Watershed
is excited to present the following two-week residencies for Summer
2013. There is room in all sessions for anyone to apply. Click here to apply now.
Session I: June 9-21
Guest Artist: Patti Warashina
Join
Patti and fellow artists, each with distinct styles and aesthetic
perspectives, for two weeks of conversation and creativity.- Carol Gouthro (WA)
- Peter Olsen (WA)
Session II: June 23-July 5
Narrative through Clay
Zach Tate (TX) invites:
- Justin Rothshank (IN)
- Adam Redd (CA)
- Von Venhuizen (TX)
- Greg Stahly (MI)
- Magda Gluszek (AZ)
- Howard Koerth (OK)
- Cameron Crawford (CA)
- Christine Golden (AZ)
Atmospheric PerspectivesThis session brings together a group of woodfire artists each with an established career and perspective. Their time at Watershed will allow them to share information and develop new approaches to their process.Fred Herbst (NY) invites:
- Julie Crosby (NY)
- Louise Harter (CT)
- Kenyon Hanson (MT)
- Doug Jeppesen (IL)
- Trevor Dunn (FL)
- Liz Lurie (NY)
- Dan Murphy (UT)
- Tara Wilson (MT)
Session IV: July 21-August 2“N.E.W.” Nature. Eight. Ways.
These
artists will be investigating repetition and patterns in the natural
world and how it inspires, influences and forms the way they work with
clay.Eva Champagne (MT) and
Amanda Small (Denmark) invite:
- Martina Lantin (VT)
- Ben Carter ( China)
- Brian Kakas (MI)
- Ewelka Wojtowicz (Ireland)
- Stephanie Craig(OH)
- Todd Leech (OH)
- Patrick Coughlin (PA)
Slow Burn, Rapid Fire, Double TimeThe artists will be addressing issues about creating work given the brevity of a 12-day residency. They will be exploring ways in which they integrate themselves in a group environment and how they maintain the practice upon returning to ‘regular’ life.Nikki Renee Anderson (IL) and
Lynn Peters(IL) invite:
- Gratia Brown (PA)
- Richard Buncamper (NY)
- Chris Matusek (IL)
- Mari Ogihara (NY)
- Judith Raphael (IL)
- Leslie Sills (MA)
- Jeff Zamek (MA)
Session VI: Aug. 18-30
Collaborative Teapots
Filmmakers,
painters, sculptors, writers, directors and potters come together to
collaborate. They will be using their varied talents to create beautiful
teapots and a film about making them at Watershed.
Jemma Gascoine (ME) invites:
- Paige Pride (ME)
- Simon van der Ven (ME)
- Jule Belami (England)
- Alan Bray (ME)
- Nina Cherik (NY)
- Alex Watson (CO)
Watershed’s residencies are the heart of our mission, which is to provide time and space for serious artists to work in clay. We invite you to join a group of your peers to explore new ideas, make new work, step out of your daily routine; to collaborate and develop lasting connections with fellow clay makers. We offer six, two-week sessions every summer and one six-week fall residency. Each residency is organized with spaces available for any artist to apply.
HOUSING: The basic residency fee includes dorm housing with shared bathrooms, meals and studio space. Materials and firings are paid for separately. Private and shared cabin space is available at an extra cost, with or without a private bath. Space is available on a first come, first served basis.
Summer 2013 residency fee: $1425.
No Application Deadline. Click here to apply.
Assistantship
Summer assistantships are awarded to applicants in need of financial aid. At least two positions are available per session. The residency fee, which includes meals, housing and studio space, is reduced in exchange for work hours. Materials and firings are paid for separately. 2013Assistantship fee: $800.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2013. Click here to apply now.
Salad Days Artist-in-Residence
The Salad Days Artist is commissioned to produce 500 plates from our indigenous earthenware for Watershed’s Salad Days fundraising event, held annually on the second Saturday in July. One artist is selected by jury for the three-month residency: May 27 through August 31.Benefits include:
- housing
- all meals
- a large studio, materials and firing
- opportunities to sell work at events and invitations to exhibit in group shows
- Salad Days Artist plates and other works will be featured in Watershed print and on-line publications, and local and regional advertisements and press.
Juried Kiln God Residency
Our Kiln God Residency is competitive juried and merit-based. Full or partial funding is awarded by an annual review committee of ceramics professionals. Funding is provided through annual and endowed contributions from collectors, artists, and corporations to Watershed’s Kiln God program. These are not cash awards. The funding covers only residency fee-related items: residency fee, dorm housing, meals, studio, and dry Watershed earthenware clay you harvest from the clay hill. Award recipients are still responsible for housing upgrades, travel expenses, materials, firings, and packing/shipping of work.All artists are eligible to apply for funding, regardless of age, experience, or media/discipline.
Recipients of funded residencies are not eligible for funding again for three summers following their award and may only be funded a total of two times.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2013. Click here to apply now.
Pre-Session Work Week
A great introduction to the Watershed experience!! Pre-Session is an opportunity to trade labor for time and space at Watershed. In exchange for FREE studio, room and board, artists work six hours each day for Watershed, repairing and cleaning studios, equipment and residences. Materials and firing costs are not included and are paid for separately.Space is available on a first come, first served basis. 2013 dates: May 27-June 7.
No Application Deadline. Click here to apply now.
Fall Residency
This six-week residency, September 4 – October 18, provides ample time to explore new ideas and produce a body of work. A panel of ceramics professionals will select eight artists forming a dynamic environment ripe for creative interaction and self-directed exploration. This is a unique opportunity for artists to immerse themselves in studio, free of the distractions of their usual environment while taking advantage of our extensive facilities.Fall Residency Fee: $2,500 (includes housing and studio) Meals are cooked family style in our renovated kitchen. Materials and firing fees are assessed per person at the end of the residency.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2013. Click here to apply now.
Watershed Refund Policy
100% refund if a participant cannot be accommodated in the session requested. 50% refund on cancellations 30 days prior to the session start. No refund will be given on cancellations within 30 days of session start.
