— Mars Hill Center for Ceramic Arts —
https://www.mhu.edu/about/what-to-do-and-see/center-ceramic-arts/
Location: Mars Hill, NC
Length: Varied - Up to resident and space availability
Housing: None
Kilns: 3 electric kilns, 1 electric test kiln, 1 soda kiln and 1 gas kiln
Expenses: None
Funding/Stipend: $500-$700/month - subject to change year to year
Workspace: Private, personal studio
Responsibilities: 15 hours/week doing studio maintenance, glaze/clay mixing, kiln loading, and lab hours with students
Number of Residents: 1 artist
Additional Opportunities:
Opportunities to engage with the area’s ceramic community
If resident has an MFA: they can teach advanced and beginning ceramic classes for pay as an adjunct as well as teach workshops in the summer
24 hour access to private studio
20 minutes away from Asheville, NC
Access to workshops being taught by guest artists

Hand building studio

Hand building studio

Glaze mixing area in hand building studio

Hand building studio

Private resident studio

Wheel throwing studio

Wheel throwing studio


Wheel throwing studio


Wheel throwing studio

Electric kilns

Gas kiln in front and soda kiln in back

Pug mill and clay mixer

Soda kiln
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