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There's a place near Seattle, half way round the world from our rainy little island, that's synonymous with glass art: Pilchuck Glass School.

Every year Pilchuck serves as melting pot (pun intended) for glass art enthusiasts worldwide. The school offers summer intensive classes from May through to September and several artist residencies throughout the rest of the year. 
A trip to Pilchuck is a truly unique experience where you learn far more than the syllabus of your chosen class; It is an unequalled opportunity to make international connections and see in one place the vast diversity and scope of the international glass art practice. Once you have an open mind and a desire to learn, you are never to old or too inexperienced to enjoy a trip to Pilchuck.

Money. We all wish we had more of it, I won't lie Pilchuck course fees are expensive and travelling from Ireland will cost the guts of a grand for flights. There are however a range of options to help with the costs including scholarships, campus internships and teaching/artist assistant positions. 

Almost one third of Pilchuck students receive some kind of financial assistance through scholarship programmes. Some are full scholarships, covering tuition, accommodation and travel to Pilchuck. Half scholarships, which are more numerous, cover half the cost of tuition and accommodation but do not cover the cost of travel. Those with studio experience in glass can also apply to work as Artist or Teaching Assistants: TAs and AA's receive accommodation, meals and covered or subsidised travel to the Pilchuck campus. 

The iconic hotshop 

All staff on campus, from the ones who clean the bathrooms to those who process the paperwork, are practising artists. Artsits can apply to work in a range of positions (kitchen staff, maintenance staff etc...) for two or more of the summer sessions. Staff get accommodation, meals, a small subsidy and some time to do some personal work between sessions. Mainly though, working as seasonal staff is a great opportunity to meet and connect with the visiting artists and students, make some great friends and have some great experiences. As it is not a paid position, Irish applicants can go on a travel visa (avoiding the great expense of an american work visa). 

Two NCAD glass students went to Pilchuck in summer 2013. I asked them for a few words on their experience: 

Gwyn Grace

'Gwyn Grace went to Pilchuck Glass School in August 2012 on a Partner half-scholarship through NCAD having just finished 3rd year. Her course was lost-wax kiln-casting ‘Shape into form’ with Joel Hurlbert and Karin Tornell - glass artists working in Stockholm, Sweden. There were 9 on the course, a mix of students and established artists and teachers. Kiln casting is a long process so time for finishing and cold-working was short as most of the pieces were only ready a few days before the end however most of us were able to take our work with us to complete once we'd returned home. All the class worked long hours, often well after midnight preparing for a kilnfiring but we had lots of fun as well. The pace of the kiln-casting class gave us lots of opportunity to see demonstrations happening in other classes and meet the rest of students.  She summed up here experience with a toast: “ Here's to fond memories, future plans and heart-felt thanks to everyone's generosity of spirit!”'

Looking at the casts with the class 

Jesse Gunther

Jesse Gunther travelled to Pilchuck on a scholarship after finishing his BA in Glass in NCAD, summer 2013. Jesse proves that you never know what a trip to Pilchuck might bring. Here's what he had to say about it:
 
'For starters it was an amazing experience! I took Tom Rowney's class; ‘Cups with Cane’ and focused on making different styles of cane, ranging from straight to very intricate twisty cane. After that we learnt how to turn these canes into straight cups and footed vessels. In the last week we started using the garage to make more complex goblets. Our entire class were all newcomers to Pilchuck, and the skill level was very even throughout the class, which made for a great experience for everyone.

Tom Rowney's cane seahorses

I got really lucky after Pilchuck; I had a while before my return flight and I got to help out Jeff Ballard in the Tacoma Museum for two days where he was Artist in Residence, that was a great experience! Then two days later I also got to work one day for Martin Blank in his studio who was just preparing for a big exhibition, amazing stuff..'

Some of Jesse's work from the class

Deadlines for scholarship/assistant/staff applications are coming up in FEBRUARY. See their website for more details and remember guys, if you do go, the GSoI wants to here all about it!! 

Written by Meadhbh McIlgorm

GSoI Media and Communications Officer

CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES

The Corning Museum of Glass is currently accepting proposal to participate in a studio residency. Proposals with all supporting materials included must be received at The Studio by October 31st 2012. No late submissions will be considered. Residencies will be held in March, April, May, October, and November. One or two individuals will be selected for each month. Residents are expected to make their own work during a residency.

Transportation, as well as room and board, will be arranged for those invited to participate in these month-long programs. All basic supplies will be provided, and the facility will be made available whenever classes are not in session. Residents will have access to the Rakow Research Library and the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass.

If you are interested in being considered, please submit your application including 10 digital images of your work, two letters of recommendation, a written proposal (including detailed information on your residency plans; necessary supplies, equipment, and assistants), the best months for you to participate, and a résumé.

W: http://www.cmog.org/glassmaking/studio/residencies

SONORAN GLASS SCHOOL ARTIST IN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, ARIZONA

Sonoran Glass School (SGS) is excited to announce their new Artist in Residency (AIR) Programs, available to glass artists, both professional and emerging, between October 2012 and May 2013. The purpose of the residency programs is to provide selected artists with a place to work and the time to develop their glass art and ideas, while supporting the development and growth of Tucson community glass arts education in alignment with SGS’s mission.

AIR Programs will run 3-4 weeks and will involve studio usage, teaching opportunities (1-3 classes per week, or more if preferred), equipment/studio maintenance responsibilities (emerging only), public slide show/demo event(s), exhibition of work created during program, creating 1-2 auction pieces for SGS, living accommodation, and a small stipend.

W: http://www.sonoranglass.org
T:  520-884-7814
E: info@sonoranglass.org

AA2A PLACEMENTS 2012/ 2013

The AA2A project offers artists and designer makers the opportunity to undertake a period of research or realise a project using art college facilities e.g. workshops, IT facilities, lending library, and lecture programme. AA2A schemes aim to benefit students and Colleges through their interaction with practising artists.

Access to facilities is free for at least 100 hours, between October 2012 and April 2013 and a materials/travel grant of £220 is usually available. Closing dates for applications vary but all are in September 2012. Applicants must have at least one year professional practice and should be able to work with minimal technical support. Artists on AA2A schemes run from 2009 to 2010 or before can now reapply. AA2A particularly welcomes applications from applicants with disabilities, from culturally diverse backgrounds and non-graduates.

W:  http://www.aa2a.org/colleges

WINDGATE ESTABLISHED ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS

UrbanGlass in Brooklyn, New York, offers two Windgate Charitable Foundation Visiting Established Artist Fellowships to artists wishing to work in glass. Fellowships are for an eight week period and include access to all areas of the interim Studio on a scheduled basis, technical support and materials as stipulated in the Fellowship Agreement. Due our current location in an interim studio, the 2012 fellowship will be available for flameworking, fusing and/or kiln casting techniques. Dates of fellowship and budget will be discussed with the artist. The Fellowship does not include room and board; however, each Visiting Artist receives an honorarium of $1,500 for his/her discretionary use.

W: http://urbanglass.org/?q=Opportunities

EUROPEAN GLASS CONTEXT 2012 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE OPPORTUNITIES

European Glass Context 2012 is organizing a series of Artist in Residence opportunities in cooperation with The Royal Danish Academy, School of Design Bornholm, Denmark and with Berlin Glas, Germany. European Glass Context 2012 forms part of a biennial symposium for European contemporary glass and ceramics on the island of Bornholm in Denmark.

Two residencies are available to professional glass artists who are expected to be proficient in the processes and techniques laid out in their residency application. Selected artists will be given time and space to develop a new project or body of work in glass. Each residency will provide four to six weeks access to studio facilities and basic materials. The deadline for both residencies is 1st May 2012.

W: http://www.europeanglasscontext.com/events/air-bornholm

EUROPEAN GLASS CONTEXT 2012 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMMES

European Glass Context 2012 are organizing a series of Artist Residences in cooperation with partners on Bornholm and with European partners.. Further information will be announced shortly. Selected artists will be given the time and space to develop a new project or body of work in glass. The residency provides four - six weeks access to studio facilities and basic materials. The residencies are offered to professional glass artists, who are expected to be proficient in the processes and techniques discussed in their residency application.
The period of the residency is granted to the named resident only, partners and other makers are not allowed to work in the studios during this time.

During the period of the residency it is incumbent on the resident to communicate, aid and assist his or her fellow resident in an open and friendly manner. This interaction and exchange is seen as being one of the benefits and challenges of the residence period. Residencies are offered at The Royal Danish Academy, School of Design Bornholm (DK) and at Berlin Glas (DE). The deadline for both residencies is 1st May 2012.

W: http://www.europeanglasscontext.com/events/air-bornholm

PILCHUCK EMERGING ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME

The EAiR program at Pilchuck supports artists who are making a transition in their professional lives. Whether moving from academia to a professional studio practice, taking up a new medium, or beginning a new body of work, artists find this independent residency ideal for contemplation, research, and experimentation. The program provides artists with a place and the time to develop an idea or project in glass, with the potential for realizing a new body of work.

The residency requires a project proposal and supports kilnworking, coldworking, printmaking, and use of mixed media but not hot glassworking. The EAiR program is an independent artist’s residency, so no instruction is available and some glassmaking experience is required.

Residents have access to many Pilchuck studios, including the glass-plate printmaking (vitreography) studio; plaster studio; fusing, slumping, and casting kilns; flameworking torch; and coldworking equipment. No hot glassworking is available.

Included in the residency award is a stipend of US$1,000 per artist, open studio space, shared cooking facilities, and a private room in a cottage with shared bath. Materials, instruction, food, and travel reimbursement are not provided.

The closing date for entries is 12th March 2012 and the residency will run from 24th Setember to 16th November 2012. For more information, please contact Ruth King, Artistic Director, at rking@pilchuck.com or 360-445-3111 ext. 31.

W: www.pilchuck.com/residencies/EAiR_v2012.aspx

LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL ARTS SERVICES – AWARDS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Laois County Council Arts Service invites applications for the following awards and opportunities to individuals/groups and organizations from County Laois.

Arts Act Grants 2012: Provision has been made by Laois County Council for the payment of grants to arts organisations and individuals who meet the artistic and financial criteria set down by Laois County Council and who provide adequate information on their proposed activities. Maximum amount payable will not exceed €1,000.

Tyrone Guthrie Residency Bursary Awards 2012: A Bursary is available to enable a Laois artist to spend one week working at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in County Monaghan. The bursary is open to artists in all fields and is selected on previous achievements and project/s in hand.

In 2012 a special Bursary for Printmakers is available and will enable two print artists to spend a week sharing and working in the new Print Studio at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. One of the artists must be an experienced printmaker and preferably a member of a recognised print studio.

Artists in Schools Scheme 2012: Grants are available for artists’ residencies in schools, to include all art forms. This scheme gives primary and post primary schools the opportunity to select and work with professional artists and explore new arts media.

Details and application forms regarding the above schemes are available on request from: The Arts Office, Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The deadline for completed applications is Thursday 23rd February 2012.

E: artsoff@laoiscoco.ie
W: www.laois.ie
T: 057 8674342

HOUSTON CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT ARTIST RESIDENCY, TEXAS

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is currently accepting applications for their Artist Residency programme. The HCCC Residency accepts applications from artists working in wood, glass, metal, fiber, clay and mixed media and a wide variety of professional opportunities and resources are offered. Three, six, nine and twelve month residency durations are accepted. The residency programme offers a monthly stipend and free studio space. Programme applications must arrive by 15th March 2012.

W: www.crafthouston.org

RESIDENCIES AT CILL RIALAIG, KERRY

The Cill Rialaig Project in southwest Kerry invites applications for residencies for September 2012 to December 2013. Built out of the ruins of a 1790s pre-famine village atop a cliff face overlooking the Atlantic, Cill Rialaig offers professional artists, writers and other creative professionals an opportunity to get away from everyday career pressures and the demands of 21st century life in order to focus entirely on their artistic practice. While residents are primarily visual artists, they also include photographers, writers, poets, screenwriters, applied artists, musicians and composers, architects, and their peers, from Ireland and abroad.

Cill Rialaig is located in a remote Gaeltacht, or Irish-speaking area. Its cottages are living-work spaces that provide for residents' essential work and living needs. They are very simple without modern accoutrements of television, telephones or internet. The remote location means that there are very few distractions other than the landscape; it is a true retreat.

Residencies are offered free of charge, although there is a small service fee for utilities. Residents provide their own transportation, food and supplies.

The next deadline for applications is 15th March 2012. The following deadline is September 2012.

E: cillrialaigarts@gmail.com
T: 066 947 9297

THE ARTHOUSE STUDIO AWARD FOR NATIONAL COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN GRADUATES

Applications are now invited for the Arthouse Studio Award for NCAD graduates. For a second year running Laois County Council in association with the National College of Art and Design are offering this award. It is intended to support an emerging artist/designer to develop their professional practice whilst engaging in a residency project and community context. Applicants must have graduated in the past 3 years from the NCAD. The successful applicant is expected to take up this award at the beginning of April 2012.

The Award offers a bursary of €10,000 towards the residency, reduced rent for studio/ accommodation, curatorial support, exhibition opportunities and lecturing opportunities. Services offered within the complex include a studio space, kiln, exhibition space, rehearsal space, garden space, a digital room, and library facilities.

The closing date for submissions is 27th January 2012 at 12pm. Further information and application forms are available online or by email the Arts Officer.

E: artsoff@laoiscoco.ie
W: www.laois.ie

THE ARTHOUSE STUDIO AWARD FOR NATIONAL COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN GRADUATES

Applications are now invited for the Arthouse Studio Award for NCAD graduates. For a second year running Laois County Council in association with the National College of Art and Design are offering this award. It is intended to support an emerging artist/designer to develop their professional practice whilst engaging in a residency project and community context. Applicants must have graduated in the past three years from the NCAD. The successful applicant is expected to take up this award at the beginning of April 2012.

The Award offers a bursary of €10,000 towards the residency, reduced rent for studio/ accommodation, curatorial support, exhibition opportunities and lecturing opportunities. Services offered within the complex include a studio space, kiln, exhibition space, rehearsal space, garden space, a digital room, and library facilities.

The closing date for submissions is 12th January 2012 at 12pm. Further information and application forms are available online or by email from the Arts Officer.

E: artsoff@laoiscoco.ie
W: www.laois.ie

CRAFTS RESIDENCIES 2012, UK

Cove Park will award a minimum of two Crafts residencies, of up to three months each, to take place during their May to September 2012 programme. UK and international applicants are welcome to apply. They will also award a residency of one month to an emerging designer/maker based in Scotland. The deadline for applications is Friday 27th January 2012.

W: www.covepark.org

NORTHLANDS CREATIVE GLASS – KILN FORMING AND KILN CASTING RESIDENCY

Northlands are offering an eight week residency for four talented glass artists and are looking for artists who have an interest in exploring new forms of making, or ways of working, through collaboration. The residency will take place between Monday 16th April and Sunday 10th June 2012. The deadline for applications is 2nd December 2011.

W: http://www.northlandsglass.com/events/kiln-casting-residency

WHEATON ARTS 2012 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Wheaton Arts and the Creative Glass Centre of America are currently accepting applications for their 2012 Fellowship Program. These are offered each year to international artists working in glass. Fellowships are awarded for three month and also six week durations.

Session Dates:
3 Month: 16th April – 13th July 2012
6 Weeks: 27th August - 5th October 2012
6 Weeks: 15th October – 23rd November 2012

Postmarked Deadline: October 25, 2011
Selection Notification: December 2011

E: mail@wheatonarts.org
W: http://www.wheatonarts.org/creativeglasscentreamerica

GLASS RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY AT CIRVA, FRANCE

Contemporary Art Centre established in Marseilles, France (CIRVA) is a centre for research, development and production, endowed with successful equipment for the work of glass, allowing the creation of unique works or prototypes. Created in 1983, it welcomes artists, designers and architects, willing to work with glass for innovative projects.

By launching this residency call, the CIRVA wishes to enlarge its mission of production centre dedicated to the international contemporary creation. It thus contributes to support the artists in all the phases of their work, from research to exhibition.

The deadline for entries is 16th December 2011.

E: contact@cirva.fr
W: www.cirva.fr
T: +33 (0)4 9156 1150

VISITING ARTIST RESIDENCIES AT TACOMA MUSEUM OF GLASS

Tacoma Museum of Glass, WA, are currently accepting applications for 2012 visiting artist residencies. The Museum of Glass invites artists to apply for this 5-day residency program to explore new techniques or broaden a current design series. Selected artists have full use of the state-of-the-art Hot Shop and the assistance of the MOG Hot Shop Team. The opportunity is open to artists with at least 5 years experience in glass. Closing date for applications is 15th December 2011.

E: rjones@museumofglass.org
W: www.museumofglass.org/glassmaking/application-visiting-artist-residencies
T: 253 284 2137

NUUTAJÄRVI INTERNATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME: CALL

This residency, which runs from 1 - 14 October 2011, offers studio glassblowers and artists an opportunity to work with hot glass in the Nuutajärvi Glass Village, Finland, about 2 hours drive from Helsinki. In Nuutajärvi you will find one of Iittala Group's glassworks, Tavastia Glass School, NuGO Glass Gallery Co-operative and Lasikomppania aka "The Glass Company", a local glass co-operative who organise and offer this residency.

The residency covers 14 days. It includes 5 days in the hotshop for glassblowing or hot casting with clear glass. The artist is responsible of travel expenses and additional materials like glass colours, moulds etc. The hotshop is equipped with two gloryholes with diameters of 17,7" and 11,8", three annealers and a tank furnace. We are using Glasma C48 pellets. Capacity of glass use per day is max. 100kg. Basic glass tools are also available for use. Accomodation is provided for the artist in a local guesthouse. One twin‐room can be provided if accompanied by an assistant. Separate accommodation for possible assistant is available at €30 per night (self‐catered, basic single‐room). The chosen artist is to have a presentation, of his/her work in Nuutajärvi, if possible. (A slideshow etc.). The Glass Company will also hold one piece of work for its collections for future exhibitions.

Studio glass artists and glassblowers are invited to apply for the residency. A work proposal and a CV are required for the application. Please include 4 images in JPG‐format (max. 1MB each) of your recent works. Applications can only be submitted by e‐mail and are due on 15 March 2011. Send your inquiries and applications to Anu Penttinen:

E: anu@nounoudesign.fi

2012 RESIDENCY PROGRAMME, NORDIC ARTISTS' CENTRE: CALL

Nordic Artists’ Centre
Open Call: Artist-in-residence 2012
Application Deadline: April 10, 2011
Professional artists, designers, architects and curators are eligible to apply for residency. The selection is based on artistic merits and the quality of artistic practice. Applicants from outside the Nordic region are expected to be fluent in English. Please note that the program is not available for students.
Residency periods are 2 or 3 months. Please indicate preferred time and length of stay in the application but note that the NKD reserves the right to suggest a different period or/and length of residency.
The residency at the Nordic Artists’ Centre includes a monthly grant of 6700 NOK, living and working space, as well as covered travel expenses up to 5500 NOK. Artists’ houses are fully equipped; studios are 50m², with a wireless internet access available in both houses and studios.
APPLICATION
Application should include:
• a CV containing contact information
• Project proposal for the residency
• Short artist statement
• Examples of previous work:
• Up to 15 images (JPEG, 72 dpi, max 1MB per image) and/or Video/sound work (edited to max. 3 min)
• Link to a website
All submitted material should be Macintosh compatible.
Application form is available for downloading in Word at www.nkdale.no/art_artists.html
Please send the application by e-mail to: residency@nkdale.no
We only accept applications using the application form, and only digital documentation.
Nordisk kunstnarsenter Dalsåsen, 6963 Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway
T: +47 577 36 200 / 201

W: www.nkdale.no