Aside from the summer sessions, Pilchuck offers residencies to emerging artists and professional artists as well as the John H. Hauberg Fellowship, a collaborative residency.
The Emerging-Artist-in-Residence (EAiR) program serves promising younger artists who have had previous experience working with glass. Six artists are selected from applicants worldwide. They receive a $1,000 stipend, lodging, and access to studios for two months each fall. Participants are self-motivated and eager for the chance to focus on their work and exchange ideas with one another. Emerging artists in residence use their residencies to create a body of work or to pursue new projects or methods, often pushing the medium of glass. Many younger artists recently introduced to collectors at SOFA have participated in this valued residency, and include Sean Albert, Sean O’Neill, Ethan Stern, and April Surgent, to name only a few. Click here for more information.
The John H. Hauberg Fellowship, established in 2000 and named in honor of Pilchuck’s co-founder, offers a rare opportunity for collaboration among a group of as many as six established professional artists. For twelve days each spring, Hauberg Fellows work both individually and as a group to create art that responds to Pilchuck’s natural environment and/or utilizes the school’s glassmaking facilities. Visual artists in all media as well as writers, poets, art critics, and curators are encouraged to submit proposals with a collaborative concept or theme. The intent is to focus on projects and ideas that will inspire creative endeavors long after the fellowship ends. Past collaborations have focused on a variety of topics, such as painting on glass, Native American aesthetics and concerns, and issues about place and architecture. Artists must apply as a group. Click here for more information.
For all residencies: Although a general orientation is given, no formal instruction is provided by Pilchuck. The wood and metal shops are open on a limited basis. The library and Internet access are available.
For more information, please contact the registrar, at [email protected] or 360-445-3111 ext. 29
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