— Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project —

https://www.cobbartandecology.org/become-a-resident

Location: Loch Lomond, CA

Length: Varied: 3 Months - 1 Year (with option to reapply for up to 3 years)

Housing: 3 housing options available: all housing is fully furnished

• Shared resident house on the CMAEP property a short walk to the studio along nature trails. There are three private bedrooms, and a shared bathroom and kitchen. This house is wood-stove heated and has a garden in the yard which can be used and maintained by the residents.

• Shared, loft style living space on the second level of the studio. The loft has a large, shared kitchen, four private bedrooms, one small guest room with a bunk bed and one bathroom. The kitchen in this loft is the central meeting area for workshop goers and residents.

• Two private tiny houses with a shared bath house. Each cabin is a modest sized, one room space with a full kitchenette and sits a short, 3 minute walk to the studio.

Kilns:

• 1 - Electric kiln

• 1 - 25 cu. ft. Bailey gas kiln

• 1 - 12 cu. ft. Bailey gas kiln

• 1 - 25 cu. ft. cross draft Wood/Soda/Salt gas assisted kiln

• 1 - 60 cu. ft. Train wood kiln

• 1 - 205 cu. ft. Anagama wood kiln

Expenses:

• Materials and firing costs

• $950/month rent + utilities for shared housing; Private housing has elevated fees

Funding/Stipend: Work share available for minimized rent fee: 5 hours/week = $200/month subtracted from rent OR 10 hours/week = $400/month subtracted from rent. Work hours includes physical labor (wood collecting around the property, wood splitting and stacking, general studio and property clean up, coordinated controlled burns, workshop cleanup and preparation, and various other tasks helping CMAEP)

Workspace: Semi-private or private personal workspaces

Responsibilities: Minimum of 20hr/wk of active personal studio work

Number of Residents: up to 9 residents

Additional Opportunities:

• Large community wood firings

• Seasonal open house and sales opportunities

• 80 acres of beautiful wooded and mountainous location

• Large resident garden

• September-June Anagama wood firing season (fire train/soda kilns year-round)

• Partnered with local art center and colleges to create exhibition and teaching opportunities

Pets welcome