In this guest post, artist and session leader Shanna Fliegel shares her plans for Watershed 2018 Residency Session V: The Surface Exchange. Several spots are still available for those interested in joining the group from August 12-24. Additional participants include guest artist Mariko Paterson and AIA members Sukjin Choi, Melissa Mencini, Brooke Noble, and Adams… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Summer Residency
Break Tradition at Watershed! 2018 Summer Session I Preview
During Session I: Breaking Tradition (June 3-15), artists and designers will come together to explore new modes of making, marketing, and showing work. Rather than situating ceramics solely in stores and white-walled galleries, artists are bringing attention to their work by exhibiting in non-traditional physical and digital spaces. Dinners that double as pop-up sales,… Read more »
Thank You For a Wonderful Summer Season!
We are grateful for all the artists, staff, friends, supporters, and collaborators who helped make the 2017 residency season so special at Watershed. Please enjoy a few memories and photos from each of our 2017 summer sessions; we hope to see many of you back here again in the future! Summer Staff Arrival & Pre-Session… Read more »
Earth, Water, and Fire: 2017 Summer Session I Preview
In this guest post, artist and session leader Berry Matthews shares her plans and reasons for organizing Watershed 2017 Residency Session I: Earth, Water, and Fire. Several spots are still available for those interested in joining the group from June 4-16. Additional participants include guest artist Trisha Coates and AIA members Rosette Gault, Elizabeth Garber,… Read more »
Reawakenings: 2017 Summer Session IV Preview
Artist Whitney Forsyth shares her plans and reasons for organizing a residency session at Watershed. Spots are still available for those interested in joining the group from July 23 to August 4, 2017. Additional participating artists include Kate Dameron, Cathryn Thomas, Allison Lackner, Nancy Andrasko, Shawn Phillips, Beth Edwards, and Mike Teal. Learn more and register…. Read more »
K-12 Teacher Residency Wrap-up
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 »
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 »