This is a list of ceramic artist residencies with wood-fire kilns.

  • An outdoor pottery studio with shelves filled with various ceramic pottery pieces, a large kiln, and equipment for firing pottery, surrounded by trees with autumn leaves.

    Access Arts

    4 — Electric kilns

    1 — New Olson cone 10 gas reduction kiln

    1 — Soda kiln

    1 — Anagama wood kiln

    1 — Raku kiln

    ——(must fire mid-high fire)

    Access Arts
  • A ceramics studio with pottery under construction, shelves with finished pieces, brick fireplace, and industrial lighting.

    Anderson Ranch Art Center

    7 — Electric Skutt kilns

    2 — Test electric kiln

    1 — Front load Bailey electric kiln

    1 — Soda kiln

    1 — Noborigama wood kiln

    1 — Hybrid wood/gas kiln

    3 — Bailey gas kiln (1 car kiln)

    Anderson Ranch Art Center
  • Brick oven under construction with scaffolding and wooden support beams.

    Archie Bray Foundation

    6 — Gas kilns of varying size and purpose, including two computer automated Blaauw kilns, one 110 cu. ft Bailey sculpture kiln, two smaller Bailey kilns and one Geil kiln

    2 — Wood kilns

    12 — Electric kilns

    2 — Soda kilns

    1 — Salt kiln

    1 — Test Soda kiln

    Archie Bray
  • Nighttime scene of a building with a large fireplace emitting sparks and flames. There is a wooden structure, likely part of an amusement park ride or attraction, with a roller coaster track in front. Trees and ski lift chairs are visible in the background, illuminated by purple and pink lights.

    Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

    2 — Small Paragon and Skutt electric test kilns

    5 — Medium 9 cubic foot Skutt and Amaco electric kilns

    1 — Large 35 cubic foot Olympic oval electric kiln

    1 — Geil up-draft 18 cubic foot Gas kiln

    1 — Soda kiln

    1 — Train woodfire kiln

    Arrowmont School
  • A backyard scene with lush green grass and trees, a white house with a wooden staircase, metal storage shed, and a curved metal structure, under a partly cloudy blue sky.

    Art Center West

    2 — Electric kilns

    2 — Gas kilns

    2 — Soda kilns

    3 — Raku kilns

    1 — Train woodfire kiln

    Art Center West
  • Construction site with wooden structure, black overhang, and brick building in background, surrounded by trees and a parking lot with a gray Ford Focus and a white car.

    Baltimore Clayworks

    12 — Electric kilns

    2 — Gas kilns

    1 — Soda kiln

    1 — Noborigama wood kiln

    Baltimore Clayworks

  • Ceramics School

    1 — 18 cubic foot wood kiln

    Ceramics School
  • A rustic indoor space featuring a large, arched brick and stone oven with decorative red and white swirl patterns on the brick arch. Surrounding the oven are various bricks, stones, and construction supplies, with string lights hanging from the unfinished wooden ceiling.

    Cider Creek Collective

    1 — Anagama wood kiln

    1 — Soda/wood kiln

    Cider Creek Collective
  • Three people are inspecting or working on a large, cracked metallic pipe inside a wooden shed or workshop. The pipe has vents or openings and there is fire or glow near one person on the left, indicating they might be working with fire or heat, possibly for welding or cutting.

    Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project

    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

    Cobb Mountain
  • Group of people gathered around a small fire at night in front of a wooden brick chimney under a wooden roof

    Craigardan

    1 — Catenary arch woodfire kiln

    Craigardan
  • Six people smiling inside a rustic wooden and metal structure, standing around a large outdoor brick oven with a metal rack inside, surrounded by wood and stone, some wearing work gloves and outdoor winter clothing.

    Cub Creek Foundation

    • 1 — Noborigama (3 chambers with a back chamber for salt)

    • 1 — Anagama

    • 1 — Mini-gama

    • 1 — Large gas, salt, or soda gas kiln

    • 2 — Electric kilns

    Cub Creek Foundation
  • A brick barbecue grill under construction with a chimney, surrounded by trees and a house in the background, on a grassy area.

    Grand Marais Art Colony

    2 — 1027 Skutt electric kilns

    1 — Short Skutt electric kiln

    1 — Small test electric kiln

    1 — Raku kiln

    1 — Mobile wood kiln

    Grand Marais Art Colony
  • A construction site with a large, cracked concrete foundation in the foreground and wooden framing with a metal roof in the background, surrounded by trees.

    Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Science

    5 — Electric kilns

    2 — Gas kiln

    1 — Raku kiln

    1 — Anagama wood fire kiln

    Hambidge Center
  • Modern glass and concrete house in a forest surrounded by tall trees, with outdoor laundry drying rack.

    Haystack Mountain School of Craft

    4 — Electric kilns

    1 — Test kiln

    1 — Raku Train wood kiln

    1 — Reduction Downdraft Train wood kiln

    1 — Downdraft Salt kiln

    Haystack Mountain

  • Indiana University Southeast

    2 — Gas reduction kilns (Bailey Car Kiln and a smaller gas kiln)

    4 — Computer-controlled electric kilns (Skutt, L&L, and ConeArt)

    1 — Wood kiln

    1 — Saggar/raku kiln

    1 — Cross-draft gas soda kiln

    1 — Pit firing area

    1 — Small test electric kiln

    Indiana University Southeast
  • Close-up of a brick wall with an outdoor electric heater attached, surrounded by aged bricks and a small window in the background.

    Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio

    1 — Test kiln

    1 — 24 cubic foot Apline Updraft Gas kiln

    1 — 30 cubic foot Downdraft Soda kiln

    1 — 90 cubic foot Double Chamber wood kiln (back chamber is salt)

    4 — 10 cubic foot Programmable Electric kilns

    3 — Raku kilns

    1 — Olympic Updraft Gas kiln

    Iowa Ceramics Center
  • People sitting around a fire pit under string lights on a covered outdoor patio at night.

    Jackie Sedlock Pottery

    2 — Electric kilns

    1 — 38 cu. ft. Catenary arch wood kiln

    Jackie Sedlock Pottery

  • Kansas State University

    1 — 18.5 cu. ft. Skutt 1627 electric kiln

    1 — 10 cu. ft. Skutt 1227 electric kiln

    7 — 7 cu. ft. Skutt 1027 electric kiln

    3 — 2.5 cu. ft. Skutt 818 electric kiln

    2 — .8 cu. ft. Skutt 614 electric kiln

    2 — .6 cu. ft. Skutt 609 1 cu. ft. test electric kiln

    1 — 40 cu. ft. downdraft car gas kiln

    1 — 16 cu. ft. downdraft gas kiln

    1 16 cu. ft. updraft gas kiln

    1 14 cu. ft. cross draft soda kiln

    1 4 cu. ft. experimental gas kiln

    1 40 cu. ft. woodfired train kiln

    Kansas State University
  • Outdoor brick barbecue with fire in the chimney, surrounded by trees and outdoor elements

    Khnemu Studio on Fernwood Farm

    1 — Electric kiln

    1 — Gas/soda kiln

    1 — Wood kiln

    Room for raku, pit and smoke firing

    Khnemu Studio

  • LH Project

    1 — 18 ft long woodfired single chamber "Toadagama"

    1 — 16 cu ft propane fired salt/soda kiln

    1 — 100 cu ft propane fired car kiln

    1 — 100 cu ft woodfired soda kiln, McKenzie Smith design

    1 — 24 cu ft propane fired kiln

    5 — Oval, 1227 with lift, 1027, 818, and test size Skutt electric kilns

    1 — 30 cu ft cross draft wood + veggie oil kiln

    LH Project
  • Backyard scene with a brick outdoor fireplace and chimney, construction materials like bricks and cinder blocks, a makeshift wood roof cover, and trees in the background under a blue sky.

    Mendocino Art Center

    1 — train wood kiln

    1 — soda/wood kiln

    Mendocino Art Center

  • Midwestern State University

    3 — Large electric kilns

    1 — Wood kiln

    Midwestern State University

  • Mighty Mud

    5 — Electric kilns

    1 — Wood fire kiln

    Mighty Mud
  • Outdoor market or workshop with brick oven, work tables, and various tools under a large arched metal roof structure, with a clear blue sky overhead.

    Morean Arts Center

    1 — Anagama wood kiln

    1 — Wood/Soda kiln

    1 — Small Train wood kiln

    1 — Gas Soda kiln

    2 — Cone 10 Gas kilns

    1 — Raku kiln

    19 — Electric kilns

    Morean Arts Center
  • Wood pile stacked in front of a brick outdoor oven in a wooded backyard.

    Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency

    Several Electric kilns

    1 — Small Test kiln

    1 — Gas-fired Car kiln

    Sawdust and Raku Capabilities

    1 — Wood kiln (only in summer)

    Ox-Bow School of Art
  • A stack of concrete blocks with a metal stove on top, surrounded by trees and blue sky.

    Peninsula College

    3 — Crucible 286 barrel electric kilns

    1 — Crucible 236 AF electric kiln

    1 — Crucible 25 oval electric kiln

    1 — Skutt 181 electric kiln

    1 — Olympic test kiln

    1 — Bailey Pro 40 shuttle gas kiln

    1 — Crucible Raku kiln

    1 — 4 cubic foot soda kiln (rocket)

    1 — Wood fire rocket kiln

    Peninsula College
  • A wooden structure with steps leading up to a brick fireplace and firewood stored underneath, situated next to a road with grass, trees, and a cloudy sky in the background.

    Penland School of Craft

    1 — Three-chambered anagama/noborogama hybrid wood kiln designed and built by potters Kevin Crowe and Dan Finnegan in 2013

    1 — Tube wood kiln designed and built by local potter Will Baker in 2017,

    1 — 65 cu. ft. Sprung arch/down-draft salt/soda kiln designed by local potter Shane Mickey in 2011

    1 — 16 cu. ft. Cross-draft soda kiln designed by local potter Shane Mickey in 2009

    1 — 16 cu. ft. Down-draft salt/soda kiln built by local potter Will Baker in 2015

    1 — 65 cu. ft. Down-draft/spring arch reduction kiln designed by local potter Tracey Dotson

    1 — 15 cu. ft. Down-draft/sprung arch reduction kiln designed by local potter Tract Dotson

    1 — 2 cu. ft. Down/draft reduction test kiln designed by local potter John Britt

    2 — 3’ x 3’ x 3’ Fiber-lined raku kilns, 1 small electric test kiln

    1 — 18” Round electric kiln

    6 — 23” Round electric kilns

    3 — 26” Round electric kilns

    3 — Large oval electric kilns

    Penland School of Craft
  • Construction site with partially built adobe or mud-brick oven under a metal roof, with construction materials and tools nearby.

    Peters Valley School of Craft

    1 — Anagama wood kiln

    1 — Noborigama wood kiln

    1 — Soda kiln

    1 — Gas kiln

    2 — Electric kilns

    Peters Valley School of Craft
  • A brick indoor fireplace construction site with unfinished brickwork, a metal door, and construction tools and materials nearby.

    Pleasant Hill Pottery

    1 — 60 cu ft two-chambered wood, biodiesel and salt kiln

    1 — 110 cu ft Anagama wood kiln

    1 — 30 cu ft Wood/biodiesel soda kiln

    1 — 25 cu ft Wood/biodiesel train kiln

    1 — 7 cu ft Test wood kiln

    Pleasant Hill Pottery
  • Under construction brick fireplace with metal framing and scaffolding in an outdoor area.

    Queen City Clay

    7 — Skutt 1227 Electric kilns

    1 — 36 cu. ft. Wood kiln

    1 — 20 cu. ft. Outdoor Soda kiln

    2 — Outdoor Raku kilns

    Space for pit firing

    Queen City Clay
  • Wooden beehives or structures outdoors under a metal roof

    Red Lodge Clay Center

    2 — Wood kilns

    1 — Soda kiln

    2 — Gas kilns

    1 — Electric kiln

    Red Lodge Clay Center
  • A rustic stone oven with a blackened interior and a large opening, next to a black shelf holding various ceramics, including bowls, vases, and cups, set against a weathered stone wall.

    Rochester Folk Art Guild

    1 — Very large walk-in propane fired kiln

    1 — Car kiln

    1 — Smaller soft brick kiln

    1 — Small electric side-door kiln

    1 — Small Bailey gas kiln

    1 — Wood fire kiln

    Rochester Folk Art Guild

  • Salem Arts Works

    Several electric kilns

    1 — 90 cu. ft. “Large Kiln” woodfire kiln

    1 — 18 cu. ft. “Flat Top Kiln” woodfire kiln

    1 — 3 cu. ft. “Spitfire Kiln” woodfire kiln

    1 — 1 cu. ft. Raku kiln

    Salem Arts Works
  • A small, enclosed outdoor structure with a white arched door, black metal framing, and a small vent, situated on a concrete pad surrounded by trees and greenery.

    Sawtooth School for Visual Art

    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

    2 — Raku kilns

    1 — Wood fired train kiln

    1 — Catenary arch wood/soda/salt kiln

    Sawtooth School for Visual Art

  • St. Johns/St. Bens

    1 Large Anagama wood kiln

    St. Johns/St. Bens
  • Two men working on pottery inside a large clay kiln, with shelves filled with various finished and unfinished clay pots and dishes.

    STARWorks

    3 — Electric kilns

    1 — Reduction electric kiln

    1 — Gas kiln

    1 — Noborigama wood kiln

    STARWorks
  • A man working on a large outdoor brick and stone kiln or oven with three metal doors, likely for saunas or baking, in an open workshop with tools and wood stored nearby.

    The Clay Studio of Missoula

    2 — Computerized 1227 Skutt kilns that are rated to ^8

    1 — 1027 Skutt kiln computerized rated to ^10

    1 — 1018 Computerized Skutt kiln rated to ^10, a few small test kilns

    1 — 34 cu ft Soda kiln

    1 — 34 cu ft Gas kiln

    1 — Car kiln

    1 — 720 cu ft Large anagama wood kiln

    1 — Wood/soda kiln

    1 — Raku kiln

    2 — Wood kilns in the Missoula community

    The Clay Studio of Missoula
  • Multiple shelves filled with various unglazed and glazed ceramic pottery including bowls, cups, vases, and plates, arranged in a rustic setting with brick and stone surfaces.

    The Steel Yard

    3 — Low-mid fire electric kiln

    1 — Low-high fire electric test kiln

    1 — Gas/wood/soda kiln

    1 — Raku kiln

    1 — Cone 10 Anagama wood kiln

    The Steel Yard
  • A brick building with a blue door and windows, outdoor seating with red chairs, a gravel pathway, a garden bed with green plants and rocks, and a clear blue sky with trees in the background.

    The Triangle Studios

    1 — Anagama wood kiln

    2 — Electric kilns

    1 — Reduction gas kiln

    The Triangle Studios
  • Two small, light-colored cottages in a wooded area with a dirt path between them, surrounded by trees and grass, with fog and cars visible in the background.

    Touchstone Center for Crafts

    Wood, soda, salt, and electric kilns

    Touchstone Center for Crafts

  • Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill

    Several programmable electric kilns

    1 — Bailey gas kiln

    1 — Raku kiln

    1 — Salt kiln

    1 — Train wood kiln

    Truro Center

  • University of North Dakota

    Wood, salt, soda, raku, electric and gas kilns

    University of North Dakota
  • Indoor construction site with brick fireplaces and chimney structures, ladders, construction tools, and building materials.

    Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts

    6 — Electric kilns

    1 — 18 cu ft Salt/Soda Downdraft kiln

    1 — 18 cu ft Bailey Downdraft kiln

    1 — 55 cu ft Car Downdraft kiln

    1 — 7.5 cu ft Olympic 23 Raku kiln

    1 — 45 cu ft Train wood kiln

    1 — 48 cu ft Wood/Salt/Soda Catanary kiln

    Watershed Center
  • Fire at night with trees and outdoor lighting

    Worcester Center for Crafts

    1 — Custom-built Bailey 18C Sodium Vapor/Reduction-Fired gas kiln

    1 — Bailey 48/31 Shuttle gas kiln

    1 — Single-chamber cross-draft wood kiln

    1 — L&L DaVinci Series 12 cu ft computerized electric kiln

    2 — Skutt KM 1027 computerized 7 cu ft electric kiln

    1 — Skutt KS 1018 Manual 4.2 cu ft electric kiln

    1 — Olympic How Box computerized test kiln

    2 — Raku kilns

    Worcester Center for Crafts