel to other ceramic art centers or institutions for classes and workshops, collaborate with artists of other media, and travel. Proposals to fund large capital equipment purchases will not be accepted. Between one and two cash awards will be made in 2019, up to $3,000 each, for projects taking place between May 1, 2019, and April 30, 2020. Recipients contribute project updates to NCC’s social media and are required to give a public presentation at their school or other institution. See updates from past recipients at northernclaycenter.blogspot.com.

This award is made possible through the support of generous individual and institutional donors in honor of MacKenzie’s legacy of ceramic education, both traditional and non-traditional.

Deadline: Friday, April 12, 2019, by 5 pm.
Learn more and apply here: https://www.northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/artist-fellowships/warren-mackenzie-advancement-award

Application deadline: Emerging Artist Residencies

The Emerging Artist Residency program encompasses two unique Fellowships, designed to provide up to four ceramic artists with an opportunity to be in residence for one year at Northern Clay Center, where they can develop their own work, as well as exchange ideas and knowledge with other ceramic artists.

Each residency recipient will have a shared, furnished studio space with 24/7 access to NCC’s facilities from September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2020. In addition to the workspace, each fellowship includes a materials and firing stipend and professional development and enrichment opportunities through NCC’s education, exhibitions, and sales gallery programs, for qualified and interested fellows. A group exhibition featuring work produced during the fellowship period will take place in January 2021, at Northern Clay Center, at the conclusion of the grant period. Recipients have the opportunity to present a brief slide lecture on their work in conjunction with the exhibition.

These programs are made possible by generous contributions from several anonymous donors, as well as various secondary market sales at Northern Clay Center, with the intention to nurture the creative expression of aspiring ceramic artists.

If you have questions about the eligibility of your work, or how this residency can be successful for you, please contact the Coordinator of Artist Services and Storytelling, Jill Foote-Hutton, at jillfootehutton@northernclaycenter.org.

Deadline: Friday, April 12, 2019, by 5 pm.
Learn more and apply here: https://www.northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/artist-residencies/emerging-artist-residencies-ear

Application deadline: McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists

In its 22nd year of programming, the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists will support outstanding Minnesota ceramic artists who identify with any methodology: functional, sculptural, relational, all techniques are welcome. The intent of this program is to recognize and support midcareer artists living and working in Minnesota who demonstrate a sustained level of accomplishment, commitment, and artistic excellence.Two $25,000 grants will be awarded in 2019. Fellowship support may be pursued for, but is not limited to: experimenting with new techniques and materials, purchasing materials and equipment, collaborating with other artists, and pursuing education, exhibition, or travel opportunities. The McKnight Fellowship recipients will be featured in a workshop and an exhibition with a corresponding catalogue at the end of their grant year.

This program is made possible by the generous support of the McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two $25,000 fellowships annually.

Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2019, by 5 pm.
Find more info and apply here: https://www.northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/artist-fellowships/mcknight-artist-fellowships-ceramic-artists

Application deadline: McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists

The McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists program, in its 22nd year at NCC, intends to recognize and support ceramic artists whose work demonstrates exceptional artistic merit, who have already proven their abilities, and are at a career stage that is beyond emerging. The program is intended to provide these ceramic artists with an opportunity to be in residence for three months at Northern Clay Center, where they can develop their own work and, at the same time, exchange ideas and knowledge with Minnesota ceramic artists. Up to three, 3-month residencies will be awarded in 2019, to take place during the 2020 calendar year, through a competitive application process. NCC will invite one or two other artists through a nominative process.

Each resident artist will receive a $6,000 award (for a three-month residency), studio space provided at no cost, and a glaze and firing allowance. During the residency, each artist will present a public lecture/workshop, for which he or she will receive an additional honorarium. At the culmination of the grant period, recipients will be featured in a catalogue and group exhibition at Northern Clay Center. The exhibition will travel to 3 – 5 sites around the state of Minnesota. Recipients are also required to submit a final report at the end of the grant period.

This program is made possible by the generous support of the McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis. Up to four, $6,000 residencies awarded annually.

Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2019, by 5 pm.
Learn more and apply here: https://www.northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/artist-residencies/mcknight-artist-residency-ceramic-artists

The Ceramics Program at The University of North Dakota’s Department of Art & Design is accepting applications for our artist-in-residence (AIR) program. The one-year residency is from August 15 to August 1with the possibility of a one-year extension (for a total of 2 years) for an emerging professional clay artist. We welcome applications from the US and abroad.

Residence will have:
12×20 semi-private room
access to wood, salt, soda, raku, wood raku, electric and reduction kilns as well as access to glaze materials
24/7 studio access
Free wood for wood firings
Free reclaim clay
Access to nationally recognized clay workshop artists
Solo show at the University of North Dakota
opportunity to teach a class in fall and/or spring semester through the University of North Dakota with pay (pending adequate student enrollment and availability of funding)

The Department of Art and Design has a strong visiting artist workshop program. We have had artists such as John Glick, Paul Soldner, Josh DeWeese, Lana Wilson, Don Reitz, Tom & Elaine Coleman, Tom Bartel, Kurt Weiser, Sam Chung and many more. There are many other visiting artist workshops occurring throughout the year within the Department of Art and Design.

Strong Preference will be given to applicants with an MFA. Candidate’s potential artistic and professional growth, technical skills in studio and equipment maintenance and potential for instructional support will be considered in the selection process. The artist-in-residence is required to work 15-19 hours per week in the clay studio area. Occasional teaching duties may occur during faculty absence as part of those hours. Resident will periodically provide demonstrations and/or participate in class discussions and mid-term and final critiques in the intermediate and advanced classes. The resident may be asked to teach workshops and/or academic classes at the University of North Dakota and will be compensated for these courses.

Application deadline this year is open until filled. Primary evaluation of candidates beginning March 31st. The end of the week after NCECA and should be concluded very promptly.

To apply, candidates must submit:
• Application form (this page at bottom)
• 20 digital images of recent work submitted as jpgs.
Your image files should be sized no larger than 1800×1800 pixels at 72 dpi (approximately 6”x6” at 300 dpi)
• Image list must include title of piece, year made, materials, dimensions
• Cover letter describing qualifications and intent
• Artist’s statement
• C/V or Resume
• Contact information of three references who can speak to the applicant’s qualifications as a potential resident. Please do not send letters of reference.

***Send application information to: Wesley Smith, Associate Professor, Ceramics undartistresidency@hotmail.com (This is only for incoming applications.)

Questions concerning the residency can be sent to wesley.smith@und.edu or call 701-777-3362

Application Form:

Name:
Address:
Email:
Best phone contact number:

For additional information about the ceramics program or the Department of Art and Design, go to: or www.und.edu/dept/art/

Deadline: May 1, 2017

Lillstreet Art Center is a unique, urban visual arts and community center with classes in Ceramics, Metalsmithing, Drawing & Painting, Printmaking, Textiles and Digital Media. Located on the north side of Chicago, our 40,000 square foot facility includes: 25 classrooms, 48 artist studios and an average of 1800 students per term. Lillstreet also has a gallery with an exhibition space, a shop and a cafe. Lillstreet’s artist-in-residence program provides a unique opportunity for artists to work in a collaborative, community-based arts center. Artists-in-Residence are encouraged to develop their existing bodies of work and explore new processes and concepts. The residency allows artists to shape and structure their time to fit their own goals. Residents spend some of their time dedicated to working with students in order to enrich the educational programs, offering students the opportunity to see and learn from working artists. Residents will have the opportunity to work with ArtReach, our community outreach program, to provide arts education to underserved communities in Chicago. Residencies begin September 1 and end August 31.

AIR’s are expected be at Lillstreet for a minimum of 20 hours a week, which includes 8 hours per week of studio monitoring. Some common departmental responsibilities include: maintaining equipment and space, promoting classes, regular posting on the blog, organizing shows for the AIR program, presenting workshops, art slide talks and organizing exhibitions. Please submit the following information to our on-line application no later than May 1, 2017 (no emailed or mailed submissions will be accepted)

• 10-15 images of work completed in the last 2 years. A minimum of 5 individual pieces of artwork are required.
• Resume/CV
• Brief artist statement (one page maximum)
• Personal statement (one page maximum) explaining what you hope to accomplish personally and what you hope to bring to the Lillstreet community during your residency. Additionally address what specific skills and qualities make you a good fit for the Lillstreet Residency Program.
• Names and contact info of three references

Residency includes:
• Studio/work space in our classroom or artist group studios
• 24-hour access to facilities and equipment
• Monthly stipend – $200
• Free classes in any department
• Teaching/assisting opportunities
• Group exhibition with other resident artists

Residency DOES NOT include:
• Housing or food
• Travel costs

For more information visit our website: lillstreet.com/artist-in-residence

The Windgate ITE residency is an 8-week, interactive program during which the resident fellows live and work together at the University of the Arts, in downtown Philadelphia. The Center selects from an international pool of applicants one photojournalist, one scholar, five artists, and one student artist who work either solely in wood or who work with wood in combination with other materials. The residency runs annually from the first week of June through the first week of August and the fellows participate in several public programs and visits to artists, collectors and museums in the region.

ITE is designed as a collegial experience and encourages an open exchange of creative and technical innovations. Residents are able to pursue both individual and collaborative work that is explorative and experimental.

The culmination of the residency is a multidisciplinary exhibition reflects each fellow’s experience and growth by including objects produced before and during the program. Artwork is accompanied by photos and essays documenting the residency experience.

Deadline for the complete application is December 30. For more information on the application and resident roles please visit: http://centerforartinwood.org/windgate-ite-international-residency/

Application (pdf)

PLAYA’s mission:

On the edge of the Great Basin in Oregon, PLAYA provides space, solitude and a creative community to residents working in the arts and sciences, encouraging dialogue to bring positive change to the environment and the world.

SONOMA CERAMICS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM,  SONOMA COMMUNITY CENTER

The Artist in Residence program offers a self- directed emerging ceramic artist a supportive work environment to explore ideas and create a cohesive body of work while working and living at the Sonoma Community Center.

SETTING: Located in the heart of Sonoma County’s wine country, one hour north of San Francisco, and in the quaint town of Sonoma, the Sonoma Community Center is the region’s premier public ceramics studio.

ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all ceramic artists living within the United States (unless residsident can provide own work visa) and culminates with a solo gallery exhibition. Potters and sculptors are welcome to apply. This residency is designed to benefit those who are dedicated to the ceramics medium and who are interested in working closely with our studio members.

WORK: In exchange for a monthly stipend of $750, lodging, firings, glazes, and 24 hour studio access, the Artist in Residence is expected to work 20 hours per week. Tasks include managing electric, gas, Raku, and Soda kiln firings, mixing glazes and slips, special event support, outreach, administrative support, and other studio-related tasks under the supervision of Ceramics Program Director. 

HOUSING: The Resident’s studio apartment, located onsite, is fully furnished with bedding, a kitchenette, access to a full-sized commercial kitchen, internet, utilities, mailbox, parking, and bicycle.  All amenities are walkable.

SELECTION: The resident artist is selected through a jury process which evaluates artistic merit, and proven studio/material competency as represented by the artist’s portfolio, resume, letter of intent, and professional references. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Couples will be considered, if both are artists, please note this in letter of intent.

For further inquiries contact:
Ceramics Program Director
Kala Stein
kala@sonomacommunitycenter.org 
707-931-4290 x9

APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED TWICE A YEAR
NEXT DEADLINE:

Residency Duration:
Winter / Spring: January – June 2019
DUE: October 28, 2018

Details and link to application: https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/ceramics/ceramics-residency-program/

Dear Artists,

We would like to inform you that our application for 2017 Taiwan Ceramics Residency Program has begun! we sincerely hope you or your artist friends can all participate in our 3 month expense paid international residency program (including round-trip travel subsides, daily stipend, accommodation, and NTD 30,000 material fee).

For the 2017 program, our goal is to select the best artists from all the applicants who have applied for our program. The application deadline is August 12, 2016. Please make sure to send your application in time!

For more information and the application form, please click here:

http://academy.ceramics.ntpc.gov.tw/en-us/Events/C/1/1/1/9731.htm

Thank you for your cooperation and wish you the best of luck in your future artistic career!

Regards,

鍾榕芳 Rung-Fang Chung

新北市立鶯歌陶瓷博物館  教育推廣組
23942 新北市鶯歌區文化路200號

New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum   Educational Promotion Dept.
No. 200, Wenhua Rd., Yingge Dist., New Taipei City, 23942, Taiwan,
Tel:886-2-86772727#714  Fax:886-2-86774064

RESIDENT STUDIO ASSISTANTSHIP/MENTORSHIP POSITION.
TONY MOORE STUDIO, COLD SPRING, NY
1 Year Renewable
www.TonyMooreArt.com / www.TonyMooreKiln.com.

Make contact via website. Interview required for successful candidate.
Applicant works 2-3 days per wk., flexible/terms negotiable. Apartment available w. studio. Strong work ethic, reliable, self-motivated to be involved with all aspects of professional artist’s studio, gallery & Anagama-Noborigama kiln. Useful skills may include any of the following: firings, kiln, clay, wood preparation, kiln-building, carpentry, art-handling, gallery, office, computer, web-site, social-media, or other. Will train. Own transportation.

We would like to inform you that our application for 2016 Taiwan Ceramics Residency Program has begun! We sincerely hope you or your artist friends can all participate in our 3 month expense paid international residency program (including round-trip travel subsides, daily stipend, accommodation, and NTD 30,000 material fee).

For the 2016 program, our goal is to select the best artists from all the applicants who have applied for our program. The application deadline is August 14, 2015. Please make sure to send your application in time!

For more information and the application form, please click here:
http://academy.ceramics.ntpc.gov.tw/en-us/Events/C/1/1/1/9663.htm

Thank you for your cooperation and wish you the best of luck in your future artistic career!

Regards,
鍾榕芳 Rung-Fang Chung
新北市立鶯歌陶瓷博物館  教育推廣組
23942 新北市鶯歌區文化路200號
New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum   Educational Promotion Dept.
No. 200, Wenhua Rd., Yingge Dist., New Taipei City, 23942, Taiwan,
Tel:886-2-86772727#714  Fax:886-2-86774064

The Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences provides a residency program that empowers outstanding artists to explore, develop, and express their creative voices. Situated on 600 acres in the mountains of north Georgia, Hambidge is a sanctuary of time and space that inspires artists working in a broad range of disciplines to create works of the highest caliber.

Offering residencies lasting from two weeks to two months, the Hambidge Center has eight individuals in residence at any given time – each has access to a private studio and accommodations, as well as communal chef-prepared vegetarian dinners four nights a week.

In addition, ceramicists have 24-hour access to the Antinori Pottery Studio. The large well-lit space (approximately 2,000 square feet) houses a kiln room with both gas and electric kilns, and a separate area for glaze mixing and storage. Adjacent to the structure is an outdoor gas kiln and facilities for raku work.

The cost of the residency is $200 per week. A growing list of scholarships is available. Most scholarships provide a $700 stipend and waive the residency fees for two weeks of a residency ($400).

Hambidge’s Residency Program opens the second week of February and closes mid-to late-December through the month of January.

Application deadlines are:
• Apply from December 1st through January 15th for the May – August residency period.
• Apply from March 1st through April 15th for the September – December residency period.
• Apply from August 1st through September 15th for the mid-February – April residency period.

Go to www.hambidge.org/application.html for details about applications requirements and a link to the on-line application. There is a $30 application fee. No references required.

Mailing Address: PO Box 339, Rabun Gap GA 30568
Physical Address: 105 Hambidge Court, Rabun Gap GA 30568
Email: center@hambidge.org
Phone: 706-746-5718
Website: www.hambidge.org

Penland School of Crafts is currently seeking interns for the following programs/studios:

Benefit Auction
Community Collaboration/Development
Community Collaboration/Teaching Artist
Development
Gardening
Painting/Drawing & Textiles
Print, Letterpress, Books & Papermaking

Please visit http://penland.org/about/jobs.html to view complete information for each of the internships listed above, including time frames, deadlines and compensation details.

Few programs exist either on the national or international level where the sole mission is to support the creativity of artists. From the beginning, the art-making process has been the highest priority at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, where both the atmosphere and environment offer ideal situations for creative growth and experimentation. Artists from around the world come to the Bemis Center to work in this supportive community and confront new challenges.

For more information contact heather@bemiscenter.org

We are pleased to announce that the schedule for 2018 artist residencies programme is now available. We invite artists to apply for the following periods :

Phase I : Tuesday, 30 January 2018 to Friday, 2 March 2018

Phase II : Tuesday, 3 April 2018 to Friday, 4 May 2018

Phase III : Tuesday, 15 May 2018 to Friday, 15 June 2018

Phase IV : Tuesday, 10 July 2018 to Friday, 10 August 2018

Phase V : Tuesday, 4 September 2018 to Friday, 5 October 2018

Phase VI : Tuesday, 23 October 2018 to Friday, 23 November 2018

Applications are open to all artists (fine-arts, crafts, design, sculpture, architecture, filmmakers) seeking an opportunity to present and realize a project in a rich cultural environment. Artists who have been working independently for at least two years may apply for an individual residential work period in A.I.R. Vallauris.

On admission, artists are provided with a private bedroom and workspace. The residence is equipped with a common kitchen for food preparation as well as a common dining area. Internet access is available from your own material through a WiFi connection.

Work studios offer facilities for working in clay including wheels and an electric kilns, multimedia and painting.

There are several different residency phases throughout the year. An exhibition at the end of the residency phase gives the artists an opportunity to showcase their works created in residence to the local population.   We accept applications year-round. As we give priority according to application dates, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.   For more information and to receive the application form, please email us at contact@air-vallauris.com

The Workhouse Arts Center Ceramics Residency Program offers the emerging, pre-professional or professional ceramic artists the individual space and time needed for personal artistic growth in a dynamically cooperative educational environment. The Ceramics Residency Program provides the serious ceramics artist an opportunity and ability to function independently and to refine and exhibit their work, expand on their educational experiences, and contribute to the growth and promotion of the cultural arts in our Community, our Artists, Students, Ceramics program and the Lorton Arts Foundation.

How to Apply
Review of applications for the Ceramics Residency program is ongoing.
Please contact (see below) the Ceramics Director-Dale Marhanka for application materials. You will be required to submit an application form, a letter of intent, resume, artist statement, Teaching Philosophy (if applicable), a CD or slides of 10 images (current within last 3 years) with image info sheet, and 2 letters of reference.

The Lorton Arts Foundation-Workhouse Arts Center Ceramics Program C/o Dale Marhanka- Ceramics Director, 9504 Workhouse Way –Bldg. 8, Lorton Virginia 22079 703-584-2982dalemarhanka@lortonarts.org

Our Short-Term Residency schedule has shifted from two deadline cycles to one. The short-term residency is ideal for the ceramic artist who is working to complete a special project requiring one to eight weeks’ time. Accepted short-term residents are provided with studio space and 24 hour access to the studio. Fully furnished apartments are available on a per month rate or a prorated basis congruent with the scheduled residency. Short-term residents will be responsible for personal living expenses, as well as all material and firing expenses.

Application Requirements and online submittal go directly to Slideroom.

The DO GOOD-MJ Wood Memorial Short-Term Residency (anytime between December 1 and May 31) is an underwritten residency intended to support ceramic artists who wish to develop a body of work with a socially-conscious spirit and a strong sense of community engagement. Through a competitive application process one candidate per year will be selected to work at the Red Lodge Clay Center Studios with a full waiver of the residency fee. An additional stipend may be available for selected projects to assist with travel and/or production costs during residency. The application deadline is September 2.

The Long-Term Residency (September 1 – July 31) is ideal for committed individuals in transition from post baccalaureate studies to graduate school, as well as those pursuing the development of professional artistic careers. Self-directed ceramic artists searching for the time, space and resources needed to explore new ideas and create new work will enjoy the rural mountainous setting. Accepted residents will be provided with studio space, housing, utilities, and a monthly stipend in exchange for twenty hours of work per week at the Clay Center. Responsibilities will include assisting in the retail operation of the gallery, teaching community clay classes, as well as cleaning and maintenance of the studio and gallery. Residents will be responsible for personal living expenses, as well as all material and firing expenses. The application deadline is February 1st annually. Read more here

Co-founded by Paolo Porelli and Lori-Ann Touchette, the non-profit organization ‘c.r.e.t.a. rome’ offers an international self-funded residency program in Rome, Italy. The Italian word for clay seemed perfect to express our commitment to creating an international reference point for ceramics and the arts in the eternal city of Rome. Moreover, taken as an acronym, it spells out our main activities: ceramics, residencies, exhibitions, teaching and the arts.  We are located in the mid 16th-century Palazzo Delfini in the historical center of Rome, just blocks from the Capitoline Hill on one side and the Pantheon on the other.

We offer artist residencies for ceramic artists, periods of 4, 5, 9 or 10 weeks. For 2016, the residency periods are:

For 2017 the residency periods are (5 weeks unless noted):

SPRING 2017 residency periods: deadline 1 November 2016

9 MARCH-12 APRIL
12 APRIL- 17 MAY

SUMMER 2017 residency periods: deadline 1 March 2017
18 MAY-14 JUNE (4 weeks)
15 JUNE-12 JULY (4 weeks)

FALL 2017 residency periods: deadline 1 May 2017
10 AUGUST-13 SEPTEMBER
14 SEPTEMBER-18 OCTOBER
19 OCTOBER-22 NOVEMBER
23 NOVEMBER-20 DECEMBER (4 weeks)

The residency fee covers a semi-private equipped studio, shared housing (private room) in the historical center of Rome, and technical assistance in procuring materials, firings, etc., advice on museums, galleries and sites in Rome and beyond. We also offer a residency in the countyside near Bracciano, with private accommodation in a 1-bedroom house with a garden and a private studio. This option is particularly attractive for collaborative projects and/or ceramic artists who work with reduction firing or those who would like tobring their spouse/partner and/or children.

Artists have the opportunity to focus on their art, whether it be creating a new body of work, expanding a well-established oeuvre or allowing themselves to draw inspiration from their surroundings and the centuries of culture that define the eternal city. In addition, they will have access to the wealth of galleries and exhibitions in Rome and beyond. Artists are encouraged to submit a proposal for a final exhibition to display the work created during the residency period.

For application info and costs, contact cretarome@gmail.com or see our web-site: www.cretarome.com.

Arquetopia
Founded in 2009 and based in Puebla and Oaxaca, southern Mexico, Arquetopia is an award-winning, Mexican official nonprofit foundation promoting Development, social transformation and productivity through artistic, cultural, and educational programs. The core of the Foundation is Sustainable Development through four principles embodied in all of Arquetopia’s programs and activities: social awareness, shared responsibility, innovation, and local networks development. Arquetopia is experienced in negotiation and reinvestment of resources for local arts development in Mexico with the following features: social scope; quality; synergy; collaboration; innovation; viability; reciprocity; and respect for local knowledge.

Arquetopia has since grown to include the premier artist residency program in Mexico and Latin America, with extensive collaborative networks in Puebla and Oaxaca and a satellite office in New York City. Our resident artists have come from dozens of countries on six continents, and we ware proud that many of them have returned multiples times. In contrast to vacation rentals, B&B’s, and sublets advertised part-time as quasi art centers, both Arquetopia and Arquetopia Oaxaca have always been professional spaces exclusively for artists and include structured programs; a network of collaborative workspaces, institutions, and studios; and project support.