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. Check out this year’s offerings in the Ceramics Monthly guide, which can now be found online. Use your smartphone to scan the QR code to the right, or go to ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/browse-departments/residencies. Contact the venues for current information and details.
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. 2025 and Dec. 2025. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: a demonstrated commitment to the arts and clear goals for the residency. Residency
fee: $1150 + $250 security deposit. Residency includes: private housing, utilities, access to studio space, pool (seasonal), hot tub, and sauna. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: mentorship, Resident artists are expected to be actively
engaged in their work. Allowances are made for travel off campus that are in support of the residency. Residents must be prepared to provide their own meals and materials.
Duration: 8 months. 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 hours in your studio per week. Work-trade 4 or 8 hours per week.
Required participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
Wood-Fire Residency
Duration: 1 year (September 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 hours in your studio per week. Work-trade 8 hours per week. Required
participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
Short-Term Residency
Duration: 1-2 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 hours in your studio per week. Required participation and assistance
in weekly meetings and annual events.
Duration: 1 year (August 2025–July 2026); 1 year (September 2025–August 2026); 6 month (April 2025–September 2025); 6 month (October 2025–March 2026). 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: 6 months, April 1–September 30. Application Deadline: February 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Applicant must be a Black ceramic artist. No residency fees. Residency includes:
$500 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. Residency includes: kilns, pottery wheels,
35+ glazes, spray booth, slab rollers, drying shelves, projectors, full wood shop, etc. 24/7 studio access is available upon request. Opportunities: a solo exhibition to showcase work completed by the artist-in-residence where they will provide an
artist talk and potentially sell their work. Responsibilities: assist in our monthly member “Power Hours” (small workshops). Additionally, artists-in-residence will contribute 2 hours of studio community building per week.
Duration: 6 months, July–Dec (2025), Jan–Jun (2026). 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: TBA. Application fee: TBA. 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 2025 (10 weeks from October–December) and Spring 2026 (Session I: 5 weeks from February to mid-March and Session II: 5 weeks from mid-March to mid-April). Application Deadline: February
17, 2025. 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 by fellowships awarded by the jury panel.
Duration: 6 months, June-December 2025. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: studio access,
glazes, and firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition, teach classes, sell work in gallery shop, artist talk; work 15 hours/week as studio technician.
Duration: 1–2 months. Application Deadline: January 15, 2025. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: see website. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Opportunity to rent housing on-site. Responsibilities:
Research our historical collections to inform and inspire your artistic practice. Studio space not available 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, 2025. 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: 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 four 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 and firing fees.
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, 2025. Application fee: $20. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $400 per
month, 24/7 access, ~70 sq. ft. semi-private studio, gas and electric firings, materials, access to glaze kitchen, and free classes at Lillstreet. Opportunities and responsibilities: Artists assist in firing gas kilns for our student body (5 hours/week),
develop personal work (at least 15 hours/week), and have a year-end exhibition in exchange for stipend. Artists are also expected to teach 2-4 classes, for which they are separately compensated, and have the opportunity to sell work in our
shop.
Duration: 1–8 months. Application Deadline: July 28. 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: 1 year. Application Deadline: March 2 and May 4. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BA or BFA. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Moving stipend and monthly firing/clay
stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, teaching, studio maintenance, gallery sales, firing kilns, community outreach.
Interdisciplinary Ceramics Research Center Residency
Duration: 9 months–1 year; beginning in August. Application Deadline: May 1. No application fee. Residency includes: private studio space, access to ICRC equipment and common spaces, exhibition opportunities,
and a materials stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: contribute 3 hours per week to studio maintenance tasks, give one public artist talk, and participate in student engagement activities such as critiques and demonstrations once a month during
the residency period.
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, exhibition opportunities,
all firings and access to all in-stock studio materials. Salary commensurate with experience and education. Opportunities and responsibilities: Residents are expected to contribute 10 hours per week to departmental service, teach two ceramics courses
per semester, and participate in student engagement activities such as critiques and demonstrations once a month during the residency period.
Duration: 2 weeks, September 1–12, 2025. Application Deadline: March 14. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: participants must be 21 years of age or older. Competitive review for emerging
and established makers. Room & Board is free; travel, materials, and shop fees are paid by 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: $1675; 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: 7 months, September to April. Application Deadline: March 7. 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.
Winter Residency
Duration: 1-3 months, January to March. Application Deadline: July 15. Application fee: $15. Eligibility requirements: Any artist comfortable working independently in a ceramic studio. Residency fees: $1000/month.
Fee includes: housing and 24-hour studio access. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: The residency provides uninterrupted time in the studio to work on independent or collaborative projects and access to Watershed’s facilities.
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 4. The application will be available in February 2025. No application fee. Eligibility requirements vary. 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: 6 weeks; June 16–July 27, 2025. Application Deadline: January 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: residency supports a diverse group of artists, providing uninterrupted time
and space for established and emerging artists to develop their work. No residency fee. Residency includes: Lodging is provided in the college dorms, with access to a small kitchen. Residents have access to communal college studio facilities
with ample space sharing - ceramics, wood shop, print shop, photo studio, darkroom, design lab, and drawing studios. Stipend: $1500; international artists may be eligible for $1000 travel reimbursement. Opportunities and responsibilities: opportunity
to exhibit work made during residency and potential artist talk after conclusion. Artists must devote 3 hours to Emmanuel’s summer art history course, Contemporary Art and Artistic Practice, discussing their own process. Artists will donate
one piece to Emmanuel College at the end of the residency.
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: Please see discipline-specific eligibility here. 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: 5 weeks, beginning in mid-October. 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 15. 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 clay work 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: 10 months, September–June. Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. 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.
Duration: 2 weeks, July 26–August 9. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Previous experience with clay and basic knowledge of firing processes. You must be
at least 21 years old and carry health insurance. Residency fees: $1200. Fee includes: all materials, firings, shared studio space, demos, one-on-one guidance, 3 meals a day served in our outdoor kitchen, maintained campgrounds, outdoor shower and
bathroom facilities, miles of hiking trails, trips to waterfalls, and Lake Superior beach. Skillsharing mini-workshops led by other residents.. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Share your work with the public at "Day In Clay," a local one-day public
workshop and art-making event. Responsibilities: Prep clay for public workshop "Day In Clay." Share what you've learned about the wild clay process while making wild clay pots with the public.
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: 2-week residencies from May–October. Application Deadline: January 6. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: None. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities:
firing kilns, wheels, clay available for a materials fee.
Duration: 9 months, September 2, 2025–June 8, 2026. Application Deadline: June 15. 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 and Arts 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: Mid-February 2025, TBD. 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:
no. 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: Early July 2025, TBD. 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: no. 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 December 2025. Application Deadlines: January 15 and November 1. Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Familiarity with material and equipment and a vision of
what you’ll work on during the residency. Residency fee: 1 week: $195, 2 weeks: $370, 3 weeks: $545, 4 weeks: $730 + Optional lodging: $50/night per room. Fee includes: Room to work in cooperative studio, Brent C wheels, Skutt electric
kilns, Peter Pugmill, North Star Slab Roller, Extruder, Sink and Clay Trap, Limited Firings. No stipend but scholarship opportunities are available.
Self-Guided Residencies
Duration: 1–4 weeks between January to December 2025. Application Deadlines: January 15 and October 18. Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Familiarity with material and equipment and a vision of what
you’ll work on during the residency. Residency fee: 1 week: $195, 2 weeks: $370, 3 weeks: $545, 4 weeks: $730 + Optional lodging: $50/night per room. Fee includes: Room to work in cooperative studio, Brent C wheels, Skutt electric kilns,
Peter Pugmill, North Star Slab Roller, Extruder, Sink and Clay Trap, Limited Firings. No stipend but scholarship opportunities are available.
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 16, 5pm CT. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: not a resident in Minnesota, at a stage beyond emerging. Please note: a college degree is not required
to apply for this or any NCC award. 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, catalog, possible teaching
opportunity.
Early Career Artist Residencies
Duration: September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026. Application Deadline: April 6, 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, 2025), 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 12–March 13 (exact dates TBD). Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Must not be enrolled as a student; BIPOC and LGBTQIA+
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. Visiting artist will be provided a family friendly apartment at the nearby Collegeville Institute and will be able to work in a spacious loft studio at the Art Center, Saint John’s University, where they will have access to
art studio classrooms and labs for ceramics, printmaking, video, sculpture, and photography. The 918 sq. ft. studio has a high ceiling, excellent natural lighting, movable furnishings for working and storage, adjustable spotlights, a sitting area,
a sink, wi-fi and Internet access, restrooms nearby, and 24/7 access. Some artist materials are provided. A solo exhibition may be possible depending on scheduling.
Duration: 6 – 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 2025. Application Deadline: May 12. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. No residency fees. Stipend: $200/month. Opportunities and
responsibilities: housing and studio space, 1 bisque and 1 glaze firing/month, 200 lbs. of clay/month. Opportunities to sell and show work. Work 15 hours per week teaching, studio maintenance, mixing clay, and events.
Ceramic Resident Artist (Studio Only)
Duration: 1 year, beginning in late August 2025. Application Deadline: May 12. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: completed bachelor’s degree or significant independent study of ceramics.
No residency fees. Stipend: $100/month. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio space, 1 bisque and 1 glaze firing per month, 200 lbs. of clay/month, Opportunities to sell and show work. Work 8.75 hours per week teaching, studio maintenance, mixing
clay and events.
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: recently completed undergraduate, graduate degree or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Stipend:
yes. Stipend includes: materials & firings. 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 firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: semi-private studio with personal storage, 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, free firing, private studio, 24/7 access. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition and numerous teaching opportunities. Responsibilities: work 12 hours per week for the community.
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, teaching opportunities, community engagement opportunities, exhibition at end of residency, professional
development in arts administration. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: materials stipend $350 per month; $500 professional development reimbursement fund. Opportunities and responsibilities: Artist must be in the studio at least 20 hours per week, donate
an object to the fundraising auction, and participate in on-site events.
Duration: Up to 2 years. Application Deadline: December 19. 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: 3 months. 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: $1500. 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 1. 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 1. 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 1. 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: $45 a day with a $150 refundable deposit which will be held until after the residency. Any damages, lost keys, or
cancelation fees will be taken out of your deposit. 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.
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 working in the gallery, studio maintenance,
and teaching community clay classes, in addition to being an active and productive member of the RLCC Community.
Artist-Invites-Artists (AIA)
Duration: 2–4 weeks between set block dates, June through August annually. Application Deadline: May 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: emerging through established artists. Invite
up to 7 artists plus host artist (8 total). Residency fees: $45 a day, and host pays a $150 refundable deposit for the group. Fee includes: Access to fully furnished shared studio, furnished housing, discounted materials. Stipend: no. Opportunities
and responsibilities: networking with a group of peers. See AIA residency information page on our website for cancelation policy for individual invited artists.
Duration: 1 to 2 years; August 1, 2025–July 31, 2026. Application Deadline: April 10. 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: February 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. Application Deadline: March 31 and August 4. 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 $250 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 2025 – Winter 2026. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: no students. Fee includes: lodging, private studio, meals.
Financial Assistance: travel reimbursement and stipend based on financial need. Opportunities and responsibilities: MacDowell provides time and individual studio space in an inspiring environment to artists generating original and enduring works of
the creative imagination.
Duration: June - August. Application Deadline: March 2. 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 in November. Application Deadline: July 1. Application fee: $10. 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: 1 year. Application Deadline: March 15. Application fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: be highly motivated and talented. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1100 per month + $250
per month material stipend, utilities, private housing, and studio. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition opportunity.
Duration: 1 year (usually starts in July). Application Deadline: March 31. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging to mid-career ceramic artists. Residency fee: $650/month. Fee includes:
on-campus shared residence in 2-bedroom/2-bath home with laundry, all utilities and an adjoining independent studio. Each of two AiRs will have a bedroom and full bath at opposite ends of home and share living room, kitchen, patios, and gardens. Also,
24-hour access to TCC’s 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. Responsible
to TCC for 8 hours per week of studio work.
Duration: 2+ weeks. Application Deadline: January 14. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. Residency fees: $1850 per week; applicants may apply for the Craigardan scholarship
which reduces the residency fee to $1000 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.
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: April 1, 2025, for a 2026 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: mid-April 2025. Eligibility requirements: BFA or MFA. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $19/hour paid studio work for 9 hours per week ($684/month),
private studio. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition, paid 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: 6 months–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: 1–12 months; May–October, communal housing or stand-alone cottages. Application Deadlines: January 15 (winter/spring); February 21 (summer). Application Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements:
all skill levels may apply; working knowledge of ceramics process and studio equipment. Fee includes: Costs vary based on accommodations and duration. Teaching possibilities for longer term residencies. 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. 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 and materials stipend; international artists without a visa are applicable for receipt (including travel, food, supply) reimbursement. 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.
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 2026. Application Deadline: October 15. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Submission of a completed application and résumé/CV. No residency fees.
Stipend: No. Residency provides: Housing and studio.
Wildacres Environmental Artist-In-Residence Program
Duration: 1–2 weeks in 2026. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $30. 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. Chosen candidates will be selected through an application and jury process that seeks to support these professionals and their
work in advancing art, science, education, and community in service of greater environmental equilibrium on waters, lands and in global communities.
Artists should consider the impact of their work before and during their residency, and be prepared to contribute their findings to the body of work, both large and small scale, that Wildacres Retreat is archiving from these residencies. No residency
fees. Stipend: no.
Duration: variable. Application Deadline: Rolling. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Early- to mid-career artist working in ceramics. No residency fees. Stipend: Possible stipend depending on
funding. Residency provides: some materials, free firings. Private studio. 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: 5-6 weeks. Application Deadline: Spring TBA. Application fee: $10 (USD). No residency fees. Materials & firing fees apply. Residency includes: private furnished bedroom with shared
bath and studio space. Stipend: No. Opportunities and responsibilities: Residents must be self-directed and are encouraged to incorporate shared meals, poetry, and a connection point with community into their stay. Residents donate a finished work
to the T10 collection.
Duration: 1 or 3 years. Application Deadline: July 2, 2025. Eligibility requirements: self-supporting, full-time artist at transitional point in career.
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: sales through Starworks Gallery. Responsibilities: 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: Interns are responsible for their
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: 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: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Residency fees: Interns are responsible for their
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: 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 year. 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 year. 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 (if available), moderate weekly Clay Club activities, teach one class or workshop, free studio space, gallery sales, free firing (within reason), clay supplies
at cost, job options at local clay businesses, studio maintenance.
Short-term Residency
Duration: 1–3 months. Application Deadline: Open. 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 (if available), moderate weekly Clay Club activities, teach one class or workshop, free studio space, gallery sales, free firing, studio maintenance.
Duration: 2 weeks–3 months. Application Deadline: April 1. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artist working either functionally or sculpturally, ability to work independently. Residency
Fee: $275 per month. Stipend: No Responsibilities: continuous pursuit of work, participate in studio community, Opportunities: 24 hour access to the studio and facilities, private studio space, exhibition and sale space, potential paid teaching
opportunities, access to glaze kitchen, materials and firing at cost.
Ceramic Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 1 Year. With the possibility to renew for a second 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 as technical support, participate in studio community,
teach one class per session (which you are paid for), 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, materials and firing at cost.
Duration: Fall: October–January; Spring: January–April. Application Deadline: March 14. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: emerging, mid-career and professional artists encouraged
to apply. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: A gift of time of space with no obligations. Optional opportunities for further participation include a monthly Artist Talk via Zoom, taking part in Sitka's collaboration
with CoastWatch, a guided hike of Sitka's 80-acre nature preserve, and a tour of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde's Chachalu Museum.
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 year, with the opportunity to renew. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Designed for developing, emerging, or established artists. BFA or BA 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 ($60 per week), 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, after school programming, 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 weeks, available from June through September. Application Deadline: Ongoing. Eligibility requirements:Open to artists capable of working independently in a studio environment. Residency
fees: $700-940. Residency includes: Studio access and on-site housing. For program details, application instructions, and deadlines, visit website.
Duration: 2–3 weeks. Application Deadline: Rolling. No eligibility requirements. We host artists with all levels of experience. The residency is self-guided. Residency fees: $400/week, includes on-site
housing accommodations and 24/7 access to L.a. Studio studio spaces including throwing wheels and kilns, 3d printer, open studio space, stained glass equipment, and gym access. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Includes invitation to teach classes
to the local community. 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 2025 and Spring 2026. Application Deadline: TBA. Announced on Instagram and our website. 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 a mid-residency exhibition. Residents are required to work 15–20 hours per week on studio maintenance
and be prepared to exhibit a body of work in January.
Duration: June–August (8 weeks). Application Deadline: February 2. 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 2,
2025.
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: 12 months. Application Deadline: March 1. 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, Workshare Fellowship, Alloy Fellowship. Our fellowships support artists 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. Kiln and Merit Fellowships are a year-long commitment, fellows are experienced artists
and community leaders, and should demonstrate exceptional craftsmanship, technical proficiency, dedication to their practice as well as a desire to be part of a diverse community. Workshare Fellows receive a monthly stipend of $375 in exchange for
assisting with maintenance of the shared ceramics studio. Alloy Fellows are emerging artists and receive a monthly stipend of $250 to support their growing creative practice during the residency period. Opportunities and responsibilities: work 5-20
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; OR $10,000 stipend for teaching a course the entire semester. 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. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: emerging artist. Residency includes: Room, board, studio, stipend, professional development, exhibitions,
teaching, open studios. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: Exhibitions, teach classes, sell work in Showcase Gallery, attend workshops, professional development, networking opportunities. 10 hours/week work for the school for a variety
of departments. Examples: exhibition installation, event participation, conference attendance, studio maintenance.
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 3 months–1 year. Application Deadline: February 1, 2025. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Artists working in craft media (wood, glass, metal, fiber, and clay & those who
work at the intersection of contemporary craft and photography) are encouraged to apply. No residency fee. Residency includes: 24/7 access to 200-square-foot studio equipped with sinks and wireless Internet access. Ceramic artists have access to two
electric kilns located in an outdoor kiln shed. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000/month. Opportunities and responsibilities: must work in their studio 2 days per week during public hours (open studio to public on Saturday and one weekday), Teaching
& collaborative opportunities. Professional development & enrichment opportunities with museums, art professionals, & collectors. Opportunity to participate in a joint artist talk. Opportunity to show work in our annual “In Residence”
exhibition.
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. Residency includes: materials and firing,
an exhibition at MSU Texas, mentorship and professional development with employment materials. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $8000 per year, free on-campus housing with utilities, and the possibility of teaching one class per semester at $2500 per
class. Additional opportunities and responsibilities: studio management and maintenance, including but not limited to loading and unloading kilns, mixing clay, mixing glazes, firing kilns, and teaching a continuing education wheel-throwing class.
If you are interested in being notified when the residency opens, please send an introductory email to steve.hilton@msutexas.edu.
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: $675 per month. Fee includes: housing, studio, and facilities. Stipend: no. Part-time work available.
Duration: 1–3 years. Application Deadline: ongoing. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA. Residency fees: $380 per month. 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 2025. Application Deadline: April 27. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA, BA, MFA preferred. No residency fees. No stipend. 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/week, be a professional presence in the studio, and contribute to
a creative and healthy studio environment.
Duration: 1 week; offered year-round: Sundays-Fridays. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA, BA, MFA preferred. Residency fees: $250 to $650/week. Residency fee
includes: accommodations and access to clay studio and equipment. Stipend: residency fees waived for artists teaching a workshop and $100 stipend for one-day workshop or $200 for 2-day workshop. Workshop series also a possibility. Opportunities: teach
classes, sell work in the gallery, meet other artists, wild clay foraging.
Duration: 3 months. Application Deadline: February 28. 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. 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: 2, 3 or 5 months. Application Deadline: January 31 or July 31. Eligibility requirements: artists working in the area. Residency fees: $60 (R$350.00 reais) 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. Workshops, Cinema, TV and Radio studios, library, and all the infrastructure of
the FAAP University Center. 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: 5 weeks, June 2–July 4. Application Deadline: January 29. Application fee: $35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous. Eligibility requirements: Métis visual artists, creative
makers, and curators are encouraged to apply. Participants will join celebrated Métis faculty mentors to produce a nurturing, collaborative, critical, and productive environment. Residency fees: program fee: $8831.75+GST. Program fee with financial
aid: $0. 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.
Early Career Artist-in-Residence - Summer 2025
Duration: July 21–August 22. Application Deadline: February 26. 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: $8831.75+GST. Program fee with financial aid: $2596.75+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.
Leighton Artist Studios – 2025/26
Duration: One to six weeks; April 7, 2025 - December 19, 2025 & January 5, 2026 - March 27, 2026. Application Deadline: November 20. Application fee: $65 CAD ($35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous).
Eligibility requirements: Independent residencies at the Leighton Artist Studios offer professional artists an inspiring retreat environment for the development of their work. Residency fees: program fee: $3343.20+GST. Program fee with financial aid:
$1010.10+GST. Fee includes: single room, meals, studio, and campus 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 beginning in early August. Application Deadline: April 7. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Having an art practice that is rooted in ceramic arts or pottery. No residency fees.
Residency includes: cost of some materials and firings, studio equipment and space, opportunity for lodging. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: community engagement that may include an artist talk, demonstration, open studio, or social
media takeover.
Denmark
Guldagergaard International Ceramic Residency Centre
Duration: 1 Month up to 1 year. Application Deadline: February 1. Application fee: $21 (USD). Eligibility requirements: emerging artists, professional artists Residency fees: $8200–10200 DKK/month.
Fee includes: accommodation, studio space, access to the studio collection, access to all facilities. Stipend: yes.
Duration: 4 months. Application Deadline: December 31. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Young artists/ graduates of art colleges, academies or related educational institutions who have intensive experience
with ceramic materials and plan to deepen their artistic or creative practice, especially with the material porcelain. No residency fees. Residency includes: accommodation, studio access, exhibition. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: 1.000,00 EUR/month,
500 EUR material stipend, public transportation, travel and exhibition support. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, documentation, workshop, lecture, networking.
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: 3 weeks (Between Mid-April and Mid-October) Application Deadline: Twice annually. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: formal application reviewed and approved by our board of directors.
Residency fees: $500 non-refundable deposit upon acceptance; $1500 (USD) for 3 weeks. Fee includes: All supplies, two firings, 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: $1695 (USD) per month
(approx), plus materials and firing fees paid at end of residency. Cost of residency includes: Accommodation, studio space, use of all facilities, 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: $1695 (USD)
for 6 weeks, plus materials and firing fees paid at end of residency. Cost of residency includes: accommodation, studio space, use of all facilities, 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: yes. 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: 2 weeks – 2 months between January – November 2025. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Ceramic artists with at least 3 years of 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.
2025/26 Residencies for International Artists in the Historical Center of Rome
Duration: 4 weeks between April 2025 and May 2026 in set periods. Application Deadline: 3 application deadlines: March 1 (Summer 2025 residencies), June 1 (Fall 2025 residencies), November 1 (Spring 2026
residencies). No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging and mid-career artists, ability to work independently, no enrolled undergraduate students. Residency fees: Approximately $500 USD per week. Residency includes: Studio space, use
of equipment including high-fire electric kilns, technical support, final group show. Materials and firings not included. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: final group show. Donation of one piece (optional).
2025/26 Residencies for International Artists in the Countryside of Rome
Duration: 4 weeks between April 2025 and May 2026 in set periods. Application Deadline: 3 application deadlines: March 1 2025 (Summer 2025 residencies), June 1 2025 (Fall 2025 residencies),
November 1 2025 (Spring 2026 residencies). No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging and mid-career artists, ability to work independently, no enrolled undergraduate students. Residency fees: Approximately $850 USD per week.
Residency includes: Private studio space, housing in 1-bedroom house with garden, use of equipment including low-fire electric and gas kilns, high-fire electric kilns, technical support, final group show. Partners/spouses and children can accompany
the artist (supplemental fee). Materials and firings not included. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: final group show. Donation of one piece (optional).
Duration: 5 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 outreach 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; some meals; 24/7
access to 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 Puebla and Cholula. 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: 5 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 outreach fund.
Eligibility requirements: national and international artists at least 20 years of age. Residency fees: $728 (USD) per week; partial tuition-reduction option offered. Fees include: private bedroom; some meals; 24/7 access to kitchen; utilities; WiFi;
housekeeping; 36 hours master ceramics 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 (Mentored/Master Instructed) –Cusco, Peru
Duration: 5 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 outreach 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; some meals; 24/7
access to 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: 2–3 months. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Ability to work as an independent artist, experience in ceramics for at least 2 years, and some basic
knowledge of kiln firings. Residency fee: $425 per month. Fee includes: use of all the studio equipment (tables, tools, plaster turning wheel, etc.), 3 kiln firings per month (extra firings available for additional fee). Firings available for a fee.
No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: little shop, exhibition space, teach classes, for an extra fee: workshop in slip casting with porcelain.
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
fee: $1600 per month. Fee includes: 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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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. Check out this year’s offerings in the Ceramics Monthly guide, which can now be found online. Use your smartphone to scan the QR code to the right, or go to ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/browse-departments/residencies. Contact the venues for current information and details.
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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. 2025 and Dec. 2025. Application Deadline: ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: a demonstrated commitment to the arts and clear goals for the residency. Residency fee: $1150 + $250 security deposit. Residency includes: private housing, utilities, access to studio space, pool (seasonal), hot tub, and sauna. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: mentorship, Resident artists are expected to be actively engaged in their work. Allowances are made for travel off campus that are in support of the residency. Residents must be prepared to provide their own meals and materials.
Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino, CA; marketing@mendocinoartcenter.org; www.mendocinoartcenter.org.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 8 months. 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 hours in your studio per week. Work-trade 4 or 8 hours per week. Required participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
Wood-Fire Residency
Duration: 1 year (September 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 hours in your studio per week. Work-trade 8 hours per week. Required participation and assistance in weekly meetings and annual events.
Short-Term Residency
Duration: 1-2 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 hours in your studio 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 2025–July 2026); 1 year (September 2025–August 2026); 6 month (April 2025–September 2025); 6 month (October 2025–March 2026). 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: 6 months, April 1–September 30. Application Deadline: February 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Applicant must be a Black ceramic artist. No residency fees. Residency includes: $500 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. Residency includes: kilns, pottery wheels, 35+ glazes, spray booth, slab rollers, drying shelves, projectors, full wood shop, etc. 24/7 studio access is available upon request. Opportunities: a solo exhibition to showcase work completed by the artist-in-residence where they will provide an artist talk and potentially sell their work. Responsibilities: assist in our monthly member “Power Hours” (small workshops). Additionally, artists-in-residence will contribute 2 hours of studio community building per week.
Sonoma Community Center
Sonoma, CA; meg@sonomacommunitycenter.org; sonomacommunitycenter.org/ceramics/ceramics-residency.
Sonoma Ceramics Residency Program
Duration: 6 months, July–Dec (2025), Jan–Jun (2026). 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: TBA. Application fee: TBA. 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; balwin@andersonranch.org; www.andersonranch.org.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: Fall 2025 (10 weeks from October–December) and Spring 2026 (Session I: 5 weeks from February to mid-March and Session II: 5 weeks from mid-March to mid-April). Application Deadline: February 17, 2025. 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 by 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.
Wesleyan Potters
Middleton, CT; residency@wesleyanpotters.com; www.wesleyanpotters.com.
Artist-In-Residence
Duration: 6 months, June-December 2025. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: studio access, glazes, and firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition, teach classes, sell work in gallery shop, artist talk; work 15 hours/week as studio technician.
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Winterthur
Winterthur, DE; academicprograms@winterthur.org; www.winterthur.org/apply-for-research-fellowship-program.
Maker-Creator Fellowship; Short-Term Fellowship
Duration: 1–2 months. Application Deadline: January 15, 2025. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: see website. No residency fee. Stipend: yes. Opportunity to rent housing on-site. Responsibilities: Research our historical collections to inform and inspire your artistic practice. Studio space not available but stipend can support work in your studio after time in residence.
Florida
Morean Center for Clay
St. Petersburg, FL; john.bradford@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, 2025. 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.
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The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences
office@hambidge.org; www.hambidge.org.
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 four 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 and firing fees.
Art Center West
Roswell, GA; 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; darshita@lillstreet.com; https://lillstreet.com/artist-residencies
Artist-in-Residence in Ceramics
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: May 1, 2025. Application fee: $20. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA, or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $400 per month, 24/7 access, ~70 sq. ft. semi-private studio, gas and electric firings, materials, access to glaze kitchen, and free classes at Lillstreet. Opportunities and responsibilities: Artists assist in firing gas kilns for our student body (5 hours/week), develop personal work (at least 15 hours/week), and have a year-end exhibition in exchange for stipend. Artists are also expected to teach 2-4 classes, for which they are separately compensated, and have the opportunity to sell work in our shop.
Indiana
New Harmony Clay Project
New Harmony, IN; nhclayproject@gmail.com; https://nhclayproject.org
New Harmony Clay Project
Duration: 1–8 months. Application Deadline: July 28. 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
Cedar Rapids, IA; info@iowaceramicscenter.org; www.iowaceramicscenter.org.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: March 2 and May 4. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BA or BFA. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: Moving stipend and monthly firing/clay stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, teaching, studio maintenance, gallery sales, firing kilns, community outreach.
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UNIVERSITY of Kansas
Lawrence, KS; maude@ku.edu; art.ku.edu/artists-residence
Interdisciplinary Ceramics Research Center Residency
Duration: 9 months–1 year; beginning in August. Application Deadline: May 1. No application fee. Residency includes: private studio space, access to ICRC equipment and common spaces, exhibition opportunities, and a materials stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: contribute 3 hours per week to studio maintenance tasks, give one public artist talk, and participate in student engagement activities such as critiques and demonstrations once a month during the residency period.
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
Manhattan, KS; ngeankoplis@ksu.edu; art.ksu.edu/outreach/artistinresidence.html
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, exhibition opportunities, all firings and access to all in-stock studio materials. Salary commensurate with experience and education. Opportunities and responsibilities: Residents are expected to contribute 10 hours per week to departmental service, teach two ceramics courses per semester, and participate in student engagement activities such as critiques and demonstrations once a month during the residency period.
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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, September 1–12, 2025. Application Deadline: March 14. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: participants must be 21 years of age or older. Competitive review for emerging and established makers. Room & Board is free; travel, materials, and shop fees are paid by 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: $1675; 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: 7 months, September to April. Application Deadline: March 7. 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.
Winter Residency
Duration: 1-3 months, January to March. Application Deadline: July 15. Application fee: $15. Eligibility requirements: Any artist comfortable working independently in a ceramic studio. Residency fees: $1000/month. Fee includes: housing and 24-hour studio access. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: The residency provides uninterrupted time in the studio to work on independent or collaborative projects and access to Watershed’s facilities.
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 4. The application will be available in February 2025. No application fee. Eligibility requirements vary. 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.
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA; mccaugheyj@emmanuel.edu; www.emmanuel.edu/ecar.
Emmanuel College Artist Residency (ECAR)
Duration: 6 weeks; June 16–July 27, 2025. Application Deadline: January 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: residency supports a diverse group of artists, providing uninterrupted time and space for established and emerging artists to develop their work. No residency fee. Residency includes: Lodging is provided in the college dorms, with access to a small kitchen. Residents have access to communal college studio facilities with ample space sharing - ceramics, wood shop, print shop, photo studio, darkroom, design lab, and drawing studios. Stipend: $1500; international artists may be eligible for $1000 travel reimbursement. Opportunities and responsibilities: opportunity to exhibit work made during residency and potential artist talk after conclusion. Artists must devote 3 hours to Emmanuel’s summer art history course, Contemporary Art and Artistic Practice, discussing their own process. Artists will donate one piece to Emmanuel College at the end of the residency.
Cross Cultural Collaborative Inc.
Brookline, MA; aba@culturalcollaborative.org; www.culturalcollaborative.org
Cultural Awareness Workshop 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: Please see discipline-specific eligibility here. 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 Artist Residency
Duration: 5 weeks, beginning in mid-October. 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 Artist of Color
Duration: 1 to 3 months between June and August. Application Deadline: February 15. 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 clay work 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. No application fee. 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
Visitor Center Artist Camp
Ewen, MI; visitor.center.artists@gmail.com; www.visitorcenterartistcamp.org
Wild Clay Wilderness Artist Residency
Duration: 2 weeks, July 26–August 9. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Previous experience with clay and basic knowledge of firing processes. You must be at least 21 years old and carry health insurance. Residency fees: $1200. Fee includes: all materials, firings, shared studio space, demos, one-on-one guidance, 3 meals a day served in our outdoor kitchen, maintained campgrounds, outdoor shower and bathroom facilities, miles of hiking trails, trips to waterfalls, and Lake Superior beach. Skillsharing mini-workshops led by other residents.. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Share your work with the public at "Day In Clay," a local one-day public workshop and art-making event. Responsibilities: Prep clay for public workshop "Day In Clay." Share what you've learned about the wild clay process while making wild clay pots with the public.
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.
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 6. Application fee: $35. Eligibility requirements: None. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: firing kilns, wheels, clay available for a materials fee.
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: 9 months, September 2, 2025–June 8, 2026. Application Deadline: June 15. 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 and Arts 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: Mid-February 2025, TBD. 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: no. 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: Early July 2025, TBD. 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: no. 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; info@grandmaraisartcolony.org; grandmaraisartcolony.org.
Group Artist-in-Residence Program
Duration: 1–4 weeks between January to December 2025. Application Deadlines: January 15 and November 1. Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Familiarity with material and equipment and a vision of what you’ll work on during the residency. Residency fee: 1 week: $195, 2 weeks: $370, 3 weeks: $545, 4 weeks: $730 + Optional lodging: $50/night per room. Fee includes: Room to work in cooperative studio, Brent C wheels, Skutt electric kilns, Peter Pugmill, North Star Slab Roller, Extruder, Sink and Clay Trap, Limited Firings. No stipend but scholarship opportunities are available.
Self-Guided Residencies
Duration: 1–4 weeks between January to December 2025. Application Deadlines: January 15 and October 18. Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Familiarity with material and equipment and a vision of what you’ll work on during the residency. Residency fee: 1 week: $195, 2 weeks: $370, 3 weeks: $545, 4 weeks: $730 + Optional lodging: $50/night per room. Fee includes: Room to work in cooperative studio, Brent C wheels, Skutt electric kilns, Peter Pugmill, North Star Slab Roller, Extruder, Sink and Clay Trap, Limited Firings. No stipend but scholarship opportunities are available.
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 16, 5pm CT. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: not a resident in Minnesota, at a stage beyond emerging. Please note: a college degree is not required to apply for this or any NCC award. 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, catalog, possible teaching opportunity.
Early Career Artist Residencies
Duration: September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026. Application Deadline: April 6, 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, 2025), 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 12–March 13 (exact dates TBD). Application Deadline: April 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Must not be enrolled as a student; BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ 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. Visiting artist will be provided a family friendly apartment at the nearby Collegeville Institute and will be able to work in a spacious loft studio at the Art Center, Saint John’s University, where they will have access to art studio classrooms and labs for ceramics, printmaking, video, sculpture, and photography. The 918 sq. ft. studio has a high ceiling, excellent natural lighting, movable furnishings for working and storage, adjustable spotlights, a sitting area, a sink, wi-fi and Internet access, restrooms nearby, and 24/7 access. 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
Clay Resident Artist
Duration: 6 – 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; clay@schoolofservice.org; www.schoolofservice.org
Ceramic (Live-in) Resident Artist
Duration: 1 year, beginning in late August 2025. Application Deadline: May 12. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. No residency fees. Stipend: $200/month. Opportunities and responsibilities: housing and studio space, 1 bisque and 1 glaze firing/month, 200 lbs. of clay/month. Opportunities to sell and show work. Work 15 hours per week teaching, studio maintenance, mixing clay, and events.
Ceramic Resident Artist (Studio Only)
Duration: 1 year, beginning in late August 2025. Application Deadline: May 12. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: completed bachelor’s degree or significant independent study of ceramics. No residency fees. Stipend: $100/month. Opportunities and responsibilities: studio space, 1 bisque and 1 glaze firing per month, 200 lbs. of clay/month, Opportunities to sell and show work. Work 8.75 hours per week teaching, studio maintenance, mixing clay and events.
323CLAY
Independence, MO; studio@323clay.com; https://323clay.com
323CLAY Resident Artist
Duration: 1–2 years, begins August 1, 2025. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent experience preferred. No residency fees. Residency Includes: private studio, clay, glaze, firings. Stipend: $200/month, additional paid teaching 6 hours/week ($600/month). Opportunities: workshops, mentorship, critiques, exit exhibition. paid teaching, mentor critiques, exhibition. Responsibilities: Exchange of 6hr/week doing studio tasks (load kilns, mix glazes, pug clay, studio maintenance, assist at workshops and events, etc.)
Belger Crane Yard Studios
Kansas City, MO; lpowell@belgerartscenter.org; https://belgerarts.org/residency-programs.
Foundation Residency
Duration: 1 year. Application Deadline: March 1. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: recently completed undergraduate, graduate degree or equivalent experience. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: materials & firings. 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 firings. Opportunities and responsibilities: semi-private studio with personal storage, 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, free firing, private studio, 24/7 access. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition and numerous teaching opportunities. Responsibilities: work 12 hours per week for the community.
Craft Alliance
St. Louis, MO; grant.benoit@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, teaching opportunities, community engagement opportunities, exhibition at end of residency, professional development in arts administration. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: materials stipend $350 per month; $500 professional development reimbursement fund. Opportunities and responsibilities: Artist must be in the studio at least 20 hours per week, donate an object to the fundraising auction, and participate in on-site events.
Montana
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
Helena, MT; sunshinecobb@archiebray.org; http://archiebray.org
Long-Term Resident Artist
Duration: Up to 2 years. Application Deadline: December 19. 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: 3 months. 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: $1500. 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 1. 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 1. 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 1. 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: $45 a day with a $150 refundable deposit which will be held until after the residency. Any damages, lost keys, or cancelation fees will be taken out of your deposit. 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.
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 working in the gallery, studio maintenance, and teaching community clay classes, in addition to being an active and productive member of the RLCC Community.
Artist-Invites-Artists (AIA)
Duration: 2–4 weeks between set block dates, June through August annually. Application Deadline: May 1. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: emerging through established artists. Invite up to 7 artists plus host artist (8 total). Residency fees: $45 a day, and host pays a $150 refundable deposit for the group. Fee includes: Access to fully furnished shared studio, furnished housing, discounted materials. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: networking with a group of peers. See AIA residency information page on our website for cancelation policy for individual invited artists.
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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, 2025–July 31, 2026. Application Deadline: April 10. 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: February 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. Application Deadline: March 31 and August 4. 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 $250 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@macdowell.org; www.macdowell.org
MacDowell Residency
Duration: 2–6 weeks. Application Deadline: February 10 for Fall 2025 – Winter 2026. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: no students. Fee includes: lodging, private studio, meals. Financial Assistance: travel reimbursement and stipend based on financial need. Opportunities and responsibilities: MacDowell provides time and individual studio space in an inspiring environment to artists generating original and enduring works of the creative imagination.
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 2. 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 in November. Application Deadline: July 1. Application fee: $10. 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: $1100 per month + $250 per month material stipend, utilities, private housing, and studio. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition opportunity.
Taos Ceramics Center
Taos, NM; manager@taosceramics.com; www.taosceramics.com.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 1 year (usually starts in July). Application Deadline: March 31. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging to mid-career ceramic artists. Residency fee: $650/month. Fee includes: on-campus shared residence in 2-bedroom/2-bath home with laundry, all utilities and an adjoining independent studio. Each of two AiRs will have a bedroom and full bath at opposite ends of home and share living room, kitchen, patios, and gardens. Also, 24-hour access to TCC’s 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. Responsible to TCC for 8 hours per week of studio work.
New York
Craigardan
Elizabethtown, NY; program@craigardan.org; www.craigardan.org.
Ceramic Arts Residency
Duration: 2+ weeks. Application Deadline: January 14. Application fee: $40. Eligibility requirements: BFA or equivalent. Residency fees: $1850 per week; applicants may apply for the Craigardan scholarship which reduces the residency fee to $1000 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.
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: April 1, 2025, for a 2026 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 2025. Eligibility requirements: BFA or MFA. No residency fees. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $19/hour paid studio work for 9 hours per week ($684/month), private studio. Opportunities and responsibilities: solo exhibition, paid teaching.
Flower City Arts Center
Rochester, NY; 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: 6 months–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.
Ceramic Fellowship
Duration: 1–12 months; May–October, communal housing or stand-alone cottages. Application Deadlines: January 15 (winter/spring); February 21 (summer). Application Fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: all skill levels may apply; working knowledge of ceramics process and studio equipment. Fee includes: Costs vary based on accommodations and duration. Teaching possibilities for longer term residencies. Opportunities and responsibilities: internships available 20 hours a week in exchange for housing and studio.
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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. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibitions, teaching, assisting workshops, studio maintenance, gallery sales, firing kilns, etc.
McColl Center
Charlotte, NC; bsalisbury@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 and materials stipend; international artists without a visa are applicable for receipt (including travel, food, supply) reimbursement. 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.
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-Residence Program
Duration: 1–2 weeks in 2026. Application Deadline: October 15. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: Submission of a completed application and résumé/CV. No residency fees. Stipend: No. Residency provides: Housing and studio.
Wildacres Environmental Artist-In-Residence Program
Duration: 1–2 weeks in 2026. Application Deadline: TBA. Application fee: $30. 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. Chosen candidates will be selected through an application and jury process that seeks to support these professionals and their work in advancing art, science, education, and community in service of greater environmental equilibrium on waters, lands and in global communities.
Artists should consider the impact of their work before and during their residency, and be prepared to contribute their findings to the body of work, both large and small scale, that Wildacres Retreat is archiving from these residencies. 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: Rolling. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Early- to mid-career artist working in ceramics. No residency fees. Stipend: Possible stipend depending on funding. Residency provides: some materials, free firings. Private studio. 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.
Township10
Marshall, NC; info@township10.com; www.township10.org
Resident Artist
Duration: 5-6 weeks. Application Deadline: Spring TBA. Application fee: $10 (USD). No residency fees. Materials & firing fees apply. Residency includes: private furnished bedroom with shared bath and studio space. Stipend: No. Opportunities and responsibilities: Residents must be self-directed and are encouraged to incorporate shared meals, poetry, and a connection point with community into their stay. Residents donate a finished work to the T10 collection.
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC; creativedirector@penland.org; www.penland.org.
Resident Artist
Duration: 1 or 3 years. Application Deadline: July 2, 2025. Eligibility requirements: self-supporting, full-time artist at transitional point in career.
STARworksStar, 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: sales through Starworks Gallery. Responsibilities: 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: Interns are responsible for their 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: 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: 1 year. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Residency fees: Interns are responsible for their 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: 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 year. 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 year. 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 (if available), moderate weekly Clay Club activities, teach one class or workshop, free studio space, gallery sales, free firing (within reason), clay supplies at cost, job options at local clay businesses, studio maintenance.
Short-term Residency
Duration: 1–3 months. Application Deadline: Open. 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 (if available), moderate weekly Clay Club activities, teach one class or workshop, free studio space, gallery sales, free firing, studio maintenance.
Queen City Clay
Norwood, OH; jstein@queencityclay.com; www.queencityclay.com/belong/residency.
Short-Term Ceramic Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 2 weeks–3 months. Application Deadline: April 1. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: ceramic artist working either functionally or sculpturally, ability to work independently. Residency Fee: $275 per month. Stipend: No Responsibilities: continuous pursuit of work, participate in studio community, Opportunities: 24 hour access to the studio and facilities, private studio space, exhibition and sale space, potential paid teaching opportunities, access to glaze kitchen, materials and firing at cost.
Ceramic Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 1 Year. With the possibility to renew for a second 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 as technical support, participate in studio community, teach one class per session (which you are paid for), 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, materials and firing at cost.
Oregon
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
Otis, OR; mariaelting@sitkacenter.org; www.sitkacenter.org.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: Fall: October–January; Spring: January–April. Application Deadline: March 14. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: emerging, mid-career and professional artists encouraged to apply. No residency fees. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: A gift of time of space with no obligations. Optional opportunities for further participation include a monthly Artist Talk via Zoom, taking part in Sitka's collaboration with CoastWatch, a guided hike of Sitka's 80-acre nature preserve, and a tour of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde's Chachalu Museum.
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; bcatarts@gmail.com; brockwaycatart.org/air-information.
Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 1 year, with the opportunity to renew. Application Deadline: April 15. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Designed for developing, emerging, or established artists. BFA or BA 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 ($60 per week), 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, after school programming, 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; twinters@touchstonecrafts.org; dsimpson@touchstonecrafts.org; www.touchstonecrafts.org.
Short-Term Artist-in-Residence
Duration: 2 weeks, available from June through September. Application Deadline: Ongoing. Eligibility requirements: Open to artists capable of working independently in a studio environment. Residency fees: $700-940. Residency includes: Studio access and on-site housing. For program details, application instructions, and deadlines, visit website.
L.a. Studio
Patton, PA; admin@lastudio.org; www.lastudio.org.
ART14 Artist Residency
Duration: 2–3 weeks. Application Deadline: Rolling. No eligibility requirements. We host artists with all levels of experience. The residency is self-guided. Residency fees: $400/week, includes on-site housing accommodations and 24/7 access to L.a. Studio studio spaces including throwing wheels and kilns, 3d printer, open studio space, stained glass equipment, and gym access. Stipend: no. Opportunities: Includes invitation to teach classes to the local community. 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 2025 and Spring 2026. Application Deadline: TBA. Announced on Instagram and our website. 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 a mid-residency exhibition. Residents are required to work 15–20 hours per week on studio maintenance and be prepared to exhibit a body of work in January.
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA; programs@goggleworks.org; www.goggleworks.org.
GoggleWorks 2025 Summer Residency
Duration: June–August (8 weeks). Application Deadline: February 2. 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 2, 2025.
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: 12 months. Application Deadline: March 1. 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, Workshare Fellowship, Alloy Fellowship. Our fellowships support artists 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. Kiln and Merit Fellowships are a year-long commitment, fellows are experienced artists and community leaders, and should demonstrate exceptional craftsmanship, technical proficiency, dedication to their practice as well as a desire to be part of a diverse community. Workshare Fellows receive a monthly stipend of $375 in exchange for assisting with maintenance of the shared ceramics studio. Alloy Fellows are emerging artists and receive a monthly stipend of $250 to support their growing creative practice during the residency period. Opportunities and responsibilities: work 5-20 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; OR $10,000 stipend for teaching a course the entire semester. 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; khider@arrowmont.org; www.arrowmont.org.
Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence
Duration: 11 months (June–May). Application Deadline: January 15. Fee: $25. Eligibility requirements: emerging artist. Residency includes: Room, board, studio, stipend, professional development, exhibitions, teaching, open studios. Stipend: yes. Opportunities and responsibilities: Exhibitions, teach classes, sell work in Showcase Gallery, attend workshops, professional development, networking opportunities. 10 hours/week work for the school for a variety of departments. Examples: exhibition installation, event participation, conference attendance, studio maintenance.
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: February 1, 2025. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Artists working in craft media (wood, glass, metal, fiber, and clay & those who work at the intersection of contemporary craft and photography) are encouraged to apply. No residency fee. Residency includes: 24/7 access to 200-square-foot studio equipped with sinks and wireless Internet access. Ceramic artists have access to two electric kilns located in an outdoor kiln shed. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $1000/month. Opportunities and responsibilities: must work in their studio 2 days per week during public hours (open studio to public on Saturday and one weekday), Teaching & collaborative opportunities. Professional development & enrichment opportunities with museums, art professionals, & collectors. Opportunity to participate in a joint artist talk. Opportunity to show work in our annual “In Residence” exhibition.
Midwestern State University (MSU)
Wichita Falls, TX; steve.hilton@msutexas.edu; msutexas.edu/academics/finearts/art/index.php.
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. Residency includes: materials and firing, an exhibition at MSU Texas, mentorship and professional development with employment materials. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: $8000 per year, free on-campus housing with utilities, and the possibility of teaching one class per semester at $2500 per class. Additional opportunities and responsibilities: studio management and maintenance, including but not limited to loading and unloading kilns, mixing clay, mixing glazes, firing kilns, and teaching a continuing education wheel-throwing class. If you are interested in being notified when the residency opens, please send an introductory email to steve.hilton@msutexas.edu.
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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; johnjessiman255@gmail.com; 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: $675 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. Application fee: $30. Eligibility requirements: BFA, MFA. Residency fees: $380 per month. 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 2025. Application Deadline: April 27. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA, BA, MFA preferred. No residency fees. No stipend. 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/week, be a professional presence in the studio, and contribute to a creative and healthy studio environment.
Sou’wester Arts
Seaview, WA; souwestertv@gmail.com; www.souwesterlodge.com/art.
Sou’wester Artist Residency
Duration: 1 week; offered year-round: Sundays-Fridays. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: BFA, BA, MFA preferred. Residency fees: $250 to $650/week. Residency fee includes: accommodations and access to clay studio and equipment. Stipend: residency fees waived for artists teaching a workshop and $100 stipend for one-day workshop or $200 for 2-day workshop. Workshop series also a possibility. Opportunities: teach classes, sell work in the gallery, meet other artists, wild clay foraging.
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 28. 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. 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.
FAAP Artists Residency
São Paulo, Brazil; resartisfaap.info@faap.br; www.faap.br/residenciaartistica.
Residência Artística FAAP - São Paulo
Duration: 2, 3 or 5 months. Application Deadline: January 31 or July 31. Eligibility requirements: artists working in the area. Residency fees: $60 (R$350.00 reais) 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. Workshops, Cinema, TV and Radio studios, library, and all the infrastructure of the FAAP University Center. 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.
Visual Arts - Kapishkum: Métis Gathering
Duration: 5 weeks, June 2–July 4. Application Deadline: January 29. Application fee: $35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous. Eligibility requirements: Métis visual artists, creative makers, and curators are encouraged to apply. Participants will join celebrated Métis faculty mentors to produce a nurturing, collaborative, critical, and productive environment. Residency fees: program fee: $8831.75+GST. Program fee with financial aid: $0. 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.
Early Career Artist-in-Residence - Summer 2025
Duration: July 21–August 22. Application Deadline: February 26. 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: $8831.75+GST. Program fee with financial aid: $2596.75+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.
Leighton Artist Studios – 2025/26
Duration: One to six weeks; April 7, 2025 - December 19, 2025 & January 5, 2026 - March 27, 2026. Application Deadline: November 20. Application fee: $65 CAD ($35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous). Eligibility requirements: Independent residencies at the Leighton Artist Studios offer professional artists an inspiring retreat environment for the development of their work. Residency fees: program fee: $3343.20+GST. Program fee with financial aid: $1010.10+GST. Fee includes: single room, meals, studio, and campus 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, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
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 beginning in early August. Application Deadline: April 7. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Having an art practice that is rooted in ceramic arts or pottery. No residency fees. Residency includes: cost of some materials and firings, studio equipment and space, opportunity for lodging. Stipend: no. Opportunities and responsibilities: community engagement that may include an artist talk, demonstration, open studio, or social media takeover.
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. Application fee: $21 (USD). Eligibility requirements: emerging artists, professional artists Residency fees: $8200–10200 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
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: December 31. 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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Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main
Frankfurt Höchst, Germany; bascha@hfg-offenbach.de; www.hfg-offenbach.de/de/pages/page-title-100#residency-programm
Residency 3.0 Exploring Porcelain
Duration: 4 months. Application Deadline: December 31. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Young artists/ graduates of art colleges, academies or related educational institutions who have intensive experience with ceramic materials and plan to deepen their artistic or creative practice, especially with the material porcelain. No residency fees. Residency includes: accommodation, studio access, exhibition. Stipend: yes. Stipend includes: 1.000,00 EUR/month, 500 EUR material stipend, public transportation, travel and exhibition support. Opportunities and responsibilities: exhibition, documentation, workshop, lecture, networking.
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: 3 weeks (Between Mid-April and Mid-October) Application Deadline: Twice annually. Application fee: $10. Eligibility requirements: formal application reviewed and approved by our board of directors. Residency fees: $500 non-refundable deposit upon acceptance; $1500 (USD) for 3 weeks. Fee includes: All supplies, two firings, 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: $1695 (USD) per month (approx), plus materials and firing fees paid at end of residency. Cost of residency includes: Accommodation, studio space, use of all facilities, 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: $1695 (USD) for 6 weeks, plus materials and firing fees paid at end of residency. Cost of residency includes: accommodation, studio space, use of all facilities, 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; ayacac@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: yes. 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: 2 weeks – 2 months between January – November 2025. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Ceramic artists with at least 3 years of 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.
2025/26 Residencies for International Artists in the Historical Center of Rome
Duration: 4 weeks between April 2025 and May 2026 in set periods. Application Deadline: 3 application deadlines: March 1 (Summer 2025 residencies), June 1 (Fall 2025 residencies), November 1 (Spring 2026 residencies). No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging and mid-career artists, ability to work independently, no enrolled undergraduate students. Residency fees: Approximately $500 USD per week. Residency includes: Studio space, use of equipment including high-fire electric kilns, technical support, final group show. Materials and firings not included. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: final group show. Donation of one piece (optional).
2025/26 Residencies for International Artists in the Countryside of Rome
Duration: 4 weeks between April 2025 and May 2026 in set periods. Application Deadline: 3 application deadlines: March 1 2025 (Summer 2025 residencies), June 1 2025 (Fall 2025 residencies), November 1 2025 (Spring 2026 residencies). No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Emerging and mid-career artists, ability to work independently, no enrolled undergraduate students. Residency fees: Approximately $850 USD per week. Residency includes: Private studio space, housing in 1-bedroom house with garden, use of equipment including low-fire electric and gas kilns, high-fire electric kilns, technical support, final group show. Partners/spouses and children can accompany the artist (supplemental fee). 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; www.arquetopia.org/mexican-ceramics-residency.
Pre-Columbian Ceramics Instructional Residency (Mentored/Master Instructed) –Puebla, Mexico
Duration: 5 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 outreach 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; some meals; 24/7 access to 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 Puebla and Cholula. 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/Master Assisted)–Puebla, Mexico
Duration: 5 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 outreach fund. Eligibility requirements: national and international artists at least 20 years of age. Residency fees: $728 (USD) per week; partial tuition-reduction option offered. Fees include: private bedroom; some meals; 24/7 access to kitchen; utilities; WiFi; housekeeping; 36 hours master ceramics 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 (Mentored/Master Instructed) –Cusco, Peru
Duration: 5 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 outreach 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; some meals; 24/7 access to 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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studio k.
Lisbon, Portugal; studio.k.lisbon@gmail.com; www.studio-k.pt.
Ceramic Studio Residency in Lisbon
Duration: 2–3 months. Application Deadline: Ongoing. No application fee. Eligibility requirements: Ability to work as an independent artist, experience in ceramics for at least 2 years, and some basic knowledge of kiln firings. Residency fee: $425 per month. Fee includes: use of all the studio equipment (tables, tools, plaster turning wheel, etc.), 3 kiln firings per month (extra firings available for additional fee). Firings available for a fee. No stipend. Opportunities and responsibilities: little shop, exhibition space, teach classes, for an extra fee: workshop in slip casting with porcelain.
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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 fee: $1600 per month. Fee includes: 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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