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Winter Artist Residency 2008-2009 
Click to meet the 2007-2008 Winter Residents! Click for application for all Winter Programs (PDF) Digital Image Submission Guidelines (PDF) Juried Winter Artist Residency Artists are selected based on merit. Selections are made based on recommendations from a review committee of field professionals. Duration: September 15, 2008 - May 15, 2009 
Compensation/Benefits:
Private room in shared cabin with community kitchen located in
main house and shared studio space at Watershed; Spring group
exhibition option; other benefits available to all past Watershed
residents, such as opportunities to sell work at
events and invitations to exhibit in group shows. Costs & Fees: $150/month residency fee; $325/month utilities fee; materials and firings. Housing security deposit due on acceptance. If you also wish to apply to be an Intern or Salad Days Artist, you must send a seperate application packet including an additional application fee. Postmark deadline is March 1, 2008. Check list: [ ] Winter Residency Application [ ] Non-refundable $25 application fee [ ] Cover letter [ ] Resume [ ] 10 images on Mac readable CD w/description sheet (see Digital Image Submission Guidelines before sending images) [ ] Names & contact information for 2 references back to top 
Howard Kottler Residency Fellowship One nine-month Residency Fellowship is awarded each winter to a ceramic artist of exceptional talent. Fellowship recipient is selected from within the juried winter residency applicants and is provided housing, studio, and utilities; materials and firings are paid seperately. Selected from Juried Winter Artist Resident Applicants. No separate application required. Duration: September 15, 2008 - May 15, 2009 Compensation/Benefits: Private room in shared cabin with community kitchen located in main house and shared studio at Watershed; Spring group exhibition option; and other benefits available to all past Watershed residents, such as opportunities to sell work at events and invitations to exhibit in group shows. Costs & Fees: Materials and firings, housing security deposit upon acceptance Postmark deadline is March 1, 2008. back to top 
Salad Days Artist The Salad Days Resident Artist is commissioned to produce 500 plates for Watershed's annual July fundraising event Salad Days. Duration: 12 months beginning September 2008 Compensation/Benefits: Salad Days Artist plates and works will be featured in print and on-line publications of Watershed, in addition to local and regional advertisements and press. All benefits to the Juried Winter Artist Residency Awardees are extended to the Salad Days Artist in the winter, and all benefits of the Summer Residents are extended to the Salad Days Artist in the summer (including meals!). Costs & Fees: Personal materials and firings, housing security deposit due on acceptance. Postmark deadline is March 1, 2008. If you also wish to apply to be a regular Juried Winter Resident or Intern, you must send a seperate application packet including an additional application fee. Check list: [ ] Winter Residency Application [ ] Non-refundable $25 application fee [ ] Cover letter [ ] Resume [ ] 10 images on Mac readable CD w/description sheet (see Digital Image Submission Guidelines before sending images) [ ] Names & contact information for 2 references back to top Internship The internship program is a combination of residency and practical working experience. The mission of the program is to provide 'real life' experience and opportunity in an active and supportive non-profit arts organization while also working in a community of artists and art professionals. Interns work alongside Watershed staff and in the studio as a resident artist. Some duties in the past have included: mailings, website work, representing and talking about Watershed at events (Earth Science Day, Schools, NCECA), preparing for Watershed events (Board Retreats, Craft Boston, Chowdah Suppah, Firing Workshops, Mudseason Meetings), and assisting in the resident jurying processes for Winter and Summer. Duration: Two Positions: Fall: Sept 15 2008 - Dec 15, 2008 Spring: Jan 15, 2009 - April 15, 2009 Or One Position: September 15, 2008 - May 15, 2009 Compensation/Benefits: Private room in shared cabin with community kitchen located in main house and shared studio space at Watershed. Internship participants work 20 paid hours per week ($7.50/hr), with a Watershed staff advisor who will offer professional supervision on the job to gain experience through participation in the daily activities of the internship. Internship Fee: Participants pay $750/month (includes housing, studio, and utilities) and are responsible for their own food. Housing security deposit due on acceptance. 
Postmark deadline is March 1, 2008.
If you also wish to apply to be a regular Juried Winter Resident or Salad Days Artist, you must send a seperate application packet including an additional application fee. Checklist: [ ] Winter Residency Application Form [ ] Non-refundable $25 application fee [ ] Written proposal* [ ] Resume [ ] 10 images on Mac readable CD w/description sheet (see Digital Image Submission Guidelines before sending images) [ ] Highest level of education transcripts [ ] Names & contact information of 2 references * Written proposal should be no more than two pages, detailing past experience, areas of interest and goals of participating in the program. back to top |