— Sawtooth School for Visual Arts —

https://www.sawtooth.org/studios/ceramics/artist-in-residence/

Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Length: Long Term: 1-2 years (September 1-August 31) — Woodfire residency: 1-2 years (September 1-August 31)

Housing: None

Kilns: 2 Bailey 48 cu. ft. gas kilns, 1 ConeArt 16.5 cu. ft. oval electric kiln, 2 ConeArt 10 cu. ft. oval electric kilns, 2 AMACO Excel 10 cu. ft. electric kilns, 1 AMACO Excel 6.5 cu. ft. electric kiln, 1 L&L 7 cu. ft. Easy-Fire electric kiln and 2 raku kilns; 1 wood fired train kiln and 1 catenary arch wood/soda/salt kiln at an auxiliary location 12 minutes from the facilities

Expenses: All materials at cost except studio glazes. Personal wood firings only require wood acquisition and prep — Woodfire residency: wood firing fees waived

Funding/Stipend: None

Workspace: Semi-private studio space

Responsibilities:

• 7 hours/week studio maintenance

• Minimum of 20 hours/week of active use of the studio space

• Woodfire residency: Teaching classes on wood firing, managing the wood firing community, acting as the contract to our wood suppliers, processing firewood, managing kiln maintenance, implementing safety policies, and supervising community and class firings

Number of Residents: 3 artists (2 wood fire residents and 1 electric/gas fire resident)

Additional Opportunities:

• Free bisque firings and 6 free electric or gas firings

• Opportunity to work as a Studio Technician outside of the required 7 hours. Hours worked as a Studio Technician in excess of the required 7 weekly hours are paid

• Group resident exhibition at the end of the residency year

• Invited to sell work in gallery shop

• Opportunity to schedule an exhibition in the gallery

• Paid teaching opportunities

Not Pet Friendly