art new england: focus on: summer residences & workshops

FOCUS ON SUMMER RESIDENCIES

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Residencies provide opportunities to every kind of artist, enabling them to escape their usual routines so they

can reinvigorate and find inspiration for new work. Whether isolated settings for introspec-tion or collaborative, critical settings for fresh input and new perspectives, residencies and workshops help artists take their work to a new level. No two residencies are alike. Each offers its own unique accommodations, working envi-ronment and fields of study. Throughout New England you’ll find intriguing art enclaves—from Maine’s shoreline to the hills of Vermont. Adventure-seeking artists can explore residen-cies across the country or even across the globe. With so many options, any artist seeking a creative, concentrated art experience this summer will surely find one that provides an excellent match.

Maine26 Split Rock Cove Summer Art WorkshopsDates: May through August, two workshops per month. Application Deadline: TBA, refer to web-site for updates.

Along the shore of mid-coast Maine, 26 Split Rock Cove is a welcome retreat offering studio space, living arrangements and workshops for artists and writers looking for a peaceful and nurturing environment in which to begin a new project or complete a body of work. The work-shops focus on writing and bookmaking and are available to beginning and practicing artists and writers. The Artist Retreat Space apartments are quiet, live/work one-bedrooms within walking distance of the shore. They have a private stone patio with views of the ocean. An optional studio space is available for renters staying less than three months. Apartments and private studio

spaces can be rented by week, month or year.26 Split Rock Cove, South Thomaston, ME(207) [email protected]

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Residency and WorkshopsDates: Open Studio Residency: May 31–June 12. Workshop Sessions: June 14-26, June 28–July 10, July 19–31, August 2–14, August 16–28, August 30–September 5. Application Deadlines: March 1 for Residency and Workshop/Scholarship appli-cants. April 1 for Workshop/Regular applicants.

Haystack Mountain is an international, non-profit studio program offering a two-week residency program and one- and two-week workshops for craftspeople and visual art-ists. The Open Studio Residency is a two-week


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retreat designed to foster artistic explora-tion and provide uninterrupted time to work between six studios: ceramics, fiber, graphics, iron, jewelry and wood. Artists have the oppor-tunity to investigate materials, technology, craft and the creative process on an award-winning campus designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes. Studios are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with classes scheduled Monday through Friday. The Haystack community is comprised of approximately 85 participants, including staff, students and internationally known fac-ulty artists. Roughly 50 applicants are selected through a competitive process. Those selected attend for free.

22 Church St., Deer Isle, ME(207) [email protected]

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Artist ResidencyDates and Application Deadline: Refer to website for updates. Workshop Fees: Half of fee due 60 days prior to start of residency. Final payment due 30 days prior. Artists who pay their tuition in full by March 31 receive a $100 discount.

Watershed—where artists with diverse approaches and backgrounds participate in a unique collective experience. Clay is the core of the Watershed experience, though many artists use their time to explore, contemplate and experiment with various approaches to creating. Open-concept studios are in a 16,000-square-foot building once used as a barn and are equipped with standard ceramic equipment such as slab-rollers, mixers, pugmill, wheels, extruder and hotbox. Artists are

housed in modern, rustic cabins on Watershed’s upper campus.

19 Brick Hill Rd., Newcastle, ME(207) [email protected]

MassachusettsThe Eliot School Summer Intensives Dates vary per class. Deadline: First come, first served.

The Eliot School inspires lifelong learning in craftsmanship and creativity for all. Create something beautiful for the home, build skills and enjoy creative camaraderie in its air-conditioned woodshop, small sewing room and large art room. Six-week summer classes are available in woodworking, sewing and visual arts. Workshops and long-form classes are available throughout the year. Classes are led by experienced faculty, and intimate classes are located in a charming, historic building. Two-day, two-week summer intensive classes include: Woodworking & Furniture, instructors Ken Lindgren, Heather Dawson, Robert Worth, Ellen Kaspern; Upholstery, instructors Seymour Beckford, Kathleen Gaskin-Holland; Fashion & Fiber Arts, instructors Barbara Poole, Kristina Goransson, Jiyoung Chung; Paper/Book Arts, instructors Sarah Rushford, Annie Silverman; and Wicker & Live Willow Structures, instructor: Bonnie Gale.

24 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, MA(617) [email protected]

The Enamelist Society Conference and WorkshopsDates: Pre-conference workshops: August 5–7. Conference: August 7–9. Post-conference work-shops: August 10–12. Application Deadline: First come, first served.

Founded in 1987 by Woodrow W. Carpenter of Thompson Enamels, the Enamelist Society is dedicated to promoting the art of enameling, educating the public and its members about enameling, and encouraging cooperation and discussion among individuals involved with any aspect of enameling. The biennial conferences attract enamelists from around the world who wish to take and teach workshops, learn new techniques and share knowledge, experience and passion. Many attendees participate in the live and silent auctions, purchase from suppliers of all kinds and meet some of the most daring and influential contemporary enamelists of our time.

Montserrat College of Art(770) [email protected]

Goetemann Artist Residency at Rocky Neck Art Colony Dates: May 15–June 15, July 9–August 10, September 9–October 6. Application Deadline: March 1.

The Goetemann Artist Residency Program (formerly called the Rocky Neck Art Colony Artist Residency) was renamed in 2010 in honor of its founder, Gordon Goetemann. Artists are selected for their high levels of accomplishment, originality and serious focus. The program gives artists time to search for and exchange ideas.

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Watershed Center for the Ceramic ArtsNewcastle, Maine (207) 882-6075

6-week fall residency2 and 3-week summer residencies

June-October, 2015

watershedceramics.org

26 SPLIT ROCK COVEARTIST RETREAT

Furnished one-bedroom apartment overlooking Mussel Ridge Cove in South Thomaston, ME

Art and writing workshops offered throughout the year

26splitrockcove.com • [email protected]



Applications are accepted from December to March of each year. One applicant is selected for each of the three, four-week residencies. The program includes a live-work studio space and access to a rich cultural community. Situated on a peninsula in a working fishing harbor, Rocky Neck and neighboring East Gloucester present dramatic stimuli. This harbor community, known for its light, has attracted some of America’s most distinguished artists.

6 Wonson St., Gloucester, MA(978) [email protected]

The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Museum School at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum Art Workshops

Dates: January–May. Deadline: Rolling admis-sions; first come, first served.

For the past century, Provincetown has welcomed, nurtured and inspired artists from all over the world—not just to create, but to connect with the town and its people. This year the Museum School presents a new line up of workshops in drawing, mixed media, paint-ing, printmaking, art history, plein air painting and art and technology. Visit for a day, a week, a series or the season and enjoy the benefits of being in a school, artist’s association and museum. Wander the galleries, join a life draw-ing session or drop in for a lecture at America’s oldest continuing art colony.

460 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA(508) 487-1750paam.org

Mixit Print Studio Summer WorkshopsDates: June 1–5, Dynamic Process: Exploring the Limits with Akua Inks; June 8–12, Exquisite Etching: An Intaglio Primer; June 15–19, Watercolor Monotype and Monoprint. Application Deadline: First come, first served.

Dynamic Process: Exploring the Limits with Akua Inks, taught by Catherine Kernan. Akua Intaglio Inks yield richly layered prints with no toxic fumes or solvents. The workshop will focus on relief monoprinting using rolling techniques, additive and reductive processes, overprinting, stamps and stencils.

Exquisite Etching: An Intaglio Primer, taught by Randy Garber. The workshop will cover how to etch copper and produce matrices that can be combined with other plates to create rich, com-plex images. The class will work with hard and


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VERMONT

For info: rockyneckartcolony.org/residency.php artistcommunities.org/residencies/

directory (type in Goetemann)For questions: [email protected]

Available late May through October. Private, waterfront live-work studio in a progressive arts community. Open to all visual artists.

Goetemann Artist Residency Gloucester, MA

Photo: Kathleen Gerdon Archer

Summer Intensives Fiber | Wood | Book & Paper Arts

eliotschool.org

THE ELIOT SCHOOL

Jiyoung Chung, Barbara Poole, Anna Kristina Goransson and more

ATELIER DE LA ROSEArtists’/writers’ residencies & retreats.

www.french-rose.comLe Bourg, 46700 Montcabrier, Lot, France

Email: [email protected]: (+33) 565 24 66 36

A personal and flexible service.

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soft grounds, dry point, as well as spit bite, sugar lift and white ground.

Watercolor Monotype and Monoprint, taught by Jane Goldman. This workshop is an exploration of printing with watercolor on Plexiglas. It will include a tutorial/review of working with watercolor. The class will use Akua, soy-based inks and demonstrate inking, wiping and printing.

Mixit Print Studio32 Clifton St., Somerville, MAmixitprint.com

Montserrat College of Art Summer Immersive Art WorkshopsDates: June 16–July 11. Deadlines: May 10. Early Bird: April 10.

Located just 30 minutes north of Boston,

Montserrat offers a beautiful seaside setting and a walkable town center ideal for focused study. From painting, fiber arts and film to perfor-mance arts, comics and creative writing, week-long intensive courses are designed to allow participants time and instruction to new avenues of creativity. Instructors hail from Montserrat and beyond. These widely recognized artist educators form the core of this unique art college environment. Affordable accommodations and evening activities foster a residential community of individuals who share a creative spirit and commitment, both in and outside of class.

23 Essex St., Beverly, MA(978) [email protected]/continuing-ed

Noble and Greenough School Artist ResidencyDates: September–October. Application Deadline: February 13.

The Artist in Residence Program at Noble and Greenough School offers an eight-week residential program for a visual artist. The program fosters collaborative relationships between the artist and the school’s community of students, faculty and parents. The artist in residence lives on the Noble and Greenough campus, a 187-acre property in Dedham, MA, and has access to studio space within the visual arts department. The residency culminates in an exhibition of work at the school’s Foster Gallery. The successful candidate receives a $2,500 stipend in addition to room and board.

10 Campus Dr., Dedham, MA(781) [email protected]

VermontThe Carving Studio & Sculpture Center Artist Residencies and Summer Workshops Dates: Residencies are one week to three months; Workshops are ongoing (see website).Application Deadline: April 30, 2015

Workshops and residencies at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center offer an intensive, hands-on sculpture-making experience. Each day there is a mid-day break so artists can enjoy the scenic beauty of Vermont, including the local quarries and surrounding marsh, home to many protected species. Participants from varied backgrounds, a wide range of ages and often very different aesthetic sensibilities, join in an exchange of ideas and camaraderie. Whatever


Mixit Print Studio32 Clifton StreetSomerville MA 02144For residency and workshop details:www.mixitprint.com

June Workshops 2015Exquisite Etching: Intaglio Primer with Randy Garber

Go with the Flow: Watercolor Monotype with Jane Goldman

The Wayward Muse: Monotype/Monoprint with Catherine Kernan

Summer Residencies 2015One-week residencies in July and August.

Photo credit: D. Henning.

beverly, ma | 978.867.9661montserrat.edu/continuing-ed

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challenges artists may face in their personal work are lessened in the relaxed communal environ-ment. Presentations of work by instructors, artists in residence, interns and participants enrich the experience. Bicycles are available for transporta-tion and/or recreational use by participants.

P.O. Box 495, 636 Marble St., West Rutland, VT (802) [email protected]

WashingtonCentrum ResidencyDates: Ongoing. Deadline: Applications are accepted year round and based on availability.

Centrum’s Artists in Residence Program was established in 1980 as a resource for artists and creative thinkers of all genres. The residency is located on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, in the beautiful and inspiring setting of Fort Worden State Park, which is nestled in the Victorian seaport and arts community of Port Townsend. Noted for its community-wide support of arts and culture, Port Townsend is an ideal place for this self-directed retreat. Residency projects can be a single genre or be multidisciplinary. They can be individual creative projects or involve group collaboration. In partnership with Fort Worden, Centrum enables selected artists to live and work in this breathtaking setting at a signifi-cantly reduced cost.

223 Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA(360) [email protected]

AustraliaLightning Ridge Residency with Sunsiz MediaDates: Available on a weekly or monthly basis from March–October. Application Deadline: Rolling admission.

Sunsiz Media is offering artists a unique expe-rience to create art in the outback mining town of Lightning Ridge, NSW. Lightning Ridge is the home of Black Opal mining and is situated in a dry arid climate. This desert-like landscape offers artists exposure to amazing light and dry heat, and rural and arid landscapes. The residency is off-the-grid, among the opal mines in the quiet area of Sims Hill, which is a 30-minute walk to shops, galleries and the popular bore baths. The residency has beautiful views overlooking the wheat fields towards Collarenebri. This two-bedroom open-plan cottage with outside studio can sleep a maximum of four people. Lightning Ridge Residency is a wonderful opportunity for artists to escape the daily grind and to be totally immersed in their areas of practice, whether they’re engaged in visual arts, writing or music.

Sims Hill, Lightning Ridge, NSW, [email protected]

France Atelier de la Rose Artist ResidencyDates: Studio available March–November. Application Deadline: Rolling admissions.

Artists here will have time and space to do their creative work in the tranquility of a medi-eval hilltop village. Atelier de la Rose provides a supportive environment where artists and

writers can pursue their artistic projects. The central courtyard leads to a fully equipped stone-built studio with its own rose garden. There is a large private terrace with panoramic views over the garden and the valley beyond. Next to the studio, an independent guest wing provides on-site accommodation. Easels, trestles, drawing boards, folding chairs, sketching stools and slide projection facilities are provided. A stereo music center and heating are both included in the price. On-site meals are available. The village bakery sells a range of food and drinks for those who enjoy picnicking.

Place du village46700 Montcabrier, France(+33) 565 24 66 36 [email protected]


Summer 2015Fine Arts Workshops

Provincetown Art Association and Museum460 Commercial St Provincetown MA 02657

www.paam.org 508.487.1750

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