— Morean Arts Center —

https://moreanartscenter.org/artist-in-residence-program/

Location: Petersburg, FL

Length: Long Term - 1-2 years - August-July

Housing: There is a private individual who historically rents a shared house to residents. (This is not provided by the Morean)

Kilns:

  • 1 — Anagama kiln

  • 1 — Wood/Soda kiln

  • 1 — Small train wood kiln

  • 1 — Small cat arch wood kiln

  • 1 — Gas/Soda kiln

  • 2 — ^10 Gas kilns

  • 1 — Raku kiln

  • 19 — Electric kilns

Expenses: Discounted clay and other material

Funding/Stipend: None

Workspace: *

Responsibilities: 8 hours/week assisting in workshops, sweeping/mopping, loading/firing kilns, mixing glazes, splitting/stacking wood, and installing exhibitions

Number of Residents: 6 artist at a time — 3 incoming (1st years) and 3 outgoing (2nd years)

Additional Opportunities:

  • Work for hire compensation $15/hour for work that falls outside of the required volunteer day. It will continue to rise each year with Florida minimum wage —20 hours/month

  • Paid opportunities to teach classes and workshops throughout the year

  • Community involvement

  • Professional development

  • Gain teaching experience

  • Group and individual critiques

  • Solo Exhibition offered

Modern building with light green exterior, large glass windows, and balcony, flanked by two tall palm trees against a blue sky.
Art gallery with various paintings and sculptures on white walls and pedestals.
An art gallery with colorful paintings and sculptures on display, yellow and white walls, and wooden flooring.
Art gallery with six large pottery sculptures on white pedestals and framed paintings on the white walls.
Colorful glass art installation resembling a large plant with pink, yellow, red, green, blue, and purple glass pieces, and two people observing in the background.
Red brick building labeled 'Train Station' with a sign listing past businesses, surrounded by bushes and benches, against a clear blue sky.
A dog lying on the grass in front of a red brick building with a sign that reads 'Train Station' and other information about local art and a cafe.
Red brick building with green doors and windows, two palm trees in front, lamppost on the right, and a cloudy blue sky in the background.
Exterior of a brick building with large illuminated windows and green stairs leading to the entrance, at dusk or early evening.
Brick building with large green-framed windows and a green staircase leading up to a door under a sign that reads "Morean Arts Center for Clay."
A young woman wearing a purple shirt, face mask, and jeans is shaping clay on a pottery wheel in a studio. Two children are sitting and working on projects nearby.
A young girl wearing a yellow face mask and a gray t-shirt with a rainbow design is sitting and shaping clay on a pottery wheel in a classroom. She is focused on her work, with pottery tools and a red bucket of water nearby. Other children are workin
People participating in a pottery class, shaping clay on pottery wheels with red and yellow buckets in the foreground.
People shopping and browsing pottery and ceramic items in a well-lit, spacious indoor market or craft fair with brick walls, large windows, and high ceilings.
Outdoor building under construction with arched metal roofing, brick walls, and various construction materials and equipment.
Outdoor wood-fired brick oven under a metal pavilion, with logs and chopped wood in front, and a cart nearby.
Three people wearing protective gear, working with fire inside a brick oven or kiln, surrounded by stacked wood and metal structures.
Construction site with a brick chimney or tunnel under construction, surrounded by building materials and tools.
Underground tunnel with stone walls and a small opening at the end
A pottery workshop with tables of ceramic pots and a brick kiln in the background.
A black dog with a white chest sitting inside a brick outdoor oven with a chimney, under a partly cloudy sky with trees in the background.

Take a look at what Morean Arts Center’s past residents have to say about their residency experience:

Past Resident Reviews