2015 Artist Residencies
Compiled by Celina Colby.
Residencies provide opportunities to every kind of artist, enabling them to escape their usual routines to reinvigorate and re-inspire their work. Whether they’re looking for isolated settings for introspection or collaborative, critical settings for fresh input and new perspectives, residencies and workshops can help artists take their work to a new level. No two residencies are alike. New England is dotted throughout with artist enclaves – from Maine’s shoreline to the hills of Vermont. Each residency offers its own unique accommodations, working environment and fields of study. Adventure-seeking artists can explore residencies across the country or even across the globe. With so many options, any artist seeking a creative, concentrated art experience this summer will surely find one that matches their needs.
Art New England has put together a dynamic list of local, national and international residencies for artists looking to rejuvenate their work. Spend a week in France writing in the countryside or a few days sculpting in the natural beauty of Vermont. Celebrated artists and writers like David Sedaris, Marcel Duchamp, Truman Capote, John Lennon, Liz Lerman and Gwendolyn Brooks have used artist residencies such as these to freshen up their work. Don’t have time for an extensive residency? Our list also includes a variety of workshops that range from one day to several weeks long. These workshops can teach new skills or sharpen existing technique. Bringing a new kind of artmaking into the mix might be just what it takes to start the next project.
Use for yourself or share with an artist friend, this list has opportunities for every kind of creative work. For additional information on the residencies below check out the spread in our January/February issue.
Maine
26 Split Rock Cove Summer Art Workshops
Dates: May through August, two workshops per month.
Application Deadline: First come first served
Along the shore of mid-coast Maine, 26 Split Rock Cove is a welcome retreat offering studio space, living arrangements and workshops for artists and writers looking for a peaceful and nurturing environment in which to begin a new project or complete a body of work.
26 Split Rock Cove, South Thomaston, ME
(207) 596-7624
sandy@26splitrockcove.com
26splitrockcove.com
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Residency and Workshops
Dates: Open Studio Residency: May 31–June 12. Workshop Sessions: June 14-26, June 28–July 10, July 19–31, August 2–August 14, August 16–28, August 30–September 5.
Application Deadlines: March 1 for Residency and Workshop/Scholarship applicants. April 1 for Workshop/Regular applicants.
Haystack Mountain is an international, non-profit studio program offering a two-week residency program and one- and two-week workshops for craftmakers and visual artists. The Open Studio Residency is a two-week retreat designed to foster artistic exploration and provide uninterrupted time to work between six studios: ceramics, fiber, graphics, iron, jewelry and wood.
22 Church St., Deer Isle, ME
(207) 348-2306
haystack@haystack-mtn.org
Haystack-mtn.org
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Artist Residency
Dates: TBA, refer to website for updates
Application Deadline: Half of fee due 60 days prior to start of residency. Final payment due 30 days prior. Artists who pay their tuition in full by March 31 receive a $100 discount.
Watershed is a place where artists with diverse approaches and backgrounds come to participate in a unique collective experience. Clay is the core of the Watershed experience, though many artists use their time to explore, contemplate, and experiment with various approaches to creating.
19 Brick Hill Rd., Newcastle, ME
(207) 883-6075
info@watershedceramics.org
Watershedceramics.org
Massachusetts
Mixit Print Studio Summer Workshops
Dates: Dynamic Process: Exploring the Limits with Akua Inks: June 1–5; Watercolor Monotype and Monoprint: June 15–19; Exquisite Etching: An Intaglio Primer: June 8–12
Application Deadline: First come first served
Dynamic Process: Exploring the Limits with Akua Inks: Catherine Kernan: Akua Intaglio Inks yield richly layered prints with no toxic fumes or solvents. The workshop focus will be relief monoprinting using rolling techniques, additive and reductive processes, overprinting, stamps and stencils.
Mixit Print Studio
32 Clifton St., Somerville, MA
(617) 628-8014
mixitprint.com
The Eliot School Summer Intensives
Dates: Dates vary per class
Deadline: First come first served
The Eliot School inspires lifelong learning in craftsmanship and creativity for all. We offer classes and workshops in woodworking, sewing and fiber arts, painting, drawing, photography and other crafts.
24 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, MA
(617) 524-3313
info@eliotschool.org
eliotschool.org
The Enamelist Society Conference and Workshops
Dates: Pre-conference workshops: August 5–7, Conference: August 7–9, Post-conference workshops: August 10–12
Application Deadline: First come, first served
Founded in 1987 by Woodrow W. Carpenter of Thompson Enamels, the Enamelist Society is dedicated to promoting the art of enameling, educating the public and our members about enameling and encouraging cooperation and discussion among individuals involved with any aspect of enameling.
Montserrat College of Art
(770) 807-0142
info@EnamelistSociety.org
enamelistsociety.org
Goetemann Artist Residency at Rocky Neck Art Colony
Dates: May 15–June 15, July 9–August 10, September 9–October 6
Application Deadline: March 1
The Goetemann Artist Residency Program (formerly called the Rocky Neck Art Colony Artist Residency) was renamed in 2010 in honor of its founder, Gordon Goetemann. Artists are selected for their high-levels of accomplishment, originality and serious focus.
6 Wonson St., Gloucester, MA
(978) 515-7004
info@rockyneckartcolony.org
rockyneckartcolony.org
The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Museum School at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum Art Workshops
Dates: TBA, refer to website for updates
Deadline: Rolling admissions, first come.
For the past century, Provincetown has welcomed, nurtured and inspired artists from all over the world—not just to create, but to connect with the town and its people. This year the Museum School presents a new line up of workshops in drawing, mixed media, painting, printmaking, art history, plein air painting and art and technology.
460 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA
(508) 487-1750
paam.org
Montserrat College of Art Summer Immersive Art Workshops
Dates: June 16–July 11
Application Deadlines: May 10. Early Bird: April 10.
Located on the north shore of Boston, Montserrat offers a beautiful seaside setting and walkable town center ideal for focused study. From painting, fiber arts and film to performance arts, comics and creative writing, weeklong intensive courses are designed to allow participants time and instruction to explore new avenues of creativity.
23 Essex St., Beverly, MA
(978) 867-9661
ce@montserrat.edu
Montserrat.edu/continuing-ed
Noble and Greenough School Artist Residency
Dates: September–October
Application Deadline: February 13
The Artist in Residence Program at Noble and Greenough School is an eight-week residential program for visual artists. The program fosters collaborative relationships between the artist and the school’s community of students, faculty and parents.
10 Campus Dr., Dedham, MA
(781) 326-3700
john_dorsey@nobles.edu
nobles.edu
Vermont
The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center Artist Residencies and Summer Workshops
Dates: Residencies are one week to three months; Workshops are ongoing (see website)
Application Deadline: April 30, 2015
Workshops and residencies at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center offer an intensive, hands-on sculpture-making experience. There is a break in the middle of the day offering an opportunity to enjoy the scenic beauty of Vermont including the local quarries and surrounding marsh, home to many protected species.
P.O. Box 495, 636 Marble St.
West Rutland, VT 05777
(802) 438-2097
info@carvingstudio.org
carvingstudio.org
Washington
Centrum Residency
Dates: Ongoing
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted year round and are accepted on an availability basis.
Centrum’s Artists in Residence Program was established in 1980 as a resource for artists and creative thinkers of all genres. The residency is located on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, in the beautiful and inspiring setting of Fort Worden State Park, which is nestled in the Victorian seaport and arts community of Port Townsend.
223 Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA
(360) 385-2470
info@centrum.org
centrum.org
Australia
Lightning Ridge Residency with Sunsiz Media
Dates: Available on a weekly or monthly basis from March–October
Application Deadline: Rolling admission
Sunsiz Media is offering artists a unique experience to create art in the outback mining town of Lightning Ridge, NSW. Lightning Ridge is the home of Black Opal mining and is situated in a dry arid climate. This desert-like landscape offers artists exposure to amazing light and dry heat, with a mix of rural and arid landscapes.
Sims Hill, Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia
sunsizmedia@gmail.com
sunsizmedia.com
France
Atelier de la Rose Artist Residency
Dates: Studio available March–November
Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Artists here will have time and space to do their creative work in the tranquility of a medieval hilltop village. Atelier de la Rose provides a supportive environment where artists and writers can pursue their artistic projects.
Place du village
46700 Montcabrier, France
(+33) 565 24 66 36
info@french-rose.com
french-rose.com
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Image Credit: Image courtesy of Eric Allix Rogers, via Flickr.
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Celina Colby is the editorial assistant at Art New England and the blogger behind Trends and Tolstoy.