Craft Studios

Craft Studios

Application Requirements

Please submit the following materials by email:

1.)  12 digital images, suggested size is 600px on the longest side.

2.)  Résumé

3.)  Two letters of recommendation. Please use the form you can download here.

4.)  A word document outlining your career goals.  Include a description of how you plan to grow your craft business while utilizing the opportunity that EnergyXchange is offering.  What would you like to accomplish in your three years at EnergyXchange?

5.) Burnsville is in a rural region of western North Carolina. Asheville, the nearest large city is over an hour from campus. Please provide a word document briefly detailing how you plan on supporting yourself during the residency.

6.) Please indicate whether you are applying for the March or June opening or if you would like to be considered for either.

7.)  $25 processing fee through PayPal or by check to EnergyXchange (Please make check out to EnergyXchange and mail to 66 EnergyXchange Drive, Burnsville, NC 28714)

 

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How to Apply to the Craft Studios Business Incubator

EnergyXchange is accepting applications in for two residencies in clay studio.

Clay residencies opening March and June, 2012.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Craft residencies at EnergyXchange are intended to enable artists who have completed their schooling and training to move into a shared, fully equipped professional studio space at low cost. Applicants should intend to earn their living through the sale of their work and/or outside employment if needed. EnergyXchange provides a common gallery space, a charge card terminal, individual office space, high-speed Internet, fax and copier, and approximately 5000 visitors to the site each year.

EnergyXchange provides business classes in collaboration with one or more of our partners. Other benefits include close proximity to Penland School of Crafts and Asheville NC, as well as a large and vital community of craft artists. Housing is not provided by EnergyXchange.

Potters are offered the opportunity to share fully equipped studios. Kilns are powered primarily with landfill gas at no cost to the resident artists. The residency period is renewable yearly for a maximum of three years.

The clay studio accommodates four potters and provides two electric kilns and a high-fire, methane fueled reduction kiln as well as standard studio equipment. Also, we have a wood fired kiln. Potters are expected to have their own wheel. The monthly rental fee per potter is $230. Cost of utilities within each studio is shared within each respective studio. Residents do not live on campus.

Contact:
Kate Groff
66 EnergyXchange Drive,
Burnsville, NC 28714
828.675.5541

kate@energyxchange.org