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Applications will open March 15, 2026, and will continue to be received until June 1st. We will acknowledge your applications as we receive them.

Seward Park Clay Studio Resident Artist Program offers a variety of opportunities to clay artists to develop their skills and establish a community of support and professional connections. The program is designed to fit a variety of people’s needs with residencies from one to three years. These include one-year project residencies or 3-year community residencies.

All resident artists share a communal space where work and tools can be stored. Residents have 24/7 access to the studio, the kilns, and the support of a seasoned clay-artist group.

There is a monthly fee of $155 associated with this residency. There are limited need-based financial aid options available for the one-year residency, for those who qualify. Please got to our website for more information.

FACILITIES/TOOLS/MATERIALS
2 Gas fired Kilns that are fired to cone 10
A variety of Electric Kilns are used for low fire work and to bisque high fire work. (We do not allow cone 6 electric firing in our kilns.)
Slab Roller
Pottery wheels
In-house high fire glazes and a selection of low fire glazes and underglazes
Variety of hand tools and molds
Low fire and High fire clays are stocked on site
SPCS residencies are not suited for production artists who are making a living off the work they make here. We do not have the capacity for that volume of work, and it is not a reasonable use of a subsidized community studio.

THE TWO TYPES OF RESIDENCIES
1. Project Residency – these are one-year residencies that are aimed at things like mounting a show, or developing a body of work that can be used to apply for school or representation.

There are limited need-based financial aid options available for the one-year residency, for those who qualify. Please click here to read the requirements and to fill out a form.

In 2026 we have 3 Project Residency spaces available.

2. Community Residency – these three-year residencies are for people who want to be embedded in an active and working clay studio. They are also tasked with serving the mission of the studio by giving back through a variety of community-minded activities the studio organizes. There is a monthly fee of $155 associated with this residency and no financial aid options available.

In 2026 we will have 4 Community Residency spaces available

*Residents cannot reapply sooner than 5 years from the completion of their last residency.

HOW TO APPLY
Submit a single PDF by email with your last name included in the file name to info@sewardparkart.org that includes the following:

Personal contact information
Resume
Artist statement
A personal statement telling us why you are applying to The Seward Park Clay Studio Residency Program, which program you are interested in, how it will benefit you, and what you feel you have to contribute to the studio community (250-500 words)
Ten digital images – each marked with title, medium, size, date, and a description or statement for each
Three references (contact information, no need for letters)

IMPORTANT DATES
SPCS will put out a call for applicants no later than May 1st each year with applications accepted until June 1st.
Interviews of the top 10 applicants will occur during the month of July.
Accepted artists will be notified by August 1st via email.
Accepted artists will have one week to accept before their offer moves to the next person available.
Residencies will begin the first Tuesday after Labor Day.

SELECTION PROCESS
All applications will be reviewed and ranked by a committee made up of resident artists, administrators, and a guest juror. A select group of applicants will be chosen to then be interviewed by the Executive Director and administrators.

Opportunity Website

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