Want to switch up your surroundings and devote a period of time to focusing on your practice, research, and making? A residency or fellowship might be just the thing. Contact the venues for current information and details. Does your organization
offer a residency that isn’t included here? Fill out our online form to be included in the next listing.
Duration: June–August, residencies average 7–9 days. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: must be comfortable camping/traveling in backcountry. Residency
fees: artists are responsible for getting themselves to and from Alaska. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: work with the US Forest Service, National Park Service, or US Fish and Wildlife Service. Artists engage in wilderness stewardship
projects, donate a piece of artwork and give a community extension.
Duration: 4 weeks between Jan. 2024 and Dec. 2024. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: a demonstrated commitment to ceramics and clear goals for the residency. Residency
fee: $1100. Residency includes: private housing, utilities, access to studio space, pool (seasonal), hot tub, and sauna. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: mentorship opportunities. Resident artists are expected to be actively engaged
in their work. Allowances are made for travel off campus that supports their residency.
Duration: September 1–July 31. Application Deadline: April 1. Fee: $45. Eligibility requirements: applicant must be a self-directed artist, with BFA or equivalent experience. Portfolio of images,
professional references, and interview required of finalists. No residency fees. Cost of residency: 7-hours of work trade per week. Residency includes: Semi-private studio space and discounts on materials and firings. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and
responsibilities: Furnished apartment with kitchenette and paid teaching opportunities.
Duration: 10 months; Sept 1–June 30 or 1 year Sept 1–Aug 31. Application Deadline: March 1 for consideration. Rolling applications are accepted. No application fee. Eligibility requirements:
Emerging and mid-career artists. Residency fee includes: Housing costs; rent and utilities. Materials, firing fees and fuel costs are the responsibility of the resident. Please see website for details. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Firing workshops,
in-person and online sales and exhibition opportunities, possible teaching off-site. Responsibilities: Be an active member of the resident community. Dedication to work a minimum of 20 hrs in your studio per week. Work-trade 5-10 hours per week. Required
participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
Wood-fire Residency
Duration: 1 year; Sept 1–Aug 31. Application Deadline: March 15 for consideration. Rolling applications are accepted. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging and mid-career artists
with wood firing experience. Residency fee includes: Housing costs; rent and utilities. Materials, firing fees and fuel costs are the responsibility of the resident. Please see website for details. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Firing workshops,
in-person and online sales and exhibition opportunities, possible teaching off-site. Responsibilities: Be an active member of the resident community. Dedication to work a minimum of 20 hrs in your studio per week. Work-trade 5-10 hours per week. Required
participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
Short Term Residency
Duration: 2 months; July and August. Application Deadline: March 15 for consideration. Rolling applications are accepted. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: mid-career and established artists
with suited projects/proposals. Residency fee includes: Housing costs; rent and utilities. Materials, firing fees and fuel costs are the responsibility of the resident. Please see website for details. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Firing workshops,
in-person and online sales and exhibition opportunities, possible teaching off-site. Responsibilities: Be an active member of the resident community. Dedication to work a minimum of 20 hrs in your studio per week. Work-trade 5-10 hours per week. Required
participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
Duration: 1 year (August 2023–July 2024); 1 year (September 2023–August 2024); 1 year (August 2024–July 2025); 1 year (September 2024–August 2025); 6 month (March 2024–September 2024); 6 month (March
2024–September 2024).
Application Deadline: January 31, 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Artists with experience firing electric kilns. No residency fees. Residency includes: Materials, firings, studio space, lodging, and teaching
opportunities. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $100 a week stipend, housing cost. Opportunities and responsibilities: Teach classes, teach workshops, sell work in gallery shop, attend workshops, submit work for review to be in the permanent collection,
travel, etc. Give two artist lectures, attend museum openings, load and fire their own work, participate in studio visits when touring guests around AMOCA.
Duration: 3 months: February - May | May - August | August - November. Application Deadline: December 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). No residency
fees. Residency includes: provides the 3 resident artists with $250 worth of clay/materials, access to resources at both our Potrero (ceramics studio) and SoMa studios (ceramics and wood shop), free classes, and opportunities to receive mentorship
and instructor training. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: kilns, pottery wheels, 35+ glazes, spray booth, slab rollers, drying shelves, projectors, full wood shop, etc. Opportunities and responsibilities: a solo exhibition to showcase work completed
by the artist-in-residence where they will provide an artist talk and optionally sell their work. Responsibilities: assist in our member “Power Hours” (small workshops) and studio functions 6 hours per week.
Duration: 6 months, July–Dec (2024), Jan–Jun (2025). Application Deadline: February 15. Application fee: Sliding scale $15–30. No residency fees. Eligibility requirements: US residents
only. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: monthly stipend of $750/month, free onsite housing, and free firing and glazing. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition, additional paid teaching, attend classes in other departments at the
center, connect with other bay area artists, 20 hours/week of work to support community studio, sales, loading and firing kilns, making glazes, must devote 20 hours a week to working in their studio, and community outreach.
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 8, 2024. Application fee: $20. Eligibility requirements: BFA in ceramics or equivalent. Residency includes: 200-square-foot semi-private studio space.
Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $100 per month; discounts on clay, materials, and firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibitions; teaching adults, kids, and outreach programs; gallery sales; studio maintenance; programming; firing kilns;
artist talks; etc. Responsibilities: 20–30 hours per month helping with studio, gallery, and special-event tasks, i.e. firing kilns, mixing clay and glazes, studio cleanup, gallery install/deinstall, contribution of a piece, active studio making,
etc.
Duration: Fall 2024 (10 weeks from October–December) and Spring 2025 (5 weeks from mid-March to mid-April). Application Deadline: February 18, 2024. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements:
each artist must submit a current portfolio of work. Residency fees: $750/5 weeks and $1500/10 weeks, plus $100 studio fee. Fee includes: housing, meals, and studio space. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: a select group of the 32 residencies
are fully funded fellowships awarded by the jury panel.
Duration: 1–9 months. Application Deadline: January 15, 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: see website. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: Research
our historical collections to inspire and shape your artistic practice. Studio space not provided but stipend can support work in your studio after time in residence.
Duration: 1 year with ability to reapply for a second year. Application Deadline: April 30, 2024. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. Residency fees: no. Stipend: no. Residency
includes: Resident Artists work 8 hours a week in trade for 24/7 studio and facilities access, free firings, and clay discounts. Opportunities and responsibilities: paid work and teaching opportunities including teaching 6-week Clay Courses and
one-time Clay Experiences. Residents can also teach 2- to 5-day clay workshops throughout the year. 20-25 hours of optional paid work is available for each resident artist. Loading/Unloading Kilns, Studio Maintenance, Mixing Glazes, Firing Atmospheric
Kilns, Cleaning Studios, Assisting with Exhibitions and Workshops, Assisting Members and Students.
Duration: 9 months. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: teaching experience. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000 per month. Opportunities and responsibilities:
20 hours per week on premises, community outreach, studio monitoring, workshop assistance, gallery exhibition, firing kilns, and teaching opportunities.
Duration: 2–8 weeks. Application Deadline: January 15, April 15, and September 15. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: open to knowledgeable, experienced potters and ceramic sculptors.
Not an instructional program. Residency fees: $250/week. Fee includes: private cabin equipped with kitchen and bathroom; dinner 4 nights a week; 24/7 studio access. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: merit-based Distinguished Fellowships are available,
which cover the fees for a two-week residency and provide a $700 stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: help clean the facilities, pay deposit/firing.
Duration: 12–24 months. Application Deadline: May 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: MFA, BFA, or equivalent experience. .
Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000 per month. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio maintenance: 25 hours per week and 3 hours per week teaching community classes. Includes housing (utilities included), studio space, and exhibition. Teaching opportunities and
part-time hours available.
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: May 1, 2024. Application fee: $20. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $400 per month, 24/7 access,
semi-private studio, firings and materials included. Opportunities and responsibilities: Teaching residency, expect to be teaching 2 classes and workshops, year-end exhibition, 20 contact hours per week: 10–12 hours of studio maintenance
and 10 hours personal professional development.
Duration: 1–8 months. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging and established artists holding a BFA or a BA/BS and several years of experience. No direct residency fees.
Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: a monthly stipend to help offset cost of living and reasonable clay materials are provided. Opportunities and responsibilities: NHCP requires one local resident-artist lecture and participation in a group exhibition
and provides online representation.
Duration: August 15–July 31. Application Deadline: March 10. Eligibility requirements: MFA or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Residency includes: some materials, free firings, 24-hour
access to other studios and woodshop, a semi-private studio, and furnished housing. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Monthly stipend of $1500, plus $200 per month towards house utilities, $2000 for professional development, $1000 toward medical
care, plus 1 free class per session (4 sessions per year). Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, teach 2 classes per session (4 sessions per year), artist talks, workshops, community engagement opportunities. Assist with studio maintenance
12–15 hours per week, teach two classes per session, give at least 3 artist talks.
Duration: August 15 - July 1. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Must have an MFA. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: private studio space, access to ICRC equipment and common
spaces, exhibition opportunities, teaching opportunities as lecturers in the KU Department of Visual Art, and a modest materials stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Residents are expected to contribute 10 hours per week to studio maintenance
tasks, give one public artist talk, teach two ceramics courses per semester, and participate in student engagement activities such as critiques and demonstrations once a month during the residency period.
Short Term Residency
Duration: Short term residencies are project based and may be 2–12 weeks in length. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Residency fees: no. Fee includes: There is potential for shared housing
with community members during this short term residency. Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: semi-private or private studio space, access to ICRC equipment and common spaces, exhibition opportunities, teaching
opportunities as lecturers in the KU Department of Visual Art, and a modest materials stipend.
Duration: 2 weeks. Application Deadline: February 1. Application fee: $50. Eligibility requirements: participants must be 21 years of age or older. Competitive review for emerging and established makers. Fee includes:
shop/materials fees used during the residency; tuition, room, and board are free for residents. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: supportive community of makers; opportunity for experimentation with digital fabrication; can move
among studios.
Duration: 12-day sessions, June through August. Application Deadline: February 1. Application Fee: $25. Eligibility Requirements: Any ceramic artist comfortable working independently in a studio. Residency Fees: $1350;
room and board fee: $800–1700 depending on housing. Fee Includes: housing, meals, and 24-hour studio access. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: The residency provides nearly two weeks of uninterrupted time in the studio to
work on independent or collaborative projects and access to Watershed’s array of electric, gas, and wood kilns.
Salad Days Artist Residency
Duration: 6 months, mid-September to April. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: Any ceramic artist comfortable working independently in a studio. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes:
$4000; meals and/or meal stipend, private room, 24-hour studio access, clay, glazes, and firings. Sales/exhibition opportunities. Opportunities and responsibilities: produce 500 ceramic plates for Watershed’s annual fundraiser event.
Fall Residency
Duration: 4 weeks, mid-September to mid-October. Application Deadline: June 15. Application fee: $15. Eligibility requirements: Any ceramic artist comfortable working independently in a studio. Residency fees: $1350;
room and board fee: $700–1600 depending on housing. Fee includes: housing and 24-hour studio access. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: The residency provides nearly four weeks of uninterrupted time in the studio to work on
independent or collaborative projects and access to Watershed’s array of electric, gas, and wood kilns.
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: working ceramic artists. No residency fees. Residency includes: 10×12-foot workspace, 24-hour key access to facilities,
and use of studio equipment. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $2500 annual materials/firing stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition at the end of term in 2025, teaching, gallery sales, and special-event opportunities. Residents
are required to work 20 hours per week in their studio. Spend 7 hours per week working as a Program Assistant.
Long-Term Residency
Duration: 1–3 years, beginning September 1. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artists working on a specific project or body of work. No residency fees. Residency
includes: private 10×12-foot workspace, 24-hour key access to facilities, and use of studio equipment. Stipend: $1200 annual materials/firing stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching and special-event opportunities. Residents
are required to work 20 hours per week in their studio. Spend 7 hours per week working as a Program Assistant.
Short-Term Residency
Duration: 1–3 months. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artists working on a specific project or body of work. Residency fees: $200. Fee includes: private 10×12-foot
workspace, 24-hour key access to facilities, and use of studio equipment. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching and special-event opportunities and must present one public artist lecture.
EMBARC Fellowship
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Founded in 2021, EMBARC (Emerging Maryland BIPOC Artist Residency in Ceramics) seeks to center the experiences and talents
of Maryland based BIPOC artists. Awarded to an artist who identifies as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color. Must be a resident of Maryland for at least 1 year prior to application submission date. Residency includes: private 10×12-foot
workspace, 24-hour key access to facilities, and use of studio equipment. Stipend: $2500 materials/firing stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition at the end of term in 2025, teaching, gallery sales, and special-event opportunities.
Residents are required to work 20 hours per week in their studio. Spend 7 hours per week working as a Program Assistant.
Artist In Residence at Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 5. Application will be available February 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: varies. All applicants should be able to fire the kiln in which they process
their work and arrange for training and certification if needed. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: personal studio space, materials and firing, opportunities to teach, solo exhibition in Gallery 224 of work completed during residency,
and more.
Duration: 2 weeks; July 10–July 23, 2024. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: open to anyone interested in cultural exchange with African artisans. Residency fees: $2400
for 2 weeks. Fee includes: airport pickup, room and board, materials, visits to traditional villages, galleries, and museums. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: opportunity to interact with traditional/contemporary Ghanaian potters.
Duration: Fall 2025-Spring 2026 (1 academic year). Application Deadline: TBA, check website for details. Eligibility requirements: professional ceramic artists. Fee includes: office space, access to libraries and
Harvard University resources. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: participate in the community, present works in progress, attend fellows’ events.
Duration: October 21–November 24, 2024. Application Deadline: March 4. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: experienced teacher capable of teaching both hand building and wheel throwing
to a mixed level of students. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Travel stipend, up to $500 reimbursement; Stipend of $2000; Apartment fee of $375 x 5 weeks funded ($1625) ; $875 teaching fee for a Healing in the Arts class. Opportunities: teach
classes, sell work in gallery, slide presentation/lecture. Responsibilities: Teach a class intentionally geared to Healing in the Arts; Teach a master class designed with the Department head; Work in the studio to produce their own artwork; Support
the vibrancy of the robust ceramics department.
Duration: 1 to 3 months between June and August. Application Deadline: February 11. Eligibility requirements: Artists who self-identify as people of color, working independently in ceramics. Stipend: yes. Stipend
includes: monthly stipend of $2500 to go to materials, studio, housing expenses. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, workshop teaching, independent work, and work on own claywork at Mudflat full-time during residency period.
Ceramic Artist Residency
Duration: 1 year; September 1 - August 31 Application Deadline: April 16. Eligibility requirements: Applicants should have knowledge of a variety of clay techniques and some kiln firing experience, the ability
to work independently, and enthusiasm and willingness to be part of an urban clay community. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: material and housing stipends. Opportunities and responsibilities: 5 hours/week assisting with studio, solo exhibition,
teaching, 2 public presentations, minimum of 20 hours/week in the studio.
Summer Ceramic Technician
Duration: 3–4 months. Application Deadline: April 1. Eligibility requirements: individuals currently enrolled in a college-level ceramic-arts program. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: compensation is barter for
some materials and for unlimited studio time. Opportunities and responsibilities: 20 hours per week supporting all technical aspects of a working clay studio and school, opportunity to audit a class.
Duration: 2-week residencies from May–October. Application Deadline: January 31. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: None. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: firing
kilns, wheels, clay available for a materials fee.
Duration: July 20–August 3, 2024. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee : $15. Eligibility requirements: Previous experience with clay and basic knowledge of firing processes is recommended. You must
be at least 21 years old and carry health insurance. Residency fees: $1100. Fee includes: all materials, firings, shared studio space, 3 meals a day in our outdoor kitchen, maintained campgrounds, outdoor shower and bathroom facilities, miles
of hiking trails, trips to waterfalls, and Lake Superior beach. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $50 off your residency fee. Opportunities: Assist in teaching the public to make a mug with the local clay while showcasing your work at
“A Day In Clay” public workshop. Responsibilities: Give an Arts and Environment presentation: Your experiences with arts practices in conversation with the environment, the integration of natural materials in art, roles of art &
environment in our cultural histories.
Duration: 2–3 months. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. No residency fees. Residency includes: free housing and use of studio. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $500. Opportunities and responsibilities:
work 25 hours per week.
Duration: September 10, 2024–June 9, 2025. Application Deadline: April 1. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: College graduate preparing for a professional art career or MFA program.
No residency fees. Residency includes: Two classes per term in the KIA Art School; materials and firings; working within a community studio environment. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $300 for materials. Opportunities and responsibilities: Capstone
group exhibition; access to museum staff, exhibitions and collection; guidance for professional business practices; participate in annual Holiday Sale andArts Fair. Must work 10 hours/week in studio or Art School; participate in scheduled peer
critiques with various mediums; produce work on-site/in studio; volunteer for key Art School functions and fundraisers; present one public lecture.
Duration: 3 weeks during May–August. Application Deadline: March 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: open to artists at any level. Currently enrolled students, MFA candidates, arts faculty, emerging,
or established artists are encouraged to apply. No residency fees. Residency includes: private studio (raw studio space; classroom studios not available); private room (shared bathrooms and showers); 3 meals a day. Stipend: yes. Opportunities
and responsibilities: Access to visiting artist and faculty for studio visits; evening artist lectures; opportunities to share work through slide presentations, readings, etc.
Longform Residency
Duration: Month-long Fall Residency September to October. Application Deadline: July 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: The Longform is ideal for artists 21+ who have established a studio practice
for 5+ years. A BFA or MFA is not required. Residency fees: tuition for Longform is $5750–a number of full and partial scholarships are available. Residency includes: Attendees enjoy private accommodations in winterized dorms, three healthy
meals per day, and access to specialized studios and equipment. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: Work closely with two mentor faculty and visiting artists. Be committed to creating an inclusive community with diverse perspectives
to live, learn, and create alongside one another in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary learning environment.
Duration: 1–4 weeks between January to June 2024. Application Deadline: January 15. Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Ability to work with material and equipment independently and a vision of how the residency
will impact your work. Residency fee: 1 week: $190, 2 weeks: $365, 3 weeks: $540, 4 weeks: $725 + Optional lodging: $45/night per room. Fee includes: Studio access for 2 artists max in 1000-square-foot cooperative studio, Brent C wheels, Skutt
electric kilns, Peter Pugger pugmill, North Star slab roller, extruder, sink and clay trap, limited firings. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: sell work in the gallery shop.
Self-Guided Residencies
Duration: 1–4 weeks between January to June 2024. Application Deadline: January 15. Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Familiarity with material and equipment and a vision of how what you’ll work on during
the residency. Residency fee: 1 week: $190, 2 weeks: $365, 3 weeks: $540, 4 weeks: $725 + Optional lodging: $45/night per room. Fee includes: Studio access for 2 artists in 1000 square foot cooperative studio, Brent C wheels, Skutt electric kilns,
Peter Pugmill, North Star Slab Roller, Extruder, Sink and Clay Trap, Limited Firings. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: sell work in the gallery shop.
Duration: Ongoing. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: strong throwing experience, gas kiln experience, cone-10 glaze knowledge. No residency fees. No stipend. Opportunities
and responsibilities: paid hourly, sell work in the gallery shop, educational opportunities, work minimum of 20 hours per week in studio during business hours.
Duration: 3 months. Application Deadline: May 17, 5pm CT. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: not a resident in Minnesota, at a stage beyond emerging. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $6000
award, studio space provided at no cost, and a glaze and firing allowance. Opportunities and responsibilities: lecture, exhibition, possible teaching opportunity.
Early Career Artist Residencies
Duration: September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. Application Deadline: March 31, 5pm CT. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: eligibility is restricted to clay artists who have completed all formal academic
training by the start of the grant period (September 1, 2024), who are not currently enrolled full- or part-time in a degree-granting institution, and who are not employed full-time as a ceramics teacher at the college level. Please note: a college
degree is not required to apply for this or any NCC award. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: materials and firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, professional development, possible teaching opportunity.
Duration: 6 weeks; approximately January 29–March 8. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Must not be enrolled as a student; BIOPOC and LGBQ artists are
encouraged to apply. Resident must pay for own travel, materials, and cost of living not covered by stipend. Resident must provide own transportation and cost of living expenses. Stipend: $1200. Opportunities and responsibilities: The resident will provide a public lecture (artist talk), meet with each of our senior art majors for a studio visit (typically 30 minute meetings with 12–16 students), and present the results of the residency during an Open Studio at conclusion of the residency. Resident has 24 hour access to private Visiting Artist Studio, access to University classroom studios (i.e. ceramic studio/kilns). Some artist materials are provided. A solo exhibition may be possible depending on scheduling.
Duration: 3 – 12 months with the opportunity to renew. Application Deadline: ongoing. Eligibility requirements: 2 years of ceramic studies, ceramics undergraduate degree preferred. Fee includes: private
studio, materials, firings, and workshop participation. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio work, teaching, studio maintenance, firing kilns, formulating and making glazes.
Duration: 1 year, beginning in late August 2024. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities:
housing and studio space, 1 bisque and 1 glaze firing/month, clay, assistance with marketing and writing grants. Work 15 hours per week teaching, studio maintenance, and events.
Ceramic Resident Artist
Duration: 1 year, beginning in late August 2024. Application Deadline: rolling basis. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: completed bachelor’s degree or significant independent study of ceramics. Willing
to relocate. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: benefits: rent-free living quarters and studio space, 1 bisque and 1 glaze firing per month, clay, career development help (marketing), assistance with writing grants,
gallery contracts, and more. Expectations: 8.75 hours a week includes teaching classes, studio upkeep and maintenance, outreach events, and more.
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: TBA. Accepting new applicants in March 2023. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or BA preferred No residency fees. Residency Includes: semi-private studio,
clay, glaze, firings. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: paid teaching, mentor critiques, exhibition. Opportunities and responsibilities: load kilns, mix glazes, studio maintenance, assist at workshops and events.
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: recently completed undergraduate or graduate degree. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: materials and
firing. Opportunities and responsibilities: semi-private studio with personal storage, group exhibition, maintain studio during two 6-hour weekly shifts.
Visiting Artist Residency
Duration: 1–6 months. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: working as a professional artist for at least 5 years. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: discounted
materials and firing. Opportunities and responsibilities: large semi-private studio, exhibition opportunity, participate in community programming.
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging artists, no degree requirements. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $5000/year, free
glaze materials, private studio, 24/7 access. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition and teaching opportunities. Responsibilities: work 12 hours per week for the studio.
Duration: 11 months from September to July. Application Deadline: May 26. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: BA, BFA, or MFA degree, and have a focus in clay, metals, fiber, or wood. Must be a US citizen.
Artists must provide their own housing and living costs. Residency includes: a semi-private studio, access to full craft studios, digital lab, teaching opportunities, community engagement opportunities, exhibition at end of residency, professional
development in arts administration. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: materials stipend $250 per month; $500 professional development reimbursement fund. Opportunities and responsibilities: artist must be in the studio at least 20 hours per week,
10 hours per week work study, donate to the fundraising auction, and participate in on-site events.
Duration: Up to 2 years. Application Deadline: November 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: résumé, artist statement, letter of intent, contact information, 20 digital images. Residency
includes: studio space, stipend, discounted materials, and firings. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $7500 per year. Opportunities: teaching, exhibitions, sales gallery. Responsibilities: community studio chores, volunteer time during events, open
to public walkthroughs.
Summer Residency
Duration: Summer. Application Deadline: November 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: résumé, artist statement, letter of intent, contact information, 20 digital images. Residency includes:
Studio space, scholarship, discounted materials and firings. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $750 per month. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching, exhibitions, sales gallery. Community studio chores, volunteer time during events, open
to public walkthroughs.
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 2. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent ceramic experience. Fee includes: semi-private studio space, paid teaching opportunities,
gallery representation, solo exhibition. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $2500 annual fellowship, funding available for professional development. Opportunities and responsibilities: 5 hours per week studio and gallery duties, plus time during
community and outreach events, exhibitions.
Wood Fire Resident Artist
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 2. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent plus ample wood-fire experience. Fee includes: semi-private studio space, paid
teaching opportunities, gallery representation, solo exhibition. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $2500 annual fellowship, scholarship opportunities, funding available for professional development. Opportunities and responsibilities: 5 hours per
week studio and gallery duties, plus time during community & outreach events. Management of wood kiln site + lead community class firings.
Short Term Community Residency
Duration: 2–8 weeks. Application Deadline: April 2. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent ceramic experience. Fee includes: access to community studio area or shared work
space, dedicated storage. Stipend: for materials and firing. Opportunities and responsibilities: 5 hours per week studio duties, work shown in sales gallery.
Duration: 2–12 weeks between September 1 – May 1. Application Deadline: May 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: applicant must be a self-directed professional artist, with BFA or equivalent
experience, demonstrate an ability to fulfill residency expectations, and be at least 18 years old. Residency fees: $35 a day. Fee includes: Access to fully furnished shared studio, furnished housing, and discounted materials. Stipend: None. Qualified
candidates that identify as BIPOC or LGBTQ are eligible for an honorarium, used towards residency fees and travel.
Long-term Residency
Duration: up to two years from September 1 – July 31 annually. Application Deadline: April 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: applicant must be a self-directed professional artist, with BFA or
equivalent experience, demonstrate an ability to fulfill residency expectations, and be at least 18 years old. Work exchange program includes: private studio space, furnished housing/utilities, and monthly stipend. Stipend: $850/month, $1200 materials
and firing budget annually, private studio, professional development opportunities, and annual exhibition. Opportunities and responsibilities: contribute 20 hours of work exchange per week in addition to being an active and productive member of
the RLCC Community.
Artist-Invites-Artists (AIA)
Duration: 2–4 weeks between June and August annually. Application Deadline: May 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: emerging through established artists. Invite up to 7 artists plus host artist.
Residency fees: $35 a day. Fee includes: Access to fully furnished shared studio, furnished housing, discounted materials. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: networking with a group of peers.
Duration: 1 to 2 years; August 1, 2024–July 31, 2025. Application Deadline: April 14. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Strong desire to teach all ages, early- to mid-career artists. BFA required,
MFA encouraged. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $400 housing and $120 material stipends each month. Opportunities and responsibilities: private studio, solo exhibition, free kiln firings, many free ceramic materials, sell work
in gallery shop, attend conference. Responsibilities: 15-20 hours per week paid teaching, open studio monitor, paid hours at yearly community events and monthly First Friday events.
Duration: one week to 5 months between June 1 and November 1. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee: $22. Eligibility requirements: open to all areas in the arts. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities
and responsibilities: contribute 12 hours of labor/week to maintain art farm.
Duration: 3 months between January and April, and May and August, and 2 months between September and November 2024. Application Deadline: April 1 and August 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: open
to US and international artists, must not be enrolled as a student. No residency fees. Residency includes: private live/work studio, utilities, WiFi. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1250 monthly stipend and one-time $750 travel stipend.
Duration: 3 months to 1 Year. Application Deadline: Open. Application fee: $5. Eligibility requirements: BA in ceramics minimum, ability to lift 50 pounds. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: studio
access, discount on clay and firings, up to $100 per week in stipend depending on responsibilities, representation online and in gallery. Opportunities and responsibilities: residency duties may include 25 hours per week supporting: kiln-tech
duties, teaching, retail, assisting workshops, general maintenance, and exhibition set up. Resident is often included in outside gallery shows, commissions, and is invited to participate in off-site events and workshops.
Duration: 2–6 weeks. Application Deadline: February 10 for Fall-Winter 2024–2025. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: no students. Fee includes: lodging, private studio, meals, travel awards,
and financial aid. Stipends: travel reimbursement and financial aid. Stipend includes: private studio, meals, accommodations. Opportunities and responsibilities: MacDowell provides time and individual studio space in an inspiring environment to
artists of all ages and in all stages of their creative practice.
Duration: June - August. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: working knowledge of studio equipment and materials and good customer service skills are required. No
residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $4,200, lodging, and meals. Opportunities and responsibilities: assisting workshops and visiting instructors, firing kilns including an anagama, gallery show and sales, instruction, and networking.
Artist Residency
Duration: 2 weeks–1 month. Application Deadline: July 1. Application fee: $5. Eligibility requirements: open to all artists but must have experience with all equipment and work independently. No residency
fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $250 per week. Includes: studio access and lodging, includes utilities but not materials. Opportunities and responsibilities: uninterrupted time in one of our fully equipped studios within a supportive artistic
community.
Duration: July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025. Application Deadline: March 31. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging to mid-career ceramic artists. Residency
fee: $650/month. Fees include: on-campus shared residence in 2 bedroom/2 bath home that includes an independent studio, all utilities, each of two AiRs will have a bedroom and full bath at opposite ends of home. Also, 24-hour access to main
studio and glaze room and a show in TCC gallery at end of residency. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Paid
teaching, paid private lessons, paid studio tech, and discounts on materials. Work
12 hours per week (6 paid) and studio engagement.
Duration: 2+ weeks. Application Deadline: January 15. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. Residency fees: All accepted applicants receive a Craigardan scholarship which reduces the residency fee to $500 per
week. Fee includes: housing, studio, utilities, farm share, stocked pantry, cost-free workshops. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $700 scholarships for all accepted applicants; work exchange and fellowships. Opportunities and responsibilities:
Flexible residency terms including no set duration for residencies, specific project proposals, or deliverables. Opportunities for gallery sales, exhibition, firings, raw materials for purchase, teaching and public presentations.
Resident Internship
Duration: 3–6 months. Application Deadline: January 15. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. No fee. Stipend: yes. Interns receive housing, farm share, stocked pantry, mentorship, work exchange, fully
equipped clay studio. Stipend: $500 materials and firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: work 30 hours per week, 15–20 hours per week in studio, gallery sales.
Duration: One or two years. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: hard working, independent, willing and able to make functional work, and see the needs of the shop. No residency
fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: ample studio space with propane high-fire kilns, wood fired kiln, stoneware clay; opportunity to sell in our gallery and studio sales, teach classes. Required: 15 hours of studio work per
week including clay and glaze making, kiln loading, and cleaning.
Duration: 1–3 months. Application Deadline: September 15, 2023 for a 2024 residency. Clay artists and non-clay artists interested in clay welcome. Eligibility requirements: may not be enrolled in a degree
program. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $3000 (dependent on grant funding), private studio in a shared space, free access to all stocked materials, access to gas and electric firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: work
in studio five days per week, formal or informal teaching.
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or MFA preferred. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: firing 1500 pounds of clay. Opportunities and responsibilities:
artists in residence have private work space, 24/7 access, materials at cost, teaching opportunities, exhibits, 10 hours per week studio duties.
Duration: Summer: June 1–August 31. Application Deadline: May 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Have or be working towards a BFA, BS, or MFA in ceramics, and be willing to assist or teach in summer
camp program. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $200 per month stipend, free workshops and classes. Opportunities and responsibilities: free semi-private studio space, free living space (if needed), free firing, opportunities
to teach/assist classes, free workshops, access to full facility. Work 15 hours/week as studio technician or as teacher’s assistant.
Artist in Residence
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: May 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA, BS, or MFA preferred with a concentration in ceramics, but not required. No residency fees. Residency includes: modest
living accommodations (if needed), use of fully equipped semi-private studio 100 square foot space. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $200 per month. Opportunities: solo show, teach classes, attend workshops. Responsibilities: Working 15 regularly
scheduled hours each week. Help with our fundraising event, including making at least 100 bowls for our Annual Chili Bowl Fundraiser.
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA required, kiln loading experience, glaze mixing experience. No residency fees. No stipend. Residency includes:
firings, glazes, studio space, communal tools. Opportunities: teaching opportunities, solo exhibition, sell work in Little Gem Artisan Store. Responsibilities: Grow in artist practice by making work; 10 hours/week studio maintenance (load kilns,
mix glazes, studio upkeep).
Duration: 1–5 months May–October 2024, communal housing or stand-alone cottages. Application Deadline: Visit website for application date and deadline: www.woodstockguild.org/ceramics-air-program. Application Fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: all skill levels may apply; working knowledge of ceramics process and studio equipment. Fee includes: $800
plus materials and firing fees for communal housing (or stand-alone cottages, prices vary). housing and studio. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: ceramics fellowship–general need opportunities from $100–400. Teaching possibilities for
longer term residencies. Stipend can be used towards housing or materials. Opportunities and responsibilities: internships available 20 hours a week in exchange for housing and studio.
Duration: 1.5–3 years. Application Deadline: ongoing. Eligibility requirements: desire to pursue a career in clay. No residency fees. Residency includes a one-time stipend of $500. Project application required
to receive funds. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibitions, teaching, assisting workshops, studio maintenance, gallery sales, firing kilns, etc.
Duration: Fall, winter/spring, summer. Application Deadline: TBD. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: minimum age: 21. Current students are not eligible. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $6000 living, materials,
and travel stipend (US-based artists only; due to the limitations of B-1 visas, international artists are not eligible to receive stipends). Opportunities and responsibilities: public and artist engagement, all artists-in-residence are required
to participate in at least one public program, on-site or off-site.
The Bascom’s Dave Drake Studio Barn Teaching Resident Artist Clay Program
Duration: Three months during the summer; start and end dates flexible. Application Deadline: Ongoing. Fee includes: resident artist will have a dedicated work area in the studio, and will also share some of the duties
of maintaining the studio, including loading/unloading, mixing glaze, and other studio upkeep. For their own artistic production, the resident artist will receive 250 pounds of studio clay per month, glazing and firing. Opportunity to sell work
in the studio (60/40 split); public presentations are also a possibility. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000/month and housing provided. Opportunities and responsibilities: 35 hours/week of teaching students with a range of abilities, and mentoring
of open studio members.
Winter Resident Artist Program
Duration: December 8, 2023–January 14, 2024. Application Deadline: October 29, 2023. Opportunities and responsibilities: Solo exhibition on display from January 13–May 11, 2024, public reception,
free housing, $1,000 in supplies, 24-Hour studio access, Marketing and promotion of residency experience.
Duration: 10 months; September 2024–May 2025. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: applicants should be self-motivated, enjoy teaching, and want to contribute through
service to the community and school. Previous teaching experience, or a desire to gain teaching experience, is preferred. No residency fees. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Residents receive free housing, utilities, and studio
space. Residents may assist staff with various campus duties at, as needed. Residents may sell work through Pocosin’s gallery. Residents are compensated for teaching and are expected to teach one 2.5-hour youth class and one 3-hour adult
class per week.
Spring Residency
Duration: 1–3 weeks; April 2024. Application Deadline: February 5. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: applicants must be 21 years of age or older and capable of working independently in a shared
studio. Residency Fees: $250/week + housing ($125–300 per week, depending on selection). No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: This program is intended to provide artists with one to three weeks to pursue their work in one of three
studios: ceramics, metals/jewelry, and woodworking. There is also a “flex studio” for projects that don’t fit into these categories. Residents may also schedule time in the Smith Lab to use digital fabrication equipment including
3D printers, a laser cutter, and a vinyl cutter. Each studio will be staffed with a monitor from 10am until 5pm to help with any equipment or studio-related questions. Please note that monitors are not expected to provide instruction and residents
are expected to be capable of working independently. Residents may work individually or in collaboration with other artists.
Summer Residency
Duration: May 20-29, 2024. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: applicants must be 21 years of age or older and capable of working independently in a shared studio. Residency
fees: $500 plus housing ($250–600, depending on selection). No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: This program is intended to provide artists with ten days to pursue their work in one of three studios: ceramics, metals/jewelry,
and woodworking. There is also a “flex studio” for projects that don’t fit into these categories. Residents may also schedule time in the Smith Lab to use digital fabrication equipment including 3D printers, laser cutter, and
vinyl cutter. Each studio will be staffed with a monitor from 10 am until 5 pm to help with any equipment or studio-related questions. Please note that monitors are not expected to provide instruction and residents are expected to be capable of
working independently. Residents may work individually or in collaboration with other artists.
Duration: 1–2 weeks in 2024. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: submission of a completed application and résumé/CV. No residency fees. Stipend: no.
Wildacres Environmental Artist-In-Residence Program
Duration: 1–2 weeks in 2024. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: submission of a completed application and résumé/CV. Open to artists, scientists and other
professionals engaging with ambitious ideas and who are activity-focused on current global environmental issues. No residency fees. Stipend: no.
Duration: variable. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: early- to mid-career artist working in ceramics. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000 per month, some
materials, free firings. Shared private studio with one student. No housing. Opportunities and responsibilities: 15 hours per week doing studio maintenance, glaze/clay mixing, kiln loading, lab hours with students. Exhibit during AiR, leave bisque
ware for the boneyard.
Duration: 3 months. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Residency fees: $290 per month for housing, firing fees
and materials. Fee includes: studio space. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: 300lbs of STARworks Clay. Opportunities and responsibilities: sales through STARworks Gallery. Responsibilities include: give one public artist’s talk, leave two
pieces of work for the STARworks collection.
STARworks Ceramics Internship
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Residency fees include: housing, firing fees, and materials.
Stipend: $1000 per month, 300 pounds of STARworks Clay every 6 months. Opportunities and responsibilities: sales through STARworks Gallery. Responsibilities include: give one public artist’s talk, leave two pieces of work for the STARworks
collection, work 20 hours/week in the studio and supply shop.
STARworks Ceramics Clay-Making Internship
Duration: 2 years. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Residency fees: your own housing, firing fees, and materials.
Fee includes: studio space. Stipend: $1200 per month, 300 pounds of STARworks Clay every 6 months. Opportunities and responsibilities: sales through STARworks Gallery. Responsibilities include: Give one public artist’s talk, leave two pieces
of work for the STARworks collection, work 20 hours/week in the studio, supply shop, and clay factory.
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: March 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BA, BFA, MFA, or equivalent. No residency fees. Residency includes: Semi-private studio space, access to the
community studios and glaze lab. Resident receives SSVA cost on all materials, clay, and glazes. Residents receive free bisque and glaze firings at the discretion of the director of ceramics. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: residents
are given the opportunity to teach at Sawtooth. Teaching positions are paid. Residents are encouraged to have work for sale in our sales gallery and are given the opportunity to schedule an exhibit in the SSVA Gallery. Work an average of 7 hours
per week during assigned weekly shifts. During this time residents fulfill obligations for studio needs.
Wood Fire Artist in Residence Program
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: March 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: a strong and developed body of work, have previous experience firing wood kilns, feel comfortable directing
firings, possess a strong work ethic, and have a desire to work within a community setting. No residency fees. Residency includes: semi-private studio space, access to the community studios and glaze lab. Resident receives SSVA cost on all materials,
clay, and glazes. Residents receive free bisque and glaze firings at the discretion of the director of ceramics. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: residents are given the opportunity to teach at Sawtooth. Teaching positions are
paid. Residents are encouraged to have work for sale in our sales gallery and are given the opportunity to schedule an exhibit in the SSVA Gallery. Work an average of 7 hours per week during assigned weekly shifts. During this time residents fulfill
obligations for studio needs.
Duration: 1 Year. Application Deadline: January 1 or June 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: 20 images of artwork, résumé, 3 letters of recommendation, statement of goals, online application.
No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: free housing, organizing workshops, teaching, free studio space, gallery sales, firing kilns, job options at local clay businesses, studio maintenance.
Duration: 1–3 months. Application Deadline: April 1. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artist working either functionally or sculpturally, ability to work independently, must not be enrolled full or part-time in school. No residency fees. Stipend: $50 monthly. Responsibilities: continuous pursuit of work, 8 hours per week studio teaching or technical support, participate in studio community, teach one class per session, donate one piece of your work to QCC. Opportunities: 24 hour access to the studio and facilities, private studio space, exhibition and sale space, paid additional teaching opportunities, access to glaze kitchen, and more.
Ceramic Artist in Residence
Duration: 1 Year. Application Deadline: April 1. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artist working either functionally or sculpturally, ability to work independently, must not be enrolled full or part-time in school. No residency fees. Stipend: $50 monthly. Responsibilities: continuous pursuit of work, 8 hours per week studio teaching or technical support, participate in studio community, teach one class per session, donate one piece of your work to QCC. Opportunities: 24 hour access to the studio and facilities, private studio space, exhibition and sale space, paid additional teaching opportunities, access to glaze kitchen, and more.
Duration: 1 week–1 year. Application Deadline: Rolling. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Funded: Must be Oregon resident, not a student Un-Funded: Must be over 18. No residency fees.
Residency includes: Lodging, studio use. Unfunded residents can camp for free. Stipend: $1,000 one time for funded residents. Opportunities: Exhibition in on-site gallery, wood firing, employment connection. Responsibilities: Clean up after
yourself. Funded residents must work a minimum of 16 days.
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 15. Eligibility requirements: Designed for developing, emerging, or established artists. BFA or Bachelor’s degree with equivalent life experience in their
craft or teaching but not necessary. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Free materials, firings, and studio space with 24-hour access. Living space, on or off campus depending on availability. May be shared apartment with other
residents in ceramics or metals. Free ceramics and metals classes and workshops. Opportunities: First-year resident: Payment for classes ($600 for 8 weeks) and open studio ($30 per session), driving vans for high school student pick up for after-school
programming ($40 roundtrip), and odd job commissions. Second year resident: $1250 Monthly stipend. Responsibilities: First-year resident: classes (for 8 weeks) and open studio, driving vans for high school student pick up for after school programming
(roundtrip), and odd job commissions.
Duration: TBA. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: general ceramics background. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: studio space and materials. Opportunities and
responsibilities: tile and mosaic making.
Duration: 2–4 weeks. Application Deadline: rolling. No eligibility requirements! We host artists with all levels of experience. We do hope artists come with minimal appreciation for firing process
though, as this is independently done. Residency fees: $200–250/week, includes housing accommodations in apartments. Cost of residency includes: 24/7 access to L.a. Studio studio spaces including throwing wheels and kiln, housing accommodations
shared with other artists in apartments upstairs, gym access. Stipend: no. Opportunities: includes invitation to sell work in on-site shop. Responsibilities: No required responsibilities aside from cleaning up after oneself. Artists are invited
to host classes for the local community and collect fees shared with L.a. Studio while in residence.
The Clay Studio Resident Artist Program with Zeldin Fellowship and Windgate Fellowship
Duration: 1–3 years. Application Deadline: April 1. Eligibility requirements: High quality of artwork with ceramics as primary material. No residency fees. Fee includes: studio space with fee-based firings and
materials. Stipend: Zeldin and Windgate Fellowship $250 stipend/month. Stipend includes: $250/month stipend for full residency duration (up to three years), solo exhibition, inclusion in multiple group shows. Opportunities and responsibilities:
one solo exhibition, teaching opportunities, grant-writing assistance, free studio, shop sales, access to brand new kilns, glaze mixing facility, community support. Volunteer responsibility—4 sessions per year volunteer teaching in the free
Community Studio.
Duration: 8–9 months between Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Applicants should have a BFA or MFA in ceramics or have an established practice
and body of work. No residency fees. Residency includes: a semi-private studio space, access to all PCA&M equipment, 600 pounds of studio clay, studio glazes, access to all studio firings, and a supportive community of artists. Stipend: modest
cash stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching opportunities, sales opportunities and an exhibition. Residents are required to work 15–20 hours per week on studio maintenance and supervision.
Duration: June–August (10 weeks). Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $30 (USD). No residency fees. Residency includes: housing and studio space. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $2500 stipend (for travel,
living, and material expenses). Group exhibition, teach classes, sell work in gallery shop. Opportunities and responsibilities: participate in GoggleWorks studio community, complete works for culminating experience by August 4, 2023.
Duration: 9 months with possible extension through June and July. Application Deadline: May 31. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Residency includes: Materials
budget, firings, 500 sq. ft. semi-private studio, free housing with utilities included. Free use of Epilogue laser cutter/engraver, printmaking and painting studios. Stipend: No. Opportunities and responsibilities: Teach adult classes for pay,
solo exhibition at residency end, sell work in scheduled art sales, access to our network of professionals. Responsibilities: 24 hours/week studio maintenance, loading kilns and teaching youth arts classes.
Duration: 1–12 months. Application Deadline: March 1st; ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging, mid-career, students all welcome. Please see the website. No residency fees. Residency
includes: 24/7 studio access, personal storage/work space, monthly complimentary electric firings, community cohort. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Merit Fellowship, Kiln Fellowship. Our fellowships support established artists and community leaders
with full access to our studio and tools. Kiln and Merit Fellows receive a monthly stipend of $500 in exchange for overseeing and management of the shared ceramics studio. The Kiln and Merit Fellowships are a year-long commitment, fellows should
demonstrate exceptional craftsmanship, technical proficiency, dedication to their practice as well as a desire to be part of a diverse community. Opportunities and responsibilities: work 20 hours a month.
True Inspiration Artist in Residence at Furman University
Duration: 6 weeks–4 months in Spring Semester Term (Jan–April). Application Deadline: May 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Artist residing in North America, MFA or a record
of equivalent professional achievement. No residency fees. Residency includes: 24 hr access to Art building facilities, 850 square foot private studio space. Housing, meals, and materials are not provided and are at the expense of the invited
artist. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $6000 total; use of departmental equipment and facilities are included. Opportunities: Solo exhibition during residency, option to teach an introductory studio course at our generous adjunct rate, must
offer at least two student oriented workshops during residency. Responsibilities: 20 hours/week during regular hours in studio, create a body of work for a solo exhibition and artist talk as a culmination of the residency, offer two student-facing
workshops, and hold open studios during two Furman Art Gallery receptions.
Duration: 11 months (June–May). Application Deadline: January 15, 2024. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: emerging artist. Residency includes: Room, board, studio, stipend, professional development, exhibitions,
teaching, open studios. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: monthly stipend; room, board, studio included. Opportunities and responsibilities: Exhibitions, teach classes, sell work in Showcase Gallery, attend workshops, professional development. 10
hours/week work for the school for a variety of departments. Example: exhibition installation, event participation, conference attendance.
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist In Residence
Duration: 3 months–1 year. Application Deadline: March 1, 2024. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: work in the studio 2 days per week. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities:
exhibitions, studio visits with local curators and collectors, possible teaching opportunities, kiln available on-site.
Duration: 1 year (with the possibility of a second year). Application Deadline: March 1 or until filled. Eligibility requirements: MFA in ceramics. No residency fees. Fee includes: materials and firing. An exhibition
at MSU Texas. Mentorship and professional development with employment materials. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $6000 per year, reasonably priced on-campus housing with utilities, and the possibility of teaching one class per semester at $2500
per class. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio management and maintenance, including but not limited to loading and unloading kilns, mixing clay, mixing glazes and firing kilns. Teaching a continuing education wheel throwing class. Possibility
of teaching one class per semester at $2500 per class.
Duration: 2–6 weeks. Application Deadline: January 15, May 15, September 15. Application fee: $30. Fee includes: studio space, lodging, and meals. Stipend: no.
VCCA International Residency Program, Moulin a Nef, Auvillar, France
Duration: March–November. Application Deadline: September 15th. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: artists who have been in residence at the VCCA. Residency fees: $80 per day. Fee includes: private
studio, private bedroom with shared bath, and some meals; partial scholarships available. Opportunities and responsibilities: community interaction.
Duration: 3–12 months. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent for 9-month or longer residency; two semesters of ceramics for 3-month residency. Residency
fees: $575 per month. Fee includes: housing, studio, and facilities. Stipend: no. Part-time work available.
Duration: 1–3 years. Application Deadline: ongoing. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA. Residency fees: $365. Fee includes: private studio, access to equipment and facilities. Stipend: no. Opportunities and
responsibilities: 18 hours per week in the studio and gallery; teaching, assistantship, exhibition, and sales opportunities.
Duration: 1–3 years starting September 2024. Application Deadline: April 26. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA, BA, MFA preferred. No residency fees. No stipend. Cost of residency:
Volunteer 5 hours a week. Cost of residency includes: Free 24/7 studio access, materials, and firings. Opportunities: Teaching a community education course, group exhibition in the PUB Gallery of Art. Responsibilities: volunteer 5 hours a week,
be a professional presence in the studio, and contribute to a creative and healthy studio environment.
Duration: TBA. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: actively pursuing a career in the ceramic arts. No degree requirement. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $750
annual materials and firing stipend, $1200 annual living stipend, opportunity to apply for $10,000 project grant. Opportunities: community engagement, teaching, exhibitions, artist talk. Responsibilities: 20 hours per week studio practice, 2 hours
per week shop jobs.
Duration: 3 months. Application Deadline: February 1. Eligibility requirements: emerging and established artists. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: modest weekly stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities:
24-hour access to studio space, industrial materials, use of equipment, technical assistance, photographic services, housing, and round-trip transportation.
Duration: varies, long term and short term. Application Deadline: ongoing. Eligibility requirements: open to local, Australian, and International ceramic artists of all skill levels. Residency fees: $400 per week,
with a 10% discount for residencies of 4 weeks or longer. Additional to this is a one-off service fee of $60 and a refundable $400 bond (all fees are in Australian dollars). Fee includes: artist accommodation, exclusive use of the studio, internet,
and utilities. They also include artist support and assistance in facilitation of the projects and some firing costs, pending on the size of works. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: If talks and workshops are of interest to you
during your residency, this is possible to organize.
Duration: February 10–June 27–4 months in 2024; or August 10–November 28–3 months in 2024. Application Deadline: TBA. Eligibility requirements: 4 years of experience. Residency fees: $1088
($1000 euros). Fee includes: flight ticket. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $250 monthly. Opportunities: Solo exhibition, teach classes, and attend workshop. Responsibilities: work 20 hours/week as studio technician or during business.
Duration: 2–6 months. Application Deadline: January 31 or July 31. Eligibility requirements: artists working in the area. Residency fees: $91 and a security deposit. Fee includes: studio space
(equipped with home appliances and furnished), common room, storeroom, laundry, a large multi-use room. All studios have Wi-Fi and are cleaned once a week. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, teach classes and workshops,
open studios, talk and conversations with art students, gallerists, curators, journalists, etc. Participate (as a speaker) in FAAP’s Seminars on Contemporary Investigations and in our open studios.
Duration: May 5–June 8. Application Deadline: January 10, 2024. Application fee: $65 CAD ($35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous). Eligibility requirements: This residency is for visual artists who have
completed formal training at the post-secondary level, or who have equivalent experience and recognition from their peers. Residency fees: program fee: $7183.50+GST. Program fee with financial aid: $2414+GST. Fee includes: single room, full flex
meal plan, gym membership, participant resources, and studios and facilities. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: Participants are provided with a studio, accessible 24 hours a day, as well as access to our extensive facilities.
Duration: 6 weeks in August. Application Deadline: March 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Having an art practice that is predominantly focused in clay. No residency fees. Residency includes: cost
of some materials and firings, studio equipment and space, opportunity for lodging. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: group exhibition, host an artist talk, host a community engagement project.
Denmark
Guldagergaard International Ceramic Residency Centre
Duration: 1 Month up to 1 year. Application Deadline: February 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging artists, professional artists Residency fees: $7200 DKK/month. Fee includes: accommodation,
studio space, access to the studio collection, access to all facilities. Stipend: yes.
Duration: 1 week to 3 months between May 2024–February 2025. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: 3 years of experience in ceramics. Residency fee: $653 (USD), €600
for 1 month; $1088 (USD), €1000 total for 2 months; $1469 (USD), €1350 total for 3 months. Application ongoing. Fee includes: space to work, equipment, some materials. Instruction is available for an addition price, for private lessons.
Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio maintenance, exhibitions, installations, teaching, assisting workshops.
Duration: 1–6 months. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: The Center for Ceramics —Berlin Residency Program is designed for artists, potters, sculptors, designers
and art historians working in clay or who have a background in ceramics. Residency fees: $1235 (USD), €1250. Fee includes: studio space, bedroom incl. all bedding, towels etc, use of kitchen, dining room, library, washer/dryer, WiFi. 24/7
studio access. Residents are welcome to bring their partner. Stipend: no.
Artist-In-Residency on the Greek Island of Skopelos
Duration: 2 weeks–2 months. Application Deadline: Rolling. Application fee: $200 (USD) credited toward the total cost. Eligibility requirements: formal application reviewed and approved by our board of directors.
Residency fees: $650 (USD) for 2 weeks. Fee includes: some supplies and the use of the studio. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: interact with the local community.
Duration: 1 month (longer if required). Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging artists, professional artists, teachers. Residency fees: $1500 (USD) per month (approx).
Cost of residency includes: Accommodation, studio space, use of all facilities and equipment, technical assistance. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Possibility for exhibition, attend workshops.
Winter Residency
Duration: 6 weeks (January/February, 2024). Application Deadline: October 30. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging artists, professional artists, teachers. Residency fees: $1500 (USD). Cost of residency
includes: accommodation, studio space, use of all facilities and equipment, technical assistance. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Possibility for exhibition. We are offering this 6-week Winter Residency at a special reduced price.
Duration: 8 weeks. Application Deadline: August 31. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: professional artist actively working in the ceramics field. Residency fees: lodgings cost +/- $700/month. Residency
includes: studio space with shelving, work table, and wheel. Materials: clay, glazes, equipment, resources, kilns, firings costs. Lodging not included. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: possible (not required) exhibition, presentation,
donate one finished work.
Duration: 1–2 months between January 2024–January 2025. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Ceramic artists with at least 3 years experience. Residency
fees: $282 (€260) per week for residency/Kiln firings and materials charged separately. There is limited accommodation available beside the studio $392 (€360) per week, private room shared bathroom. Residency includes: Studio space,
access to equipment - wheels, slab roller, extruder, spray booth, electric kilns (Materials and firings not included). No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Possibility to present to / meet local artists, attend workshops.
2023/24 Residencies for International Artists in the Historical Center of Rome
Duration: 4–5 weeks between March and December 2024 in set periods. Application Deadline: 3 application deadlines: March 1 (Summer 2024 residencies), June 1 (Fall 2024 residencies), November 1 (Spring 2025 residencies).
No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging and mid-career artists, ability to work independently, no enrolled undergraduate students. Residency fees: $500 USD per week. Residency includes: Studio space, use of equipment, technical
support, final group show. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: final group show. Donation of one piece (optional).
2023/24 Residencies for International Artists in the Countryside of Rome
Duration: 4–5 weeks between March and December 2024 in set periods. Application Deadline: 3 application deadlines: March 1 (Summer 2024 residencies), June 1 (Fall 2024 residencies), November 1 (Spring 2025 residencies).
No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging and mid-career artists, ability to work independently, no enrolled undergraduate students. Residency fees: $750 USD per week. Residency includes: Private studio space, 1-bedroom house with
garden, technical support, final group show. Materials and firings not included. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: final group show. Donation of one piece (optional).
Duration: 5 weeks, extendable; residency dates not predetermined but are proposed by the artist and mutually decided. Application Deadline: see website. Application fee: $35 (USD) donation to youth music scholarship
fund. Eligibility requirements: national and international artists at least 20 years of age. Residency fees: $662 (USD) per week; partial tuition-reduction option offered. Feeds include: 36 hours local master instruction; private bedroom; meals;
24/7 access to stocked kitchen; utilities; Wi-Fi; housekeeping; project guidance, critique by staff; 24/7 studio space; ceramics materials/supplies. On-site kiln, assistance with kiln and firings. No stipend. Opportunities: hands-on instruction
with diverse clay bodies from the region of Cusco. Instruction is focused on learning and experimentation with traditional techniques including burnishing, clay slips, pressing techniques, and traditional carvings. Responsibilities: This is a
program with academic content; artists actively engage in critical discussions and cultural exchange.
Duration: flexible at 6-8 weeks; residency dates not predetermined but are proposed by the artist and mutually decided. Application Deadline: see website. Application fee: $35 (USD) donation to youth music scholarship
fund. Eligibility requirements: national and international artists at least 20 years of age. Residency fees: $662 (USD) per week; partial tuition-reduction option offered. Fees include: private bedroom; meals; 24/7 access to stocked kitchen; utilities;
WiFi; housekeeping; 36 hours master assistance; project guidance, critique by staff; 24-hour studio space; ceramics materials/supplies. On-site gas kiln, assistance with kiln/firings. No stipend. Opportunities: produce a variety of work on-site
at Arquetopia or at our partnered studio in Cholula and includes technique assistance and supervision from our experienced and local master ceramist from the community. Responsibilities: This is a program with academic content. Artists actively
engage in reading, critical discussions, and cultural exchange.
Pre-Columbian Ceramics Instructional Residency–Cusco, Peru
Duration: 5 weeks, extendable; residency dates not predetermined but are proposed by the artist and mutually decided. Application Deadline: see website. Application fee: $35 (USD) donation to youth music scholarship
fund. Eligibility requirements: national and international artists at least 20 years of age. Residency fees: $662 (USD) per week; partial tuition-reduction option offered. Fees include: 36 hours local master instruction; private bedroom; meals;
24/7 access to stocked kitchen; utilities; Wi-Fi; housekeeping; project guidance, critique by staff; 24/7 studio space; ceramics materials/supplies; assistance with kiln and firings. No stipend. Opportunities: hands-on instruction with diverse
clay bodies from the region of Cusco. Instruction is focused on learning and experimentation with traditional techniques including burnishing, clay slips, pressing techniques, and traditional carvings. Responsibilities: This is a program with
academic content; artists actively engage in critical discussions and cultural exchange.
Duration: 1–2 months. Application Deadline: Ongoing, submissions jury reviewed every 8 weeks. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging, mid-career and older ceramic artists. Residency
fees: $1600 per month. Fees include: materials, studio space, lodging in downtown Barcelona, and orientation. Firings available for a fee. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching workshop, sell work in gallery shop, community
presentation of your work. Personal studio and lodging area upkeep.
Residencies
Want to switch up your surroundings and devote a period of time to focusing on your practice, research, and making? A residency or fellowship might be just the thing. Contact the venues for current information and details. Does your organization offer a residency that isn’t included here? Fill out our online form to be included in the next listing.
US Residencies
International Residencies
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U.S. Forest Service
Girdwood, AK; www.fs.usda.gov/goto/votw.
Voices of the Wilderness Alaskan Artist Residency
Duration: June–August, residencies average 7–9 days. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: must be comfortable camping/traveling in backcountry. Residency fees: artists are responsible for getting themselves to and from Alaska. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: work with the US Forest Service, National Park Service, or US Fish and Wildlife Service. Artists engage in wilderness stewardship projects, donate a piece of artwork and give a community extension.
California
Heartwood Mountain Sanctuary
Garberville, CA; art@heartwoodhub.com; www.heartwoodhub.com/about/art-department/resident-artists.
Resident Artist
Duration: 4 weeks between Jan. 2024 and Dec. 2024. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: a demonstrated commitment to ceramics and clear goals for the residency. Residency fee: $1100. Residency includes: private housing, utilities, access to studio space, pool (seasonal), hot tub, and sauna. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: mentorship opportunities. Resident artists are expected to be actively engaged in their work. Allowances are made for travel off campus that supports their residency.
Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino, CA; marketing@mendocinoartcenter.org; www.mendocinoartcenter.org.
Teaching Artist in Residence
Duration: September 1–July 31. Application Deadline: April 1. Fee: $45. Eligibility requirements: applicant must be a self-directed artist, with BFA or equivalent experience. Portfolio of images, professional references, and interview required of finalists. No residency fees. Cost of residency: 7-hours of work trade per week. Residency includes: Semi-private studio space and discounts on materials and firings. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: Furnished apartment with kitchenette and paid teaching opportunities.
Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project
Middletown, CA; cobbartandecology@gmail.com; www.cobbartandecology.org.
Long Term Residency
Duration: 10 months; Sept 1–June 30 or 1 year Sept 1–Aug 31. Application Deadline: March 1 for consideration. Rolling applications are accepted. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging and mid-career artists. Residency fee includes: Housing costs; rent and utilities. Materials, firing fees and fuel costs are the responsibility of the resident. Please see website for details. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Firing workshops, in-person and online sales and exhibition opportunities, possible teaching off-site. Responsibilities: Be an active member of the resident community. Dedication to work a minimum of 20 hrs in your studio per week. Work-trade 5-10 hours per week. Required participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
Wood-fire Residency
Duration: 1 year; Sept 1–Aug 31. Application Deadline: March 15 for consideration. Rolling applications are accepted. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging and mid-career artists with wood firing experience. Residency fee includes: Housing costs; rent and utilities. Materials, firing fees and fuel costs are the responsibility of the resident. Please see website for details. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Firing workshops, in-person and online sales and exhibition opportunities, possible teaching off-site. Responsibilities: Be an active member of the resident community. Dedication to work a minimum of 20 hrs in your studio per week. Work-trade 5-10 hours per week. Required participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
Short Term Residency
Duration: 2 months; July and August. Application Deadline: March 15 for consideration. Rolling applications are accepted. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: mid-career and established artists with suited projects/proposals. Residency fee includes: Housing costs; rent and utilities. Materials, firing fees and fuel costs are the responsibility of the resident. Please see website for details. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Firing workshops, in-person and online sales and exhibition opportunities, possible teaching off-site. Responsibilities: Be an active member of the resident community. Dedication to work a minimum of 20 hrs in your studio per week. Work-trade 5-10 hours per week. Required participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
American Museum of Ceramic Art
Pomona, CA; studiomanager@amoca.org; www.amoca.org.
Artist in Residence at AMOCA
Duration: 1 year (August 2023–July 2024); 1 year (September 2023–August 2024); 1 year (August 2024–July 2025); 1 year (September 2024–August 2025); 6 month (March 2024–September 2024); 6 month (March 2024–September 2024). Application Deadline: January 31, 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Artists with experience firing electric kilns. No residency fees. Residency includes: Materials, firings, studio space, lodging, and teaching opportunities. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $100 a week stipend, housing cost. Opportunities and responsibilities: Teach classes, teach workshops, sell work in gallery shop, attend workshops, submit work for review to be in the permanent collection, travel, etc. Give two artist lectures, attend museum openings, load and fire their own work, participate in studio visits when touring guests around AMOCA.
Clayroom
San Francisco, CA; contact@clayroomsf.com; www.clayroomsf.com/warp
Waller Artist Residency Program
Duration: 3 months: February - May | May - August | August - November. Application Deadline: December 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). No residency fees. Residency includes: provides the 3 resident artists with $250 worth of clay/materials, access to resources at both our Potrero (ceramics studio) and SoMa studios (ceramics and wood shop), free classes, and opportunities to receive mentorship and instructor training. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: kilns, pottery wheels, 35+ glazes, spray booth, slab rollers, drying shelves, projectors, full wood shop, etc. Opportunities and responsibilities: a solo exhibition to showcase work completed by the artist-in-residence where they will provide an artist talk and optionally sell their work. Responsibilities: assist in our member “Power Hours” (small workshops) and studio functions 6 hours per week.
Sonoma Community Center
Sonoma, CA; meg@sonomacommunitycenter.org; sonomacommunitycenter.org/ceramics/ceramics-residency.
Sonoma Ceramics Residency Program
Duration: 6 months, July–Dec (2024), Jan–Jun (2025). Application Deadline: February 15. Application fee: Sliding scale $15–30. No residency fees. Eligibility requirements: US residents only. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: monthly stipend of $750/month, free onsite housing, and free firing and glazing. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition, additional paid teaching, attend classes in other departments at the center, connect with other bay area artists, 20 hours/week of work to support community studio, sales, loading and firing kilns, making glazes, must devote 20 hours a week to working in their studio, and community outreach.
Colorado
Carbondale Clay Center
Carbondale, CO; studio@carbondaleclay.org; www.carbondaleclay.org
Carbondale Clay Center Artist Residency Program
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 8, 2024. Application fee: $20. Eligibility requirements: BFA in ceramics or equivalent. Residency includes: 200-square-foot semi-private studio space. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $100 per month; discounts on clay, materials, and firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibitions; teaching adults, kids, and outreach programs; gallery sales; studio maintenance; programming; firing kilns; artist talks; etc. Responsibilities: 20–30 hours per month helping with studio, gallery, and special-event tasks, i.e. firing kilns, mixing clay and glazes, studio cleanup, gallery install/deinstall, contribution of a piece, active studio making, etc.
Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Snowmass Village, CO; lderoualle@andersonranch.org; www.andersonranch.org
Artist-In-Residence
Duration: Fall 2024 (10 weeks from October–December) and Spring 2025 (5 weeks from mid-March to mid-April). Application Deadline: February 18, 2024. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: each artist must submit a current portfolio of work. Residency fees: $750/5 weeks and $1500/10 weeks, plus $100 studio fee. Fee includes: housing, meals, and studio space. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: a select group of the 32 residencies are fully funded fellowships awarded by the jury panel.
Connecticut
Guilford Art Center
Guilford, CT; ceramics@guilfordartcenter.org; www.guilfordartcenter.org
Resident Potter Position
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: open. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA in ceramics preferred. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: access to communal studio, shelving. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio maintenance, monitoring open-studio times, teaching, gallery exhibition.
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Winterthur
Winterthur, DE; academicprograms@winterthur.org; www.winterthur.org/apply-for-research-fellowship-program.
Research Fellowship Program
Duration: 1–9 months. Application Deadline: January 15, 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: see website. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: Research our historical collections to inspire and shape your artistic practice. Studio space not provided but stipend can support work in your studio after time in residence.
Florida
Morean Center for Clay
St. Petersburg, FL; Kodi.Thompson@moreanartscenter.org; www.moreanartscenter.org;
Morean Center for Clay Artist in Residence
Duration: 1 year with ability to reapply for a second year. Application Deadline: April 30, 2024. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. Residency fees: no. Stipend: no. Residency includes: Resident Artists work 8 hours a week in trade for 24/7 studio and facilities access, free firings, and clay discounts. Opportunities and responsibilities: paid work and teaching opportunities including teaching 6-week Clay Courses and one-time Clay Experiences. Residents can also teach 2- to 5-day clay workshops throughout the year. 20-25 hours of optional paid work is available for each resident artist. Loading/Unloading Kilns, Studio Maintenance, Mixing Glazes, Firing Atmospheric Kilns, Cleaning Studios, Assisting with Exhibitions and Workshops, Assisting Members and Students.
Armory Art Center
West Palm Beach, FL; mark.walnock@armoryart.org; www.armoryart.org;
Ceramics Artist In Residence
Duration: 9 months. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: teaching experience. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000 per month. Opportunities and responsibilities: 20 hours per week on premises, community outreach, studio monitoring, workshop assistance, gallery exhibition, firing kilns, and teaching opportunities.
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The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences
Contact: Dayna Thacker, 105 Hambidge Ct., Rabun Gap, GA 30568; dthacker@hambidge.org; www.hambidge.org; 706-746-7324.
Hambidge Creative Residency Program
Duration: 2–8 weeks. Application Deadline: January 15, April 15, and September 15. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: open to knowledgeable, experienced potters and ceramic sculptors. Not an instructional program. Residency fees: $250/week. Fee includes: private cabin equipped with kitchen and bathroom; dinner 4 nights a week; 24/7 studio access. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: merit-based Distinguished Fellowships are available, which cover the fees for a two-week residency and provide a $700 stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: help clean the facilities, pay deposit/firing.
Art Center West
Roswell, GA 30075;
aargentina@roswellgov.com; www.roswellclaycollective.com
Residency
Duration: 12–24 months. Application Deadline: May 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: MFA, BFA, or equivalent experience. . Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000 per month. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio maintenance: 25 hours per week and 3 hours per week teaching community classes. Includes housing (utilities included), studio space, and exhibition. Teaching opportunities and part-time hours available.
Illinois
Lillstreet Art Center
Chicago, IL; mary@lillstreet.com; https://lillstreet.com
Artist in Residence in Ceramics
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: May 1, 2024. Application fee: $20. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $400 per month, 24/7 access, semi-private studio, firings and materials included. Opportunities and responsibilities: Teaching residency, expect to be teaching 2 classes and workshops, year-end exhibition, 20 contact hours per week: 10–12 hours of studio maintenance and 10 hours personal professional development.
Indiana
New Harmony Clay Project
New Harmony, IN; nhclayproject@gmail.com; https://nhclayproject.org
New Harmony Clay Project
Duration: 1–8 months. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging and established artists holding a BFA or a BA/BS and several years of experience. No direct residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: a monthly stipend to help offset cost of living and reasonable clay materials are provided. Opportunities and responsibilities: NHCP requires one local resident-artist lecture and participation in a group exhibition and provides online representation.
Iowa
Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio
Contact: Ellen Kleckner, 329 10th Ave., SE #117, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401; info@iowaceramicscenter.org; www.iowaceramicscenter.org; 319-365-9644.
Artist in Residence
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 2. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BA, BFA or MFA. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Monthly firing/clay stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, teaching, studio maintenance, gallery sales, firing kilns, community outreach.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Lawrence, KS; kyla@lawrenceartscenter.org; www.lawrenceartscenter.org.
Ceramics Artist in Residence
Duration: August 15–July 31. Application Deadline: March 10. Eligibility requirements: MFA or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Residency includes: some materials, free firings, 24-hour access to other studios and woodshop, a semi-private studio, and furnished housing. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Monthly stipend of $1500, plus $200 per month towards house utilities, $2000 for professional development, $1000 toward medical care, plus 1 free class per session (4 sessions per year). Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, teach 2 classes per session (4 sessions per year), artist talks, workshops, community engagement opportunities. Assist with studio maintenance 12–15 hours per week, teach two classes per session, give at least 3 artist talks.
Kansas State University Department of Art
Contact: Nick Geankoplis, 111 Willard Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506; ngeankoplis@ksu.edu; http://art.ksu.edu;
785-532-6605.
Long Term Residency
Duration: August 15 - July 1. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Must have an MFA. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: private studio space, access to ICRC equipment and common spaces, exhibition opportunities, teaching opportunities as lecturers in the KU Department of Visual Art, and a modest materials stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Residents are expected to contribute 10 hours per week to studio maintenance tasks, give one public artist talk, teach two ceramics courses per semester, and participate in student engagement activities such as critiques and demonstrations once a month during the residency period.
Short Term Residency
Duration: Short term residencies are project based and may be 2–12 weeks in length. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Residency fees: no. Fee includes: There is potential for shared housing with community members during this short term residency. Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: semi-private or private studio space, access to ICRC equipment and common spaces, exhibition opportunities, teaching opportunities as lecturers in the KU Department of Visual Art, and a modest materials stipend.
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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Deer Isle, ME; haystack@haystack-mtn.org; haystack-mtn.org
Open Studio Residency
Duration: 2 weeks. Application Deadline: February 1. Application fee: $50. Eligibility requirements: participants must be 21 years of age or older. Competitive review for emerging and established makers. Fee includes: shop/materials fees used during the residency; tuition, room, and board are free for residents. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: supportive community of makers; opportunity for experimentation with digital fabrication; can move among studios.
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
Edgecomb, ME; info@watershedceramics.org; www.watershedceramics.org
Summer Residency
Duration: 12-day sessions, June through August. Application Deadline: February 1. Application Fee: $25. Eligibility Requirements: Any ceramic artist comfortable working independently in a studio. Residency Fees: $1350; room and board fee: $800–1700 depending on housing. Fee Includes: housing, meals, and 24-hour studio access. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: The residency provides nearly two weeks of uninterrupted time in the studio to work on independent or collaborative projects and access to Watershed’s array of electric, gas, and wood kilns.
Salad Days Artist Residency
Duration: 6 months, mid-September to April. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: Any ceramic artist comfortable working independently in a studio. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $4000; meals and/or meal stipend, private room, 24-hour studio access, clay, glazes, and firings. Sales/exhibition opportunities. Opportunities and responsibilities: produce 500 ceramic plates for Watershed’s annual fundraiser event.
Fall Residency
Duration: 4 weeks, mid-September to mid-October. Application Deadline: June 15. Application fee: $15. Eligibility requirements: Any ceramic artist comfortable working independently in a studio. Residency fees: $1350; room and board fee: $700–1600 depending on housing. Fee includes: housing and 24-hour studio access. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: The residency provides nearly four weeks of uninterrupted time in the studio to work on independent or collaborative projects and access to Watershed’s array of electric, gas, and wood kilns.
Maryland
Baltimore Clayworks
Baltimore, MD; rebecca.morton@baltimoreclayworks.org; www.baltimoreclayworks.org.
Lormina Salter Fellowship
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: working ceramic artists. No residency fees. Residency includes: 10×12-foot workspace, 24-hour key access to facilities, and use of studio equipment. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $2500 annual materials/firing stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition at the end of term in 2025, teaching, gallery sales, and special-event opportunities. Residents are required to work 20 hours per week in their studio. Spend 7 hours per week working as a Program Assistant.
Long-Term Residency
Duration: 1–3 years, beginning September 1. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artists working on a specific project or body of work. No residency fees. Residency includes: private 10×12-foot workspace, 24-hour key access to facilities, and use of studio equipment. Stipend: $1200 annual materials/firing stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching and special-event opportunities. Residents are required to work 20 hours per week in their studio. Spend 7 hours per week working as a Program Assistant.
Short-Term Residency
Duration: 1–3 months. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artists working on a specific project or body of work. Residency fees: $200. Fee includes: private 10×12-foot workspace, 24-hour key access to facilities, and use of studio equipment. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching and special-event opportunities and must present one public artist lecture.
EMBARC Fellowship
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Founded in 2021, EMBARC (Emerging Maryland BIPOC Artist Residency in Ceramics) seeks to center the experiences and talents of Maryland based BIPOC artists. Awarded to an artist who identifies as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color. Must be a resident of Maryland for at least 1 year prior to application submission date. Residency includes: private 10×12-foot workspace, 24-hour key access to facilities, and use of studio equipment. Stipend: $2500 materials/firing stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition at the end of term in 2025, teaching, gallery sales, and special-event opportunities. Residents are required to work 20 hours per week in their studio. Spend 7 hours per week working as a Program Assistant.
Massachusetts
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Allston, MA; kking@fas.harvard.edu; https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics
Artist In Residence at Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 5. Application will be available February 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: varies. All applicants should be able to fire the kiln in which they process their work and arrange for training and certification if needed. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: personal studio space, materials and firing, opportunities to teach, solo exhibition in Gallery 224 of work completed during residency, and more.
Cross Cultural Collaborative Inc.
Brookline, MA; aba@culturalcollaborative.org; www.culturalcollaborative.org
Artists Residency in Ghana
Duration: 2 weeks; July 10–July 23, 2024. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: open to anyone interested in cultural exchange with African artisans. Residency fees: $2400 for 2 weeks. Fee includes: airport pickup, room and board, materials, visits to traditional villages, galleries, and museums. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: opportunity to interact with traditional/contemporary Ghanaian potters.
Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cambridge, MA; HarvardRadcliffeFellowship@radcliffe.harvard.edu; www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/fellowship-program
Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program
Duration: Fall 2025-Spring 2026 (1 academic year). Application Deadline: TBA, check website for details. Eligibility requirements: professional ceramic artists. Fee includes: office space, access to libraries and Harvard University resources. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: participate in the community, present works in progress, attend fellows’ events.
Artists Association of Nantucket
Nantucket, MA; lizb@nantucketarts.org; www.nantucketarts.org.
Donahue Family Ceramic Artis Residency
Duration: October 21–November 24, 2024. Application Deadline: March 4. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: experienced teacher capable of teaching both hand building and wheel throwing to a mixed level of students. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Travel stipend, up to $500 reimbursement; Stipend of $2000; Apartment fee of $375 x 5 weeks funded ($1625) ; $875 teaching fee for a Healing in the Arts class. Opportunities: teach classes, sell work in gallery, slide presentation/lecture. Responsibilities: Teach a class intentionally geared to Healing in the Arts; Teach a master class designed with the Department head; Work in the studio to produce their own artwork; Support the vibrancy of the robust ceramics department.
Mudflat Pottery School and Studios
Somerville, MA; lynn@mudflat.org; www.mudflat.org
Ceramic Artists of Color
Duration: 1 to 3 months between June and August. Application Deadline: February 11. Eligibility requirements: Artists who self-identify as people of color, working independently in ceramics. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: monthly stipend of $2500 to go to materials, studio, housing expenses. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, workshop teaching, independent work, and work on own claywork at Mudflat full-time during residency period.
Ceramic Artist Residency
Duration: 1 year; September 1 - August 31 Application Deadline: April 16. Eligibility requirements: Applicants should have knowledge of a variety of clay techniques and some kiln firing experience, the ability to work independently, and enthusiasm and willingness to be part of an urban clay community. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: material and housing stipends. Opportunities and responsibilities: 5 hours/week assisting with studio, solo exhibition, teaching, 2 public presentations, minimum of 20 hours/week in the studio.
Summer Ceramic Technician
Duration: 3–4 months. Application Deadline: April 1. Eligibility requirements: individuals currently enrolled in a college-level ceramic-arts program. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: compensation is barter for some materials and for unlimited studio time. Opportunities and responsibilities: 20 hours per week supporting all technical aspects of a working clay studio and school, opportunity to audit a class.
Worcester Center for Crafts
Worcester, MA; tomalley1@worcester.edu; www.worcestercraftcenter.org
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 10 months, September–June. Application Deadline: April 1. Application fee: $25. Residency fees: weekly work exchange available. Fee includes: semi-private studio space, access to facilities. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: minimum 25 hours per week in studio, volunteer studio support, exhibition, sales, mentoring, and teaching opportunities.
Michigan
Glen Arbor Arts Center
Glen Arbor, MI; info@glenarborart.org; www.glenarborart.org
Artist-In-Residence
Duration: 2-week residencies from May–October. Application Deadline: January 31. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: None. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: firing kilns, wheels, clay available for a materials fee.
Visitor Center Artist Camp
Ewen, MI; visitor.center.artists@gmail.com; www.visitorcenterartistcamp.org
Wild Clay Wilderness Artist Residency
Duration: July 20–August 3, 2024. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee : $15. Eligibility requirements: Previous experience with clay and basic knowledge of firing processes is recommended. You must be at least 21 years old and carry health insurance. Residency fees: $1100. Fee includes: all materials, firings, shared studio space, 3 meals a day in our outdoor kitchen, maintained campgrounds, outdoor shower and bathroom facilities, miles of hiking trails, trips to waterfalls, and Lake Superior beach. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $50 off your residency fee. Opportunities: Assist in teaching the public to make a mug with the local clay while showcasing your work at “A Day In Clay” public workshop. Responsibilities: Give an Arts and Environment presentation: Your experiences with arts practices in conversation with the environment, the integration of natural materials in art, roles of art & environment in our cultural histories.
Khnemu Studio on Fernwood Farm
Fennville, MI; Dawn@khnemustudio.com; www.khnemustudio.com
Pottery Intern/Residency Program
Duration: 2–3 months. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. No residency fees. Residency includes: free housing and use of studio. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $500. Opportunities and responsibilities: work 25 hours per week.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Kalamazoo, MI; julied@kiarts.org; https://kiarts.org/educate-learn/kirk-newman-art-school/residency-program.
Post-Baccalaureate Residency Program
Duration: September 10, 2024–June 9, 2025. Application Deadline: April 1. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: College graduate preparing for a professional art career or MFA program. No residency fees. Residency includes: Two classes per term in the KIA Art School; materials and firings; working within a community studio environment. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $300 for materials. Opportunities and responsibilities: Capstone group exhibition; access to museum staff, exhibitions and collection; guidance for professional business practices; participate in annual Holiday Sale andArts Fair. Must work 10 hours/week in studio or Art School; participate in scheduled peer critiques with various mediums; produce work on-site/in studio; volunteer for key Art School functions and fundraisers; present one public lecture.
Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency
Saugatuck, MI; oxbow@ox-bow.org; www.ox-bow.org/summer-residency
Summer Artist-in-Residence Program
Duration: 3 weeks during May–August. Application Deadline: March 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: open to artists at any level. Currently enrolled students, MFA candidates, arts faculty, emerging, or established artists are encouraged to apply. No residency fees. Residency includes: private studio (raw studio space; classroom studios not available); private room (shared bathrooms and showers); 3 meals a day. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: Access to visiting artist and faculty for studio visits; evening artist lectures; opportunities to share work through slide presentations, readings, etc.
Longform Residency
Duration: Month-long Fall Residency September to October. Application Deadline: July 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: The Longform is ideal for artists 21+ who have established a studio practice for 5+ years. A BFA or MFA is not required. Residency fees: tuition for Longform is $5750–a number of full and partial scholarships are available. Residency includes: Attendees enjoy private accommodations in winterized dorms, three healthy meals per day, and access to specialized studios and equipment. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: Work closely with two mentor faculty and visiting artists. Be committed to creating an inclusive community with diverse perspectives to live, learn, and create alongside one another in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary learning environment.
Minnesota
Grand Marais Art Colony
Grand Marais, MN; programs@grandmaraisartcolony.org; grandmaraisartcolony.org.
Group Artist-in-Residence Program
Duration: 1–4 weeks between January to June 2024. Application Deadline: January 15. Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Ability to work with material and equipment independently and a vision of how the residency will impact your work. Residency fee: 1 week: $190, 2 weeks: $365, 3 weeks: $540, 4 weeks: $725 + Optional lodging: $45/night per room. Fee includes: Studio access for 2 artists max in 1000-square-foot cooperative studio, Brent C wheels, Skutt electric kilns, Peter Pugger pugmill, North Star slab roller, extruder, sink and clay trap, limited firings. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: sell work in the gallery shop.
Self-Guided Residencies
Duration: 1–4 weeks between January to June 2024. Application Deadline: January 15. Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Familiarity with material and equipment and a vision of how what you’ll work on during the residency. Residency fee: 1 week: $190, 2 weeks: $365, 3 weeks: $540, 4 weeks: $725 + Optional lodging: $45/night per room. Fee includes: Studio access for 2 artists in 1000 square foot cooperative studio, Brent C wheels, Skutt electric kilns, Peter Pugmill, North Star Slab Roller, Extruder, Sink and Clay Trap, Limited Firings. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: sell work in the gallery shop.
Clay Coyote Gallery & Pottery
Hutchinson, MN; morgan@claycoyote.com; www.claycoyote.com
Emerging Artist & Studio Potter
Duration: Ongoing. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: strong throwing experience, gas kiln experience, cone-10 glaze knowledge. No residency fees. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: paid hourly, sell work in the gallery shop, educational opportunities, work minimum of 20 hours per week in studio during business hours.
Northern Clay Center (NCC)
Minneapolis, MN; nccinfo@northernclaycenter.org; https://northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/grants-for-artists
McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists
Duration: 3 months. Application Deadline: May 17, 5pm CT. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: not a resident in Minnesota, at a stage beyond emerging. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $6000 award, studio space provided at no cost, and a glaze and firing allowance. Opportunities and responsibilities: lecture, exhibition, possible teaching opportunity.
Early Career Artist Residencies
Duration: September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. Application Deadline: March 31, 5pm CT. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: eligibility is restricted to clay artists who have completed all formal academic training by the start of the grant period (September 1, 2024), who are not currently enrolled full- or part-time in a degree-granting institution, and who are not employed full-time as a ceramics teacher at the college level. Please note: a college degree is not required to apply for this or any NCC award. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: materials and firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, professional development, possible teaching opportunity.
College of St. Benedict and St. John's University
St. Joseph, MN; S1johnson@csbsju.edu; www.csbsju.edu/art/sister-frandrup-artist-residency.
Sister Frandrup Artist Residency
Duration: 6 weeks; approximately January 29–March 8. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Must not be enrolled as a student; BIOPOC and LGBQ artists are encouraged to apply. Resident must pay for own travel, materials, and cost of living not covered by stipend. Resident must provide own transportation and cost of living expenses. Stipend: $1200. Opportunities and responsibilities: The resident will provide a public lecture (artist talk), meet with each of our senior art majors for a studio visit (typically 30 minute meetings with 12–16 students), and present the results of the residency during an Open Studio at conclusion of the residency. Resident has 24 hour access to private Visiting Artist Studio, access to University classroom studios (i.e. ceramic studio/kilns). Some artist materials are provided. A solo exhibition may be possible depending on scheduling.
Mississippi
Mississippi School of Folk Arts
Natchez, MS; folkschool@msfolkart.org; www.msfolkart.org
Resident Artist
Duration: 3 – 12 months with the opportunity to renew. Application Deadline: ongoing. Eligibility requirements: 2 years of ceramic studies, ceramics undergraduate degree preferred. Fee includes: private studio, materials, firings, and workshop participation. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio work, teaching, studio maintenance, firing kilns, formulating and making glazes.
Missouri
Access Arts
Columbia, MO; shawna@schoolofservice.org; www.schoolofservice.org
Ceramic Resident Artist (Live in)
Duration: 1 year, beginning in late August 2024. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: housing and studio space, 1 bisque and 1 glaze firing/month, clay, assistance with marketing and writing grants. Work 15 hours per week teaching, studio maintenance, and events.
Ceramic Resident Artist
Duration: 1 year, beginning in late August 2024. Application Deadline: rolling basis. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: completed bachelor’s degree or significant independent study of ceramics. Willing to relocate. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: benefits: rent-free living quarters and studio space, 1 bisque and 1 glaze firing per month, clay, career development help (marketing), assistance with writing grants, gallery contracts, and more. Expectations: 8.75 hours a week includes teaching classes, studio upkeep and maintenance, outreach events, and more.
323CLAY
Independence, MO; studio@323clay.com; https://323clay.com
323CLAY Resident Artist
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: TBA. Accepting new applicants in March 2023. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or BA preferred No residency fees. Residency Includes: semi-private studio, clay, glaze, firings. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: paid teaching, mentor critiques, exhibition. Opportunities and responsibilities: load kilns, mix glazes, studio maintenance, assist at workshops and events.
Belger Crane Yard Studios
Kansas City, MO; pmaloney@belgerartscenter.org; https://belgerarts.org/residency-programs.
Foundation Residency
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: recently completed undergraduate or graduate degree. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: materials and firing. Opportunities and responsibilities: semi-private studio with personal storage, group exhibition, maintain studio during two 6-hour weekly shifts.
Visiting Artist Residency
Duration: 1–6 months. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: working as a professional artist for at least 5 years. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: discounted materials and firing. Opportunities and responsibilities: large semi-private studio, exhibition opportunity, participate in community programming.
KC Clay Guild
Kansas City, MO; studio@kcclayguild.org; https://kcclayguild.org/air.
Artist in Residence
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging artists, no degree requirements. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $5000/year, free glaze materials, private studio, 24/7 access. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition and teaching opportunities. Responsibilities: work 12 hours per week for the studio.
Craft Alliance
St. Louis, MO; stefanie.kirkland@craftalliance.org; www.craftalliance.org
Craft Alliance Studio Artist Residency
Duration: 11 months from September to July. Application Deadline: May 26. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: BA, BFA, or MFA degree, and have a focus in clay, metals, fiber, or wood. Must be a US citizen. Artists must provide their own housing and living costs. Residency includes: a semi-private studio, access to full craft studios, digital lab, teaching opportunities, community engagement opportunities, exhibition at end of residency, professional development in arts administration. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: materials stipend $250 per month; $500 professional development reimbursement fund. Opportunities and responsibilities: artist must be in the studio at least 20 hours per week, 10 hours per week work study, donate to the fundraising auction, and participate in on-site events.
Montana
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
Helena, MT; amanda@archiebray.org; http://archiebray.org
Long-Term Resident Artist
Duration: Up to 2 years. Application Deadline: November 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: résumé, artist statement, letter of intent, contact information, 20 digital images. Residency includes: studio space, stipend, discounted materials, and firings. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $7500 per year. Opportunities: teaching, exhibitions, sales gallery. Responsibilities: community studio chores, volunteer time during events, open to public walkthroughs.
Summer Residency
Duration: Summer. Application Deadline: November 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: résumé, artist statement, letter of intent, contact information, 20 digital images. Residency includes: Studio space, scholarship, discounted materials and firings. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $750 per month. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching, exhibitions, sales gallery. Community studio chores, volunteer time during events, open to public walkthroughs.
The Clay Studio of Missoula
Missoula, MT; director@theclaystudioofmissoula.org; www.theclaystudioofmissoula.org.
Long-Term Residency
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 2. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent ceramic experience. Fee includes: semi-private studio space, paid teaching opportunities, gallery representation, solo exhibition. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $2500 annual fellowship, funding available for professional development. Opportunities and responsibilities: 5 hours per week studio and gallery duties, plus time during community and outreach events, exhibitions.
Wood Fire Resident Artist
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 2. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent plus ample wood-fire experience. Fee includes: semi-private studio space, paid teaching opportunities, gallery representation, solo exhibition. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $2500 annual fellowship, scholarship opportunities, funding available for professional development. Opportunities and responsibilities: 5 hours per week studio and gallery duties, plus time during community & outreach events. Management of wood kiln site + lead community class firings.
Short Term Community Residency
Duration: 2–8 weeks. Application Deadline: April 2. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent ceramic experience. Fee includes: access to community studio area or shared work space, dedicated storage. Stipend: for materials and firing. Opportunities and responsibilities: 5 hours per week studio duties, work shown in sales gallery.
Red Lodge Clay Center (RLCC)
Red Lodge, MT; residencies@redlodgeclaycenter.com; www.redlodgeclaycenter.com
Short-term Residency
Duration: 2–12 weeks between September 1 – May 1. Application Deadline: May 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: applicant must be a self-directed professional artist, with BFA or equivalent experience, demonstrate an ability to fulfill residency expectations, and be at least 18 years old. Residency fees: $35 a day. Fee includes: Access to fully furnished shared studio, furnished housing, and discounted materials. Stipend: None. Qualified candidates that identify as BIPOC or LGBTQ are eligible for an honorarium, used towards residency fees and travel.
Long-term Residency
Duration: up to two years from September 1 – July 31 annually. Application Deadline: April 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: applicant must be a self-directed professional artist, with BFA or equivalent experience, demonstrate an ability to fulfill residency expectations, and be at least 18 years old. Work exchange program includes: private studio space, furnished housing/utilities, and monthly stipend. Stipend: $850/month, $1200 materials and firing budget annually, private studio, professional development opportunities, and annual exhibition. Opportunities and responsibilities: contribute 20 hours of work exchange per week in addition to being an active and productive member of the RLCC Community.
Artist-Invites-Artists (AIA)
Duration: 2–4 weeks between June and August annually. Application Deadline: May 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: emerging through established artists. Invite up to 7 artists plus host artist. Residency fees: $35 a day. Fee includes: Access to fully furnished shared studio, furnished housing, discounted materials. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: networking with a group of peers.
Nebraska
LUX Center for the Arts
Lincoln, NE; andy@luxcenter.org; www.luxcenter.org/AIR
Ceramic Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 1 to 2 years; August 1, 2024–July 31, 2025. Application Deadline: April 14. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Strong desire to teach all ages, early- to mid-career artists. BFA required, MFA encouraged. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $400 housing and $120 material stipends each month. Opportunities and responsibilities: private studio, solo exhibition, free kiln firings, many free ceramic materials, sell work in gallery shop, attend conference. Responsibilities: 15-20 hours per week paid teaching, open studio monitor, paid hours at yearly community events and monthly First Friday events.
Art Farm
Marquette, NE; af@artfarmnebraska.org; www.artfarmnebraska.org
Artist-in-Residency
Duration: one week to 5 months between June 1 and November 1. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee: $22. Eligibility requirements: open to all areas in the arts. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: contribute 12 hours of labor/week to maintain art farm.
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Omaha, NE; residency@bemiscenter.org; www.bemiscenter.org
Artist-in-Residence Open Call
Duration: 3 months between January and April, and May and August, and 2 months between September and November 2024. Application Deadline: April 1 and August 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: open to US and international artists, must not be enrolled as a student. No residency fees. Residency includes: private live/work studio, utilities, WiFi. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1250 monthly stipend and one-time $750 travel stipend.
Nevada
Clay Arts Vegas
Las Vegas, NV; 4information@clayartsvegas.com; www.clayartsvegas.com
Artist in Residence
Duration: 3 months to 1 Year. Application Deadline: Open. Application fee: $5. Eligibility requirements: BA in ceramics minimum, ability to lift 50 pounds. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: studio access, discount on clay and firings, up to $100 per week in stipend depending on responsibilities, representation online and in gallery. Opportunities and responsibilities: residency duties may include 25 hours per week supporting: kiln-tech duties, teaching, retail, assisting workshops, general maintenance, and exhibition set up. Resident is often included in outside gallery shows, commissions, and is invited to participate in off-site events and workshops.
New Hampshire
MacDowell
Peterborough, NH; admissions@macdowellcolony.org; www.macdowellcolony.org
MacDowell Residency
Duration: 2–6 weeks. Application Deadline: February 10 for Fall-Winter 2024–2025. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: no students. Fee includes: lodging, private studio, meals, travel awards, and financial aid. Stipends: travel reimbursement and financial aid. Stipend includes: private studio, meals, accommodations. Opportunities and responsibilities: MacDowell provides time and individual studio space in an inspiring environment to artists of all ages and in all stages of their creative practice.
New Jersey
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, NJ; abby@petersvalley.org; info@petersvalley.org; www.petersvalley.org
Studio Assistant Residency
Duration: June - August. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: working knowledge of studio equipment and materials and good customer service skills are required. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $4,200, lodging, and meals. Opportunities and responsibilities: assisting workshops and visiting instructors, firing kilns including an anagama, gallery show and sales, instruction, and networking.
Artist Residency
Duration: 2 weeks–1 month. Application Deadline: July 1. Application fee: $5. Eligibility requirements: open to all artists but must have experience with all equipment and work independently. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $250 per week. Includes: studio access and lodging, includes utilities but not materials. Opportunities and responsibilities: uninterrupted time in one of our fully equipped studios within a supportive artistic community.
New Mexico
Roswell Artist-In-Residence Program
Roswell, NM; application@rair.org; www.rair.org
Roswell Artist-In-Residence Program
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: March 15. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: be highly motivated and talented. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1350 per month, utilities, private housing, and studio. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition opportunity.
Taos Ceramics Center
Taos, NM; ops@taosceramics.com; www.taosceramics.com.
Artist-In-Residence
Duration: July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025. Application Deadline: March 31. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging to mid-career ceramic artists. Residency fee: $650/month. Fees include: on-campus shared residence in 2 bedroom/2 bath home that includes an independent studio, all utilities, each of two AiRs will have a bedroom and full bath at opposite ends of home. Also, 24-hour access to main studio and glaze room and a show in TCC gallery at end of residency. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Paid teaching, paid private lessons, paid studio tech, and discounts on materials. Work 12 hours per week (6 paid) and studio engagement.
New York
Craigardan
Elizabethtown, NY; program@craigardan.org; www.craigardan.org.
Ceramic Arts Residency
Duration: 2+ weeks. Application Deadline: January 15. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. Residency fees: All accepted applicants receive a Craigardan scholarship which reduces the residency fee to $500 per week. Fee includes: housing, studio, utilities, farm share, stocked pantry, cost-free workshops. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $700 scholarships for all accepted applicants; work exchange and fellowships. Opportunities and responsibilities: Flexible residency terms including no set duration for residencies, specific project proposals, or deliverables. Opportunities for gallery sales, exhibition, firings, raw materials for purchase, teaching and public presentations.
Resident Internship
Duration: 3–6 months. Application Deadline: January 15. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. No fee. Stipend: yes. Interns receive housing, farm share, stocked pantry, mentorship, work exchange, fully equipped clay studio. Stipend: $500 materials and firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: work 30 hours per week, 15–20 hours per week in studio, gallery sales.
Rochester Folk Art Guild
Middlesex, NY; pottery@folkartguild.org; www.folkartguild.org.
Residency at the Folk Art Guild
Duration: One or two years. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: hard working, independent, willing and able to make functional work, and see the needs of the shop. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: ample studio space with propane high-fire kilns, wood fired kiln, stoneware clay; opportunity to sell in our gallery and studio sales, teach classes. Required: 15 hours of studio work per week including clay and glaze making, kiln loading, and cleaning.
Greenwich House Pottery
New York, NY; kmcclure@greenwichhouse.org; www.greenwichhousepottery.org.
Greenwich House Pottery Residency
Duration: 1–3 months. Application Deadline: September 15, 2023 for a 2024 residency. Clay artists and non-clay artists interested in clay welcome. Eligibility requirements: may not be enrolled in a degree program. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $3000 (dependent on grant funding), private studio in a shared space, free access to all stocked materials, access to gas and electric firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: work in studio five days per week, formal or informal teaching.
Clay Art Center
Port Chester, NY; emily@clayartcenter.org; www.clayartcenter.org.
Clay Art Center Ceramic Artist Residency Program
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: mid-April 2024. Eligibility requirements: BFA or MFA. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $500 per month, private studio. Opportunities and responsibilities: work 10 hours per week; exhibition, paid teaching.
Flower City Arts Center
Rochester, NY 14607; kwhorton@flowercityarts.org; www.rochesterarts.org.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or MFA preferred. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: firing 1500 pounds of clay. Opportunities and responsibilities: artists in residence have private work space, 24/7 access, materials at cost, teaching opportunities, exhibits, 10 hours per week studio duties.
Saratoga Clay Arts Center
Schuylerville, NY; jill@saratogaclayarts.org; www.saratogaclayarts.org.
Summer Residency
Duration: Summer: June 1–August 31. Application Deadline: May 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Have or be working towards a BFA, BS, or MFA in ceramics, and be willing to assist or teach in summer camp program. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $200 per month stipend, free workshops and classes. Opportunities and responsibilities: free semi-private studio space, free living space (if needed), free firing, opportunities to teach/assist classes, free workshops, access to full facility. Work 15 hours/week as studio technician or as teacher’s assistant.
Artist in Residence
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: May 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA, BS, or MFA preferred with a concentration in ceramics, but not required. No residency fees. Residency includes: modest living accommodations (if needed), use of fully equipped semi-private studio 100 square foot space. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $200 per month. Opportunities: solo show, teach classes, attend workshops. Responsibilities: Working 15 regularly scheduled hours each week. Help with our fundraising event, including making at least 100 bowls for our Annual Chili Bowl Fundraiser.
Wellsville Creative Arts Center
Wellsville, NY; wcac.studio.manager@gmail.com; www.wellsville-creative-arts-center.com/residency-program.html.
Artist in Residence
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA required, kiln loading experience, glaze mixing experience. No residency fees. No stipend. Residency includes: firings, glazes, studio space, communal tools. Opportunities: teaching opportunities, solo exhibition, sell work in Little Gem Artisan Store. Responsibilities: Grow in artist practice by making work; 10 hours/week studio maintenance (load kilns, mix glazes, studio upkeep).
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild
Woodstock, NY; ceramics@woodstockguild.org; www.woodstockguild.org/ceramics-air-program.
Artist in Residence
Duration: 1–5 months May–October 2024, communal housing or stand-alone cottages. Application Deadline: Visit website for application date and deadline: www.woodstockguild.org/ceramics-air-program. Application Fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: all skill levels may apply; working knowledge of ceramics process and studio equipment. Fee includes: $800 plus materials and firing fees for communal housing (or stand-alone cottages, prices vary). housing and studio. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: ceramics fellowship–general need opportunities from $100–400. Teaching possibilities for longer term residencies. Stipend can be used towards housing or materials. Opportunities and responsibilities: internships available 20 hours a week in exchange for housing and studio.
North Carolina
Odyssey ClayWorks
Asheville, NC; odysseyclayworks@gmail.com; www.odysseyclayworks.com.
Resident Artist
Duration: 1.5–3 years. Application Deadline: ongoing. Eligibility requirements: desire to pursue a career in clay. No residency fees. Residency includes a one-time stipend of $500. Project application required to receive funds. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibitions, teaching, assisting workshops, studio maintenance, gallery sales, firing kilns, etc.
McColl Center for Art + Innovation
Charlotte, NC; cgriffin@mccollcenter.org; https://mccollcenter.org/apply.
Artist Residency Program
Duration: Fall, winter/spring, summer. Application Deadline: TBD. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: minimum age: 21. Current students are not eligible. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $6000 living, materials, and travel stipend (US-based artists only; due to the limitations of B-1 visas, international artists are not eligible to receive stipends). Opportunities and responsibilities: public and artist engagement, all artists-in-residence are required to participate in at least one public program, on-site or off-site.
The Bascom, A Center for the Visual Arts
Highlands, NC; fvickery@thebascom.org; www.thebascom.org.
The Bascom’s Dave Drake Studio Barn Teaching Resident Artist Clay Program
Duration: Three months during the summer; start and end dates flexible. Application Deadline: Ongoing. Fee includes: resident artist will have a dedicated work area in the studio, and will also share some of the duties of maintaining the studio, including loading/unloading, mixing glaze, and other studio upkeep. For their own artistic production, the resident artist will receive 250 pounds of studio clay per month, glazing and firing. Opportunity to sell work in the studio (60/40 split); public presentations are also a possibility. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000/month and housing provided. Opportunities and responsibilities: 35 hours/week of teaching students with a range of abilities, and mentoring of open studio members.
Winter Resident Artist Program
Duration: December 8, 2023–January 14, 2024. Application Deadline: October 29, 2023. Opportunities and responsibilities: Solo exhibition on display from January 13–May 11, 2024, public reception, free housing, $1,000 in supplies, 24-Hour studio access, Marketing and promotion of residency experience.
Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft
Columbia, NC; addison@pocosinarts.org; www.pocosinarts.org.
Artist Residency
Duration: 10 months; September 2024–May 2025. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: applicants should be self-motivated, enjoy teaching, and want to contribute through service to the community and school. Previous teaching experience, or a desire to gain teaching experience, is preferred. No residency fees. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Residents receive free housing, utilities, and studio space. Residents may assist staff with various campus duties at, as needed. Residents may sell work through Pocosin’s gallery. Residents are compensated for teaching and are expected to teach one 2.5-hour youth class and one 3-hour adult class per week.
Spring Residency
Duration: 1–3 weeks; April 2024. Application Deadline: February 5. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: applicants must be 21 years of age or older and capable of working independently in a shared studio. Residency Fees: $250/week + housing ($125–300 per week, depending on selection). No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: This program is intended to provide artists with one to three weeks to pursue their work in one of three studios: ceramics, metals/jewelry, and woodworking. There is also a “flex studio” for projects that don’t fit into these categories. Residents may also schedule time in the Smith Lab to use digital fabrication equipment including 3D printers, a laser cutter, and a vinyl cutter. Each studio will be staffed with a monitor from 10am until 5pm to help with any equipment or studio-related questions. Please note that monitors are not expected to provide instruction and residents are expected to be capable of working independently. Residents may work individually or in collaboration with other artists.
Summer Residency
Duration: May 20-29, 2024. Application Deadline: March 1. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: applicants must be 21 years of age or older and capable of working independently in a shared studio. Residency fees: $500 plus housing ($250–600, depending on selection). No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: This program is intended to provide artists with ten days to pursue their work in one of three studios: ceramics, metals/jewelry, and woodworking. There is also a “flex studio” for projects that don’t fit into these categories. Residents may also schedule time in the Smith Lab to use digital fabrication equipment including 3D printers, laser cutter, and vinyl cutter. Each studio will be staffed with a monitor from 10 am until 5 pm to help with any equipment or studio-related questions. Please note that monitors are not expected to provide instruction and residents are expected to be capable of working independently. Residents may work individually or in collaboration with other artists.
Wildacres Retreat
Little Switzerland, NC; wildacres@wildacres.org; www.wildacres.org/workshops/residency.html.
Artist in Residency Program
Duration: 1–2 weeks in 2024. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: submission of a completed application and résumé/CV. No residency fees. Stipend: no.
Wildacres Environmental Artist-In-Residence Program
Duration: 1–2 weeks in 2024. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: submission of a completed application and résumé/CV. Open to artists, scientists and other professionals engaging with ambitious ideas and who are activity-focused on current global environmental issues. No residency fees. Stipend: no.
Mars Hill Center for Ceramic Arts
Mars Hill, NC; dmickey@mhu.edu; www.mhu.edu/about/what-to-do-and-see/center-ceramic-arts.
MHCCA AiR program
Duration: variable. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: early- to mid-career artist working in ceramics. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000 per month, some materials, free firings. Shared private studio with one student. No housing. Opportunities and responsibilities: 15 hours per week doing studio maintenance, glaze/clay mixing, kiln loading, lab hours with students. Exhibit during AiR, leave bisque ware for the boneyard.
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC; www.penland.org; creativedirector@penland.org.
Artist In Residence
Duration: 3 years. Application Deadline: TBA. Eligibility requirements: self-supporting, full-time artist at transitional point in career.
North Carolina Pottery Center
Seagrove, NC; education@ncpotterycenter.org; www.ncpotterycenter.org.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 3–6 months. Application Deadline: ongoing. Eligibility requirements: ceramics background. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: 250 pounds of clay, $500 monthly. Opportunities and responsibilities: work 12 hours per week, teaching, events, maintenance.
STARworks
Star, NC; takuro@starworksnc.org; www.starworksnc.org.
STARworks Ceramics Artist In Residence
Duration: 3 months. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Residency fees: $290 per month for housing, firing fees and materials. Fee includes: studio space. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: 300lbs of STARworks Clay. Opportunities and responsibilities: sales through STARworks Gallery. Responsibilities include: give one public artist’s talk, leave two pieces of work for the STARworks collection.
STARworks Ceramics Internship
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Residency fees include: housing, firing fees, and materials. Stipend: $1000 per month, 300 pounds of STARworks Clay every 6 months. Opportunities and responsibilities: sales through STARworks Gallery. Responsibilities include: give one public artist’s talk, leave two pieces of work for the STARworks collection, work 20 hours/week in the studio and supply shop.
STARworks Ceramics Clay-Making Internship
Duration: 2 years. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Residency fees: your own housing, firing fees, and materials. Fee includes: studio space. Stipend: $1200 per month, 300 pounds of STARworks Clay every 6 months. Opportunities and responsibilities: sales through STARworks Gallery. Responsibilities include: Give one public artist’s talk, leave two pieces of work for the STARworks collection, work 20 hours/week in the studio, supply shop, and clay factory.
Sawtooth School For Visual Art
Winston-Salem, NC; ceramics@sawtooth.org; www.sawtooth.org.
Ceramics Artist in Residence Program
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: March 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BA, BFA, MFA, or equivalent. No residency fees. Residency includes: Semi-private studio space, access to the community studios and glaze lab. Resident receives SSVA cost on all materials, clay, and glazes. Residents receive free bisque and glaze firings at the discretion of the director of ceramics. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: residents are given the opportunity to teach at Sawtooth. Teaching positions are paid. Residents are encouraged to have work for sale in our sales gallery and are given the opportunity to schedule an exhibit in the SSVA Gallery. Work an average of 7 hours per week during assigned weekly shifts. During this time residents fulfill obligations for studio needs.
Wood Fire Artist in Residence Program
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: March 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: a strong and developed body of work, have previous experience firing wood kilns, feel comfortable directing firings, possess a strong work ethic, and have a desire to work within a community setting. No residency fees. Residency includes: semi-private studio space, access to the community studios and glaze lab. Resident receives SSVA cost on all materials, clay, and glazes. Residents receive free bisque and glaze firings at the discretion of the director of ceramics. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: residents are given the opportunity to teach at Sawtooth. Teaching positions are paid. Residents are encouraged to have work for sale in our sales gallery and are given the opportunity to schedule an exhibit in the SSVA Gallery. Work an average of 7 hours per week during assigned weekly shifts. During this time residents fulfill obligations for studio needs.
Ohio
Core Clay
Cincinnati, OH; studio@coreclay.com; www.coreclay.com.
Ceramic Artist in Residence
Duration: 1 Year. Application Deadline: January 1 or June 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: 20 images of artwork, résumé, 3 letters of recommendation, statement of goals, online application. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: free housing, organizing workshops, teaching, free studio space, gallery sales, firing kilns, job options at local clay businesses, studio maintenance.
QUEEN CITY CLAY
Norwood, OH; jstein@queencityclay.com; www.queencityclay.com/belong/residency.
Short Term Ceramic Artist in Residence
Duration: 1–3 months. Application Deadline: April 1. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artist working either functionally or sculpturally, ability to work independently, must not be enrolled full or part-time in school. No residency fees. Stipend: $50 monthly. Responsibilities: continuous pursuit of work, 8 hours per week studio teaching or technical support, participate in studio community, teach one class per session, donate one piece of your work to QCC. Opportunities: 24 hour access to the studio and facilities, private studio space, exhibition and sale space, paid additional teaching opportunities, access to glaze kitchen, and more.
Ceramic Artist in Residence
Duration: 1 Year. Application Deadline: April 1. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artist working either functionally or sculpturally, ability to work independently, must not be enrolled full or part-time in school. No residency fees. Stipend: $50 monthly. Responsibilities: continuous pursuit of work, 8 hours per week studio teaching or technical support, participate in studio community, teach one class per session, donate one piece of your work to QCC. Opportunities: 24 hour access to the studio and facilities, private studio space, exhibition and sale space, paid additional teaching opportunities, access to glaze kitchen, and more.
Oregon
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
Otis, OR; tamarajennings@sitkacenter.org; www.sitkacenter.org.
Artist in Residence
Duration: Fall: October–January; Spring: January–April. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: any level. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: present during Show-and-Tell events.
East Creek Residencies
Willamina, OR; joe@eastcreekart.org; www.eastcreekart.org.
East Creek Residencies
Duration: 1 week–1 year. Application Deadline: Rolling. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Funded: Must be Oregon resident, not a student Un-Funded: Must be over 18. No residency fees. Residency includes: Lodging, studio use. Unfunded residents can camp for free. Stipend: $1,000 one time for funded residents. Opportunities: Exhibition in on-site gallery, wood firing, employment connection. Responsibilities: Clean up after yourself. Funded residents must work a minimum of 16 days.
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Brockway Center for Arts and Technology
Brockway, PA; caleb.sykora.bodie@brockwaycat.org; https://brockwaycatart.org/air-information.
Artist in Residence
Duration: 1–2 years. Application Deadline: April 15. Eligibility requirements: Designed for developing, emerging, or established artists. BFA or Bachelor’s degree with equivalent life experience in their craft or teaching but not necessary. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Free materials, firings, and studio space with 24-hour access. Living space, on or off campus depending on availability. May be shared apartment with other residents in ceramics or metals. Free ceramics and metals classes and workshops. Opportunities: First-year resident: Payment for classes ($600 for 8 weeks) and open studio ($30 per session), driving vans for high school student pick up for after-school programming ($40 roundtrip), and odd job commissions. Second year resident: $1250 Monthly stipend. Responsibilities: First-year resident: classes (for 8 weeks) and open studio, driving vans for high school student pick up for after school programming (roundtrip), and odd job commissions.
The Tile Works
Doylestown, PA; azayas@buckscounty.org; www.thetileworks.org.
Apprenticeship in Tile
Duration: TBA. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: general ceramics background. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: studio space and materials. Opportunities and responsibilities: tile and mosaic making.
Touchstone Center for Crafts
Farmington, PA; dsimpson@touchstonecrafts.org; www.touchstonecrafts.org.
Short Term Artist-In-Residence
Duration: 1–2 weeks. Application Deadline: March 2024. Eligibility requirements: ability to work independently. Residency fees: 1 week $750 (meals included); 2 weeks $600. Fee includes: studio access and housing. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: potential teaching opportunities, presentations, demonstrations, exhibitions, and gallery sales.
L.a. Studio
Patton, PA; admin@lastudio.org; www.lastudio.org.
ART14 Artist Residency
Duration: 2–4 weeks. Application Deadline: rolling. No eligibility requirements! We host artists with all levels of experience. We do hope artists come with minimal appreciation for firing process though, as this is independently done. Residency fees: $200–250/week, includes housing accommodations in apartments. Cost of residency includes: 24/7 access to L.a. Studio studio spaces including throwing wheels and kiln, housing accommodations shared with other artists in apartments upstairs, gym access. Stipend: no. Opportunities: includes invitation to sell work in on-site shop. Responsibilities: No required responsibilities aside from cleaning up after oneself. Artists are invited to host classes for the local community and collect fees shared with L.a. Studio while in residence.
The Clay Studio
Philadelphia, PA 19106; jzwilling@theclaystudio.org; www.theclaystudio.org/apply/artists-programs.
The Clay Studio Resident Artist Program with Zeldin Fellowship and Windgate Fellowship
Duration: 1–3 years. Application Deadline: April 1. Eligibility requirements: High quality of artwork with ceramics as primary material. No residency fees. Fee includes: studio space with fee-based firings and materials. Stipend: Zeldin and Windgate Fellowship $250 stipend/month. Stipend includes: $250/month stipend for full residency duration (up to three years), solo exhibition, inclusion in multiple group shows. Opportunities and responsibilities: one solo exhibition, teaching opportunities, grant-writing assistance, free studio, shop sales, access to brand new kilns, glaze mixing facility, community support. Volunteer responsibility—4 sessions per year volunteer teaching in the free Community Studio.
Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media
Pittsburgh, PA; aclayton@pghartsmedia.org; https://pghartsmedia.org.
PCA&M Ceramics Residency
Duration: 8–9 months between Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Application Deadline: TBA. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Applicants should have a BFA or MFA in ceramics or have an established practice and body of work. No residency fees. Residency includes: a semi-private studio space, access to all PCA&M equipment, 600 pounds of studio clay, studio glazes, access to all studio firings, and a supportive community of artists. Stipend: modest cash stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching opportunities, sales opportunities and an exhibition. Residents are required to work 15–20 hours per week on studio maintenance and supervision.
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA; tcompton@goggleworks.org; www.goggleworks.org.
GoggleWorks 2024 Summer Residency
Duration: June–August (10 weeks). Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $30 (USD). No residency fees. Residency includes: housing and studio space. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $2500 stipend (for travel, living, and material expenses). Group exhibition, teach classes, sell work in gallery shop. Opportunities and responsibilities: participate in GoggleWorks studio community, complete works for culminating experience by August 4, 2023.
HOPECAT
Sharon, PA; christian.kuharik@hopecat.org; www.HopeCAT.org
Ceramic Artist in Residence
Duration: 9 months with possible extension through June and July. Application Deadline: May 31. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Residency includes: Materials budget, firings, 500 sq. ft. semi-private studio, free housing with utilities included. Free use of Epilogue laser cutter/engraver, printmaking and painting studios. Stipend: No. Opportunities and responsibilities: Teach adult classes for pay, solo exhibition at residency end, sell work in scheduled art sales, access to our network of professionals. Responsibilities: 24 hours/week studio maintenance, loading kilns and teaching youth arts classes.
Rhode Island
The Steel Yard
Providence, RI; residency@thesteelyard.org; www.thesteelyard.org.
Ceramics Residency
Duration: 1–12 months. Application Deadline: March 1st; ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging, mid-career, students all welcome. Please see the website. No residency fees. Residency includes: 24/7 studio access, personal storage/work space, monthly complimentary electric firings, community cohort. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Merit Fellowship, Kiln Fellowship. Our fellowships support established artists and community leaders with full access to our studio and tools. Kiln and Merit Fellows receive a monthly stipend of $500 in exchange for overseeing and management of the shared ceramics studio. The Kiln and Merit Fellowships are a year-long commitment, fellows should demonstrate exceptional craftsmanship, technical proficiency, dedication to their practice as well as a desire to be part of a diverse community. Opportunities and responsibilities: work 20 hours a month.
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Furman University
Greenville, SC; kevin.kao@furman.edu; www.furman.edu/academics/art/facilities-resources/thompson-art-gallery-schedule.
True Inspiration Artist in Residence at Furman University
Duration: 6 weeks–4 months in Spring Semester Term (Jan–April). Application Deadline: May 2024. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Artist residing in North America, MFA or a record of equivalent professional achievement. No residency fees. Residency includes: 24 hr access to Art building facilities, 850 square foot private studio space. Housing, meals, and materials are not provided and are at the expense of the invited artist. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $6000 total; use of departmental equipment and facilities are included. Opportunities: Solo exhibition during residency, option to teach an introductory studio course at our generous adjunct rate, must offer at least two student oriented workshops during residency. Responsibilities: 20 hours/week during regular hours in studio, create a body of work for a solo exhibition and artist talk as a culmination of the residency, offer two student-facing workshops, and hold open studios during two Furman Art Gallery receptions.
Tennessee
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Gatlinburg, TN 37738; dsosower@arrowmont.org; www.arrowmont.org.
Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence
Duration: 11 months (June–May). Application Deadline: January 15, 2024. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: emerging artist. Residency includes: Room, board, studio, stipend, professional development, exhibitions, teaching, open studios. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: monthly stipend; room, board, studio included. Opportunities and responsibilities: Exhibitions, teach classes, sell work in Showcase Gallery, attend workshops, professional development. 10 hours/week work for the school for a variety of departments. Example: exhibition installation, event participation, conference attendance.
Texas
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston, TX; applications@crafthouston.org; www.crafthouston.org/artists/residents/apply-to-program.
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist In Residence
Duration: 3 months–1 year. Application Deadline: March 1, 2024. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: work in the studio 2 days per week. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibitions, studio visits with local curators and collectors, possible teaching opportunities, kiln available on-site.
Midwestern State University (MSU)
Wichita Falls, TX; steve.hilton@msutexas.edu; msutexas.edu/academics/finearts/art/index.php; 940-613-7041.
The Hirschi Family Ceramic Residency
Duration: 1 year (with the possibility of a second year). Application Deadline: March 1 or until filled. Eligibility requirements: MFA in ceramics. No residency fees. Fee includes: materials and firing. An exhibition at MSU Texas. Mentorship and professional development with employment materials. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $6000 per year, reasonably priced on-campus housing with utilities, and the possibility of teaching one class per semester at $2500 per class. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio management and maintenance, including but not limited to loading and unloading kilns, mixing clay, mixing glazes and firing kilns. Teaching a continuing education wheel throwing class. Possibility of teaching one class per semester at $2500 per class.
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VCCA (Virginia Center for the Creative Arts)
Amherst, VA; vcca@vcca.com; www.vcca.com.
Residential Fellowship
Duration: 2–6 weeks. Application Deadline: January 15, May 15, September 15. Application fee: $30. Fee includes: studio space, lodging, and meals. Stipend: no.
VCCA International Residency Program, Moulin a Nef, Auvillar, France
Duration: March–November. Application Deadline: September 15th. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: artists who have been in residence at the VCCA. Residency fees: $80 per day. Fee includes: private studio, private bedroom with shared bath, and some meals; partial scholarships available. Opportunities and responsibilities: community interaction.
Cub Creek Foundation
Appomattox, VA; jessiman@cubcreek.org; www.cubcreek.org.
CCF Residency
Duration: 3–12 months. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent for 9-month or longer residency; two semesters of ceramics for 3-month residency. Residency fees: $575 per month. Fee includes: housing, studio, and facilities. Stipend: no. Part-time work available.
Workhouse Arts Center—Ceramics Program
Lorton, VA; dalemarhanka@workhousearts.org; www.workhousearts.org.
Workhouse Ceramics Residency
Duration: 1–3 years. Application Deadline: ongoing. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA. Residency fees: $365. Fee includes: private studio, access to equipment and facilities. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: 18 hours per week in the studio and gallery; teaching, assistantship, exhibition, and sales opportunities.
Washington
Peninsula College
Port Angeles, WA; sbelz@pencol.edu; https://sbelz91.wixsite.com/air-at-pc/residency-information.
Ceramic Artist in Residence
Duration: 1–3 years starting September 2024. Application Deadline: April 26. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA, BA, MFA preferred. No residency fees. No stipend. Cost of residency: Volunteer 5 hours a week. Cost of residency includes: Free 24/7 studio access, materials, and firings. Opportunities: Teaching a community education course, group exhibition in the PUB Gallery of Art. Responsibilities: volunteer 5 hours a week, be a professional presence in the studio, and contribute to a creative and healthy studio environment.
Pottery Northwest
Seattle, WA 98109; info@potterynorthwest.org; www.potterynorthwest.org.
Pottery Northwest Resident Artist
Duration: TBA. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: actively pursuing a career in the ceramic arts. No degree requirement. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $750 annual materials and firing stipend, $1200 annual living stipend, opportunity to apply for $10,000 project grant. Opportunities: community engagement, teaching, exhibitions, artist talk. Responsibilities: 20 hours per week studio practice, 2 hours per week shop jobs.
Wisconsin
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Sheboygan, WI; sberry@jmkac.org; www.jmkac.org/arts-industry.
Arts/Industry Residency Program
Duration: 3 months. Application Deadline: February 1. Eligibility requirements: emerging and established artists. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: modest weekly stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: 24-hour access to studio space, industrial materials, use of equipment, technical assistance, photographic services, housing, and round-trip transportation.
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Blue Studio Residency
Lesmurdie, WA, Australia; vandvin@iinet.net.au; www.bluestudioresidency.com.
Blue Studio Residency
Duration: varies, long term and short term. Application Deadline: ongoing. Eligibility requirements: open to local, Australian, and International ceramic artists of all skill levels. Residency fees: $400 per week, with a 10% discount for residencies of 4 weeks or longer. Additional to this is a one-off service fee of $60 and a refundable $400 bond (all fees are in Australian dollars). Fee includes: artist accommodation, exclusive use of the studio, internet, and utilities. They also include artist support and assistance in facilitation of the projects and some firing costs, pending on the size of works. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: If talks and workshops are of interest to you during your residency, this is possible to organize.
Brazil
Ceramicas Rústicas Castelani
São Paulo, SP Brazil; jefpagani@gmail.com; https://ceramicascastelani.com.br.
Ceramic and Art Residency
Duration: February 10–June 27–4 months in 2024; or August 10–November 28–3 months in 2024. Application Deadline: TBA. Eligibility requirements: 4 years of experience. Residency fees: $1088 ($1000 euros). Fee includes: flight ticket. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $250 monthly. Opportunities: Solo exhibition, teach classes, and attend workshop. Responsibilities: work 20 hours/week as studio technician or during business.
FAAP Artists Residency
São Paulo, Brazil; resartisfaap.info@faap.br; www.faap.br/residenciaartistica.
Residência Artística FAAP
Duration: 2–6 months. Application Deadline: January 31 or July 31. Eligibility requirements: artists working in the area. Residency fees: $91 and a security deposit. Fee includes: studio space (equipped with home appliances and furnished), common room, storeroom, laundry, a large multi-use room. All studios have Wi-Fi and are cleaned once a week. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, teach classes and workshops, open studios, talk and conversations with art students, gallerists, curators, journalists, etc. Participate (as a speaker) in FAAP’s Seminars on Contemporary Investigations and in our open studios.
Canada
The Banff Centre
Banff, Alberta; arts_info@banffcentre.ca; www.banffcentre.ca.
Banff Artist in Residence Spring 2024
Duration: May 5–June 8. Application Deadline: January 10, 2024. Application fee: $65 CAD ($35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous). Eligibility requirements: This residency is for visual artists who have completed formal training at the post-secondary level, or who have equivalent experience and recognition from their peers. Residency fees: program fee: $7183.50+GST. Program fee with financial aid: $2414+GST. Fee includes: single room, full flex meal plan, gym membership, participant resources, and studios and facilities. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: Participants are provided with a studio, accessible 24 hours a day, as well as access to our extensive facilities.
City of Burnaby
Burnaby, BC; air@burnaby.ca; www.burnaby.ca/recreation-and-arts/programs-and-activities/arts-and-heritage/deer-lake-artist-residency.
Deer Lake Artist Residency
Duration: 6 weeks in August. Application Deadline: March 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Having an art practice that is predominantly focused in clay. No residency fees. Residency includes: cost of some materials and firings, studio equipment and space, opportunity for lodging. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: group exhibition, host an artist talk, host a community engagement project.
Denmark
Guldagergaard International Ceramic Residency Centre
Skælskor, Denmark; ceramic@ceramic.dk; www.ceramic.dk.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 1 Month up to 1 year. Application Deadline: February 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging artists, professional artists Residency fees: $7200 DKK/month. Fee includes: accommodation, studio space, access to the studio collection, access to all facilities. Stipend: yes.
England
Cluster
London, England; director@cluster-london.com; www.cluster-london.com.
Cluster Crafts Residency
Duration: 4 weeks. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $36 (USD). Eligibility requirements: none. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition.
France
IaRex l’Atelier: International Artists Residency Exchange
Saint Raphael, France; iare.kearns@gmail.com; www.internationalartistsresidencyexchange.com.
Artist in Residence
Duration: 1 week to 3 months between May 2024–February 2025. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: 3 years of experience in ceramics. Residency fee: $653 (USD), €600 for 1 month; $1088 (USD), €1000 total for 2 months; $1469 (USD), €1350 total for 3 months. Application ongoing. Fee includes: space to work, equipment, some materials. Instruction is available for an addition price, for private lessons. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio maintenance, exhibitions, installations, teaching, assisting workshops.
A.I.R. Vallauris, Galerie Aqui Siam Ben
Vallauris, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur; info@air-vallauris.com; www.air-vallauris.org.
A.I.R. Vallauris Standard Residency
Duration: 1 month. Application Deadline: November 30. Eligibility requirements: selection by dossier. Residency fees: $2971 (USD). Fee includes: accommodation, 24/7 studio access, exhibition, day-to-day logistic support. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, possibility of running workshop, gallery sales.
A.I.R. Vallauris Atelier Tremplin Residency
Duration: 3 months. Application Deadline: Last day of each month. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: recent graduate. Selection by dossier. Residency fees: $7134 (USD). Fee includes: accommodation, 24/7 studio access, exhibition, day-to-day logistic support. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibitions, demonstrations, exhibition scenography assistance, possibility of assisting with workshops, gallery sales.
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Zentrum für Keramik
Berlin, Germany; mail@ceramics-berlin.de; www.ceramics-berlin.de.
Zentrum für Keramik—Berlin
Duration: 1–6 months. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: The Center for Ceramics —Berlin Residency Program is designed for artists, potters, sculptors, designers and art historians working in clay or who have a background in ceramics. Residency fees: $1235 (USD), €1250. Fee includes: studio space, bedroom incl. all bedding, towels etc, use of kitchen, dining room, library, washer/dryer, WiFi. 24/7 studio access. Residents are welcome to bring their partner. Stipend: no.
Greece
The Skopelos Foundation for the Arts
Skopelos, Magnesias; info@skopart.org; www.skopartfoundation.org.
Artist-In-Residency on the Greek Island of Skopelos
Duration: 2 weeks–2 months. Application Deadline: Rolling. Application fee: $200 (USD) credited toward the total cost. Eligibility requirements: formal application reviewed and approved by our board of directors. Residency fees: $650 (USD) for 2 weeks. Fee includes: some supplies and the use of the studio. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: interact with the local community.
Hungary
International Ceramics Studio
Kecskemét, Bacs-Kiskun; icshu@me.com; www.icshu.org.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 1 month (longer if required). Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging artists, professional artists, teachers. Residency fees: $1500 (USD) per month (approx). Cost of residency includes: Accommodation, studio space, use of all facilities and equipment, technical assistance. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Possibility for exhibition, attend workshops.
Winter Residency
Duration: 6 weeks (January/February, 2024). Application Deadline: October 30. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging artists, professional artists, teachers. Residency fees: $1500 (USD). Cost of residency includes: accommodation, studio space, use of all facilities and equipment, technical assistance. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Possibility for exhibition. We are offering this 6-week Winter Residency at a special reduced price.
Indonesia
Gaya Ceramic Arts Center
Sayan Ubud, Bali; eva.gayaceramic@gmail.com; www.gayaceramic.com.
Gaya CAC Resident Artist
Duration: 8 weeks. Application Deadline: August 31. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: professional artist actively working in the ceramics field. Residency fees: lodgings cost +/- $700/month. Residency includes: studio space with shelving, work table, and wheel. Materials: clay, glazes, equipment, resources, kilns, firings costs. Lodging not included. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: possible (not required) exhibition, presentation, donate one finished work.
Ireland
Strata Ceramics Residency
Bennettsbridge, Co Kilkenny, Ireland; info@strataceramics.ie; https://strataceramics.ie.
Strata Ceramics
Duration: 1–2 months between January 2024–January 2025. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Ceramic artists with at least 3 years experience. Residency fees: $282 (€260) per week for residency/Kiln firings and materials charged separately. There is limited accommodation available beside the studio $392 (€360) per week, private room shared bathroom. Residency includes: Studio space, access to equipment - wheels, slab roller, extruder, spray booth, electric kilns (Materials and firings not included). No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: Possibility to present to / meet local artists, attend workshops.
Italy
C.R.E.T.A. Rome
Rome, Italy; cretarome@gmail.com; www.cretarome.com.
2023/24 Residencies for International Artists in the Historical Center of Rome
Duration: 4–5 weeks between March and December 2024 in set periods. Application Deadline: 3 application deadlines: March 1 (Summer 2024 residencies), June 1 (Fall 2024 residencies), November 1 (Spring 2025 residencies). No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging and mid-career artists, ability to work independently, no enrolled undergraduate students. Residency fees: $500 USD per week. Residency includes: Studio space, use of equipment, technical support, final group show. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: final group show. Donation of one piece (optional).
2023/24 Residencies for International Artists in the Countryside of Rome
Duration: 4–5 weeks between March and December 2024 in set periods. Application Deadline: 3 application deadlines: March 1 (Summer 2024 residencies), June 1 (Fall 2024 residencies), November 1 (Spring 2025 residencies). No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging and mid-career artists, ability to work independently, no enrolled undergraduate students. Residency fees: $750 USD per week. Residency includes: Private studio space, 1-bedroom house with garden, technical support, final group show. Materials and firings not included. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: final group show. Donation of one piece (optional).
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Arquetopia Foundation and International Artist Residency–Mexico, Peru, Italy
Centro Histórico, Puebla, Mexico; info@arquetopia.org; www.arquetopia.org/pre-columbian-ceramics-residency.
Pre-Columbian Ceramics Instructional Residency–Puebla, Mexico
Duration: 5 weeks, extendable; residency dates not predetermined but are proposed by the artist and mutually decided. Application Deadline: see website. Application fee: $35 (USD) donation to youth music scholarship fund. Eligibility requirements: national and international artists at least 20 years of age. Residency fees: $662 (USD) per week; partial tuition-reduction option offered. Feeds include: 36 hours local master instruction; private bedroom; meals; 24/7 access to stocked kitchen; utilities; Wi-Fi; housekeeping; project guidance, critique by staff; 24/7 studio space; ceramics materials/supplies. On-site kiln, assistance with kiln and firings. No stipend. Opportunities: hands-on instruction with diverse clay bodies from the region of Cusco. Instruction is focused on learning and experimentation with traditional techniques including burnishing, clay slips, pressing techniques, and traditional carvings. Responsibilities: This is a program with academic content; artists actively engage in critical discussions and cultural exchange.
Mexican Ceramics Residency (Mentored/Non-Instructional)–Puebla, Mexico
Duration: flexible at 6-8 weeks; residency dates not predetermined but are proposed by the artist and mutually decided. Application Deadline: see website. Application fee: $35 (USD) donation to youth music scholarship fund. Eligibility requirements: national and international artists at least 20 years of age. Residency fees: $662 (USD) per week; partial tuition-reduction option offered. Fees include: private bedroom; meals; 24/7 access to stocked kitchen; utilities; WiFi; housekeeping; 36 hours master assistance; project guidance, critique by staff; 24-hour studio space; ceramics materials/supplies. On-site gas kiln, assistance with kiln/firings. No stipend. Opportunities: produce a variety of work on-site at Arquetopia or at our partnered studio in Cholula and includes technique assistance and supervision from our experienced and local master ceramist from the community. Responsibilities: This is a program with academic content. Artists actively engage in reading, critical discussions, and cultural exchange.
Pre-Columbian Ceramics Instructional Residency–Cusco, Peru
Duration: 5 weeks, extendable; residency dates not predetermined but are proposed by the artist and mutually decided. Application Deadline: see website. Application fee: $35 (USD) donation to youth music scholarship fund. Eligibility requirements: national and international artists at least 20 years of age. Residency fees: $662 (USD) per week; partial tuition-reduction option offered. Fees include: 36 hours local master instruction; private bedroom; meals; 24/7 access to stocked kitchen; utilities; Wi-Fi; housekeeping; project guidance, critique by staff; 24/7 studio space; ceramics materials/supplies; assistance with kiln and firings. No stipend. Opportunities: hands-on instruction with diverse clay bodies from the region of Cusco. Instruction is focused on learning and experimentation with traditional techniques including burnishing, clay slips, pressing techniques, and traditional carvings. Responsibilities: This is a program with academic content; artists actively engage in critical discussions and cultural exchange.
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TALLER GINGELL BARCELONA
Barcelona, Spain; eric@tallergingell.com; www.tallergingell.com.
Barcelona Ceramics and Visual Artist Residency
Duration: 1–2 months. Application Deadline: Ongoing, submissions jury reviewed every 8 weeks. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: emerging, mid-career and older ceramic artists. Residency fees: $1600 per month. Fees include: materials, studio space, lodging in downtown Barcelona, and orientation. Firings available for a fee. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: teaching workshop, sell work in gallery shop, community presentation of your work. Personal studio and lodging area upkeep.
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