2018 Watershed Summer Residency Scholarship

Scholarships at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts can partially or fully cover the cost of a 2-week residency at the Center in midcoast Maine. Awards range from $250 to $1,525 (the full cost of a two-week Watershed session). Awards that cover the full cost of a residency are called Kiln God Awards. All artists are eligible to apply for Watershed Scholarships and Kiln God Awards, regardless of age, experience, or media/discipline.

Awards are for summer residency sessions only and are decided primarily on merit and secondarily on need. A review committee of ceramics professionals makes annual determinations. Funds cover residency fee-related items (housing in a double room, meals, and studio space); there are no cash awards. Residents participating as invited artists in an Artists-Invite-Artists group are eligible for scholarships of up to $500. Award recipients are responsible for housing upgrades, travel expenses, materials, firings, and packing/shipping of work.

Full-scholarship/Kiln God recipients are not eligible for funding again for three summers following an award and may only be fully funded twice in total. Entry fee: $25.00. Work sample requirements: 5-10 images and 0-5 videos (10 total samples required).