— Queen City Clay —

https://www.queencityclay.com/belong/residency/

Location: Norwood, OH

Length: Short Term: 1-3 months — Long Term: 1 year with the option to reapply

Housing: None

Kilns:

• 7 — Skutt 1227 Electric kilns

• 1 — 36 cu. ft. Wood kiln

• 1 — 20 cu.ft. outdoor Soda kiln

• 1 — 12 cu. ft. cross draft Wood/Soda kiln

• 2 — outdoor Raku kilns

• Gas fired and Electric Blaauw kilns

• Space for pit firing and space for kiln building

Expenses: Materials and Firing

Funding/Stipend: $50 monthly material stipend. Can purchase clay at cost and free raw clay base materials

Workspace: Private studio space equipped with wood shelving, table, plaster wedging board, and a wheel if needed

Responsibilities: (All teaching including the mandatory 2 hrs/wk is paid)

• Active personal studio practice (minimum of 20hr/wk)

• Average of 8 hrs/wk of studio teaching/technical support. Two of those hours must be teaching hours. (ie. studio upkeep, kiln loading and firings, maintenance of kilns and kiln shelves, record keeping, mixing glazes, gallery installation, mixing clay, workshop assistant, teaching assistant, etc.)

• Teach one class per session after the 2 month training period at the onset of your residency

Number of Residents: Up to 6 residents

Additional Opportunities:

• Benefit from the connections they have made with local universities’ other arts organizations, non-profits, and countless businesses

• Professional development through their gallery

• Learn the business of clay through their retail shop and relationship with industry leaders

• Two exhibitions and open for additional show proposals

• Interaction with a supportive community of artists at all levels in their careers

• Monthly critiques

• Wood shop access

• Paid additional teaching opportunities beyond the one required class per session

• Exhibition and sale space in the Gallery Shop

• Immersion in a large creative community

• Attend workshops at no cost; every two month gallery openings and artist talks

• 20% discount on purchases in store

• Many nearby attractions including artists’ studios, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati Museum Center, and a large selection of local galleries and historic sites

Pet Friendly