January 4 - 13, 2024
Winter Residency: Cabin Fever Reliever
The Winter Residency offers ten days of uninterrupted studio time, and an opportunity to work with artists across creative disciplines. Applicants propose a project for a primary studio area including ceramics, metalsmithing, and woodworking. There is also a mixed media studio suitable for other projects. Artists at any stage in their career are welcome but must be capable of using studio equipment independently.
The residency environment is conducive to individual and collaborative work. Each studio will be staffed with a coordinator to help with any equipment or studio-related questions during the workday.
Participants are responsible for providing their own materials and meals. They will have 24-hour access to a fully equipped communal kitchen and gas grill, a communal lounge area, and plenty of outdoor space to relax and enjoy river and town views.
Cost: $500 + studio fee and housing ($250-$900 depending on selection)
Applications are open!
Apply by midnight EST on October 16th here.
April 2024
Spring Residency
Do you need a week to work on that art project you just can’t get to at home? Or two weeks for a deep dive into your practice? The Spring Residency lets you take it one week at a time. Artists can apply for any of two five-day sessions in the metalsmithing, ceramics, or wood studio, or work in other media in our flex studio. All studios will be staffed with a coordinator to help with equipment or studio-related questions during the workday. Selected artists may participate in more than one session. Artists at all stages of their careers are welcome but must be capable of using studio equipment independently.
Participants are responsible for providing their own materials and meals. They will have 24-hour access to a fully equipped communal kitchen and gas grill, a communal lounge area, and plenty of outdoor space to relax and enjoy river and town views.
2 Sessions Available in April 2024
- Session 1: April 8 – 12
- Session 2: April 15 – 19
Fees
- Residency Fee: $250 per week + studio fee
- Housing Fee: $125 – $450 per week, depending on selection
Applications will open in early 2024. Check back here for updates.
May 20 - 29, 2024
Summer Residency
The Summer Residency offers ten days of uninterrupted studio time, and an opportunity to work with artists across creative disciplines. Applicants propose a project for a primary studio area including ceramics, metalsmithing, and woodworking. There is also a mixed media studio suitable for other projects. Artists at any stage in their career are welcome but must be capable of using studio equipment independently.
The residency environment is conducive to individual and collaborative work. Each studio will be staffed with a coordinator to help with any equipment or studio-related questions during the workday.
Participants are responsible for providing their own materials and meals. They will have 24-hour access to a fully equipped communal kitchen and gas grill, a communal lounge area, and plenty of outdoor space to relax and enjoy river and town views.
Cost: $500 + studio fee and housing ($250-$900 depending on selection)
Applications will open in early 2024. Check back here for updates.
September, 2023 - May, 2024
9 Month Artist Residency
This program provides two emerging artists with studio space, time, and facilities to pursue their artistic goals. Pocosin Arts primarily accepts applications for metalsmithing, ceramics, or woodwork for nine-month residencies. Proposals from other disciplines are also considered, provided the applicant can fulfill our teaching requirement and provide their own equipment. The residency is open to U.S. citizens and residents are selected through a competitive review process. The next residency period will begin September 2023 and end in May 2024. Artists apply in their primary studio area, and the program includes access to all studios. Residents also receive free housing and utilities, shared kitchen and laundry facilities, and a personal workspace. Residents are paid to teach youth and adult community classes and provide occasional assistance on campus.
Residents are selected by a competitive review based on the quality of work, a desire to teach, and articulated goals. Pocosin Arts primarily accepts residents in metalsmithing, ceramics, and the Smith digital fabrication lab, though proposals from other disciplines may also be considered. The strongest candidates will demonstrate a commitment to their craft, have a clear vision for their time in residence, and demonstrate a desire to teach.
Qualifications
The strongest candidates will demonstrate a commitment to their craft that is evident in their work. Ideal applicants are:
Self-motivated, focused on their work, and have a clear vision for their time in residence
Enjoy teaching and sharing their knowledge of craft with students ranging in age from six and up
Want to contribute and be of service to the community and the school
Teaching
Residents are an important part of our education program and teach weekly youth and adult classes throughout their time at Pocosin. Youth programs include Art After School, Summer Art Camp, and other special programs. Community classes for 18 years and up are offered in metals, ceramics, and other media.
Financial Information
Residents receive free housing and utilities, access to shared kitchen and laundry facilities, and a personal workspace in their primary studio. They are compensated for their teaching, and for occasional assistance on campus. Residents also sell their work their work through Pocosin’s gallery.
Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate partners or pets.
Applications Closed. Check back in the spring of 2024 for the next round of applications.
Current Resident Artists
Grant Turner
Born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Grant Turner has always possessed a knack for utilizing his creativity and imagination in his everyday life. He attended Bowling Green State University to…
Madeleine Althoff
Madeleine Louise Althoff works in utilitarian ceramics, creating surface design using sgraffito. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in February of 2000. She first was exposed to art at a young…
Past Resident Artists
2022 – 2023
2020 – 2021
2019 – 2020
2017 – 2018
- Mark Arnold – Ceramics
- Gabrielle Grace Graber – Ceramics
- Caitlin McDonald – Metals
2017
- Béatrice Coron – Papercutting
- Anne Havel – Metals
2016 – 2017
- Meaghan Gates – Ceramics
- Ben Jordan – Ceramics
- Laurel Fulton – Metals
- Tenisha Morrison – Art Education
2016
- Jen Dwyer – Ceramics
2015 – 2016
- Phil Ambrose – Metals
2015
- Marian Miller – Metals
- Matt Repsher – Ceramics
- Catherine Hart – Painting
- Kamal Nassif – Metals
- Robert Johnson – Painting
2014
- Samantha Clark – Metals
- Peter Antor – Metals
- Christine Zuercher – Photography
2013
- Andrew Dutcher – Ceramics
- Stephanie Klausing – Ceramics
- Ally Short
2012 – 2013
- Greg Orloff – Metals
2012
- Amanda Nicholas – Painting
- Liz Steiner – Metals
- Blaine Avery – ceramics
2011 – 2012
- Caitlin Cartwright – Painting
2011
- Jenn Wells – Metals
2010
- Lynsey Gwilliam – Textiles
2009
- Marlene True – Metals
2008
- KT Childress – mixed-media