— Arch Contemporary Ceramics —

https://www.archcontemporary.com/air

Location: Tiverton Four Corners, RI

Length: 3 residency programs:

  • Short Term: Varied (any time of year)

  • Short Term “Summer Potter-in-Residence”: 3-4 months (June-September) (for functional potters)

  • Long Term “Fall/Winter Residency”: 3-9 months (September-May)

Housing: None

Kilns: 1 Bailey soda kiln and 3 electric kilns

Expenses: “Summer Potter-in-Residence”: Any materials at cost and firing fees needed after the $100/month stipend

Funding/Stipend: “Summer Potter-in-Residence”: A stipend of $100/month to be applied to kiln fees and materials

Workspace: 24/7 access to shared studio equipment and kilns

Responsibilities:

  • 12 hours/week (2 6-hour shifts) of standard studio maintenance/cleanliness and working in the retail pottery shop

  • “Summer Potter-in-Residence”: Resident should be capable of and intending to maintain a production level high enough to keep a gallery shelf fully stocked with their own work during summer season

  • “Fall/Winter Residency”: Resident is expected to spend 15-20 hours/week in their own studios

Number of Residents: *

Additional Opportunities:

  • Time for serious, self-directed, experienced ceramic artists to spend dedicated time developing a body of work in an authentic, working, rural Rhode Island studio predominately occupied by studio potter and owner Charlie Barmonde

  • Gallery representation

  • Opportunities for an exhibition

  • The potential option to organize workshops

  • “Summer Potter-in-Residence”: Ample space in retail gallery during peak summer season and inclusion in the two major annual South Coast Open Studio Tours

  • “Fall/Winter Residency“: Artist has the option of independently organizing and offering small workshops, private lessons, artists lectures, and/or demonstrations with some advertising and marketing support from the gallery

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