In mid-July, Watershed hosted a one-week residency session for K-12 art educators. This pilot project provided a rare opportunity for teachers from Maine and beyond to connect, learn new skills and strategies, and work on their own art. Over the course of the week, we (Liz Proffetty and Malley Weber, Watershed’s teaching artists) led morning… Read more »
Posts Categorized: 2016 Summer Residency
Summer Days at the ‘Shed
We can’t believe how fast the summer is going! So many talented and dynamic artists have brought energy and life into the studios during the first three summer sessions. Currently, we have a group of K-12 ceramics teachers here for a one week session and the studio is buzzing with activity and ideas. We wanted… Read more »
Exploring the Figure: Creative Growth and Expression
Summer Residency Session VI, August 14-26, has been organized by Lisa Merida-Paytes and will feature guest artist Kelly Rathbone. Paytes shared insights into the development of the session theme and the plans she has for the residency. When I proposed this residency, I had three things in mind; to escape the daily practices that overwhelmed… Read more »
Alone Together: An Invitation to Collaborate; Guest Post by Lauren Herzak-Bauman
Summer Residency Session V, July 31-August 12, 2016, has been organized by Lauren Herzak-Bauman. Here she shares her process for choosing the session theme and plans she has for the 2 weeks at Watershed. A limited number of spaces are still available in this session. Register here or apply for a scholarship to attend. Several… Read more »
Reflections on the Farm & Fire Fellowship
Last July, Rebecca Zucker lived and worked at Watershed and neighboring Dandelion Spring Farm as part of our new Farm & Fire Fellowship program. The fellowship enables college juniors and seniors to explore their dual interests in farming and ceramic art while living at Watershed. Zucker and two other fellows spent half their workdays assisting… Read more »
Ceramics In Nature: Guest Post by Lisa Conway
Watershed summer sessions are starting to fill but there is still space available in most sessions! Over the coming weeks, each session’s leader will be guest blogging about the upcoming 2016 residency that they have organized. Our first post comes from Lisa Conway, leader of Summer Session II: Ceramics in Nature, from June 19 to… Read more »