— Wellsville Creative Arts Center —
https://www.wellsville-creative-arts-center.com/residency-program.html#/
Location: Wellsville, NY
Length: Short Term - negotiable length
Housing: Optional (apartment available above studio building)
Kilns: 3 Electric kilns — can fire up to cone 6
Expenses: Discounted clay/material and negotiable housing fee if living in optional housing
Funding/Stipend: None
Workspace: Semi-private studio space
Responsibilities: Contribute 10 hours/week studio management (ie. mixing glazes, firing kilns, maintaining kiln furniture, installing work for exhibitions, general organizing, and cleaning facilities), participation in their community of teachers and students, be available to interact with other studio members and willingness to become an integral part of their community
Number of Residents: 1 or 2
Additional Opportunities:
Free firings
Employee discounts on clay and supplies
Paid teaching opportunities
Exhibit and sell work in connected gallery
Show and sell work in their cafe gallery at the end of the residency
Exterior of the Creative Arts Center
Coffeeshop and cafe
Coffeeshop and cafe
To the left of front door: Coffeeshop
A professional espresso machine on a kitchen countertop, with a white ceramic mug nearby. Several cups with wooden handles are stacked on the machine, and a container of coffee beans is visible. In the background, a chalkboard menu lists drinks and prices. There are bottles of syrup or flavorings, and decorative ceramic vases on a wooden shelf.
To the right of front door: sales gallery
From from door: gathering and sitting space
Stage in gathering space
Stage in gathering space
Stairway to ceramic studio
Ceramic studio
Ceramic studio
Ceramic studio
Ceramic studio
Ceramic studio
Dry material storage
Dry material storage
Ceramic studio bathroom
Ceramic studio bathroom
Resident studio space
Resident studio space
Resident studio space
Resident studio space
Resident studio space
Resident studio space
Front of glaze lab: Straight back is gallery and down the stairs is the ceramic studio
Front of glaze lab: Straight back is gallery and cafe kitchen
Left side of glaze lab
Right side of glaze lab
Glaze lab and door to kiln room
An unfinished basement with exposed brick walls, a table, and a blue cart with a brown paper bag and newspapers beneath it. To the right, there's a yellow cabinet and various boxes, including a box of Downy fabric softener sheets. On the wall, a bulletin board displays various photos and notes. A white exit sign is mounted on the brick wall.
A corner of a brick wall and a concrete wall with a wooden bookshelf filled with books, magazines, and decorative items in a rustic interior space.
Three electric kilns in kiln room
Inside of electric kiln
Material store next to ceramic studio
Cafe kitchen
Cafe kitchen
Cafe kitchen
Gallery and store
Gallery and store
Third floor painting studio
Third floor resident apartment next to painting studio
Resident apartment
Resident apartment living space
Resident apartment
Resident apartment kitchen
Resident apartment kitchen
Resident apartment kitchen
Resident apartment washer and dryer
Resident apartment bathroom
Third floor painting studio next to resident apartment
Take a look at what Wellsville Creative Arts Center’s past residents have to say about their residency experience:
Resident Reviews