— Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts —

https://www.arrowmont.org/artist-in-residence/

Location: Gatlinburg, TN

Length: Long Term - 11 months - mid June-late May

Housing: Shared housing with private bedroom and bathroom

Kilns: 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, Geil up-draft 18 cubic foot gas kiln, soda kiln, salt kiln, and a train woodfire kiln

Expenses: Materials and firings

Funding/Stipend: Living stipend of $500/month; professional development stipend of $750/year; health and wellness reimbursement fund of $2,000/year

Workspace: 12’ x 18’ private studio with climate control

Responsibilities: Minimum of 10 hours/week work exchange for Arrowmont in a variety of career development areas (ie. gallery installations, events, community partnerships, studios, public relations, marketing), provide instruction for Arrowmont’s celebrated children’s education program and ArtReach

Number of Residents: 1-2 ceramic artists (5 resident artists in total)

Additional Opportunities:

• 3 free meals a day during workshop season (5 months out of the year)

• Paid teaching opportunities

• Professional development made available through funding and networking sources

• Multiple exhibition opportunities are provided on and off campus

• Rotating visiting workshop artists/instructors

• Access to over 10,000 art and craft related books and periodicals in their resource center

• Open studio events once a week during the 5 month workshop season which provides opportunities to sell work, network and meet workshop students

• Opportunity to sell work in the Arrowmont supply shop

• Attend one workshop for free in any media

• Get half off one workshop that can be used by the resident or can be given as a gift to someone by resident

Pet Friendly: No