For nearly 80 years, Sawtooth has been a creative hub for the region—an energetic craft school environment in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. Our year-long Artist-in-Residence programs encourage emerging artists to develop new skills, foster community connections, and create new bodies of work while assisting with studio operations. Sawtooth’s residencies prioritize self-exploration and personal growth while also providing ample support for professional development, including possible teaching and exhibition opportunities. 

  
The Gondring Residency in Woodworking is a one-year program that offers emerging woodworkers the opportunity to develop their skills and gain valuable teaching experience in a supportive and welcoming environment. Chosen by the Director of Wood Programs, along with a rotating jury, applicants are evaluated based on the quality of their work, their dedication to their craft, and their willingness to bring fresh perspectives to the creative community at Sawtooth.

  
**Residency begins August 1, 2024, and ends July 31, 2025, with the start date being flexible.**

  
**Teaching:**

Sawtooth is committed to strengthening our community’s creative core by providing high-quality instruction and hands-on visual art experiences for students of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels. In alignment with this mission, our Artist in Residence program supports budding craft educators in improving their teaching abilities. 

  
Residents are not required to have any prior teaching experience, only the desire to develop their instructional skills. The resident will work closely with the Director of Wood Programs to develop classes and workshops that suit their knowledge and skill level while highlighting the unique perspective they bring to Sawtooth’s community.

  
**Responsibilities:**

* Active personal use of the studios ≈ 15 hours per week.
* Work 5 hours per week for the studio during assigned weekly shifts. During this time, residents fulfill studio obligations, including studio infrastructure improvements, workshop preparation, basic machine and tool maintenance, studio cleaning, and organizing.
* Residents are responsible for their own consumables, housing, and transportation.

* A stipend of $3,000 to support research, materials, and the creation of a body of work - Semi-private studio space to store their materials, tools, and inprogress work.
* 24/7 access to their personal studio and access to the wood and lathe studios when no class is in session.
* The resident is eligible to take one Wood department class or workshop tuition free per session and can access discounts to other Sawtooth departments’ classes on a case-by-case basis.
* Residents have the opportunity to assist the wood department’s Visiting Artist Workshops.
* Residents have the opportunity to teach at Sawtooth. Teaching positions are paid.
* Residents are encouraged to sell their work in Sawtooth’s Marta Blades Gallery Shop and participate in Sawtooth’s annual holiday market.
* Near the end of the residency term, residents are given the opportunity to participate in an exhibition in Sawtooth’s Eleanor and Egbert Davis Gallery.

Gondring Residency in Woodworking

Sawtooth’s Wood Fire Residency program provides a year-long concentration dedicated to expanding one's portfolio of wood fired works. Wood fire residents should have a strong and developed body of wood fired work, have previous experience firing wood kilns, feel comfortable directing firings, possess a strong work ethic, and have a desire to work within a community setting.

The Wood Fire Resident works directly with the Director of Ceramics to maintain and expand the wood fired program at Sawtooth. Expected tasks include teaching classes on wood firing, managing the wood firing community, acting as the contact to our wood suppliers, processing firewood, managing kiln maintenance, implementing safety policies, and supervising community and class firings. Time spent managing the wood fire program will account for some but not all the wood fire resident’s hours.

**Residency will start August 1st, 2024 and end July 31st, 2025.**

**Responsibilities**

* Active use of the studio space – a minimum of 20 hours a week.
* Work an average of 7 hours per week for the studio during assigned weekly shifts. During this time, residents fulfill studio obligations including but not limited to loading kilns, firings, cleaning, equipment up-keep, workshop preparation, and glaze mixing.
* Residents are responsible for their own studio tools, housing, and transportation.
* Residents are required to attend monthly residency meetings.
* At the conclusion of each residency term, residents are asked to donate a small work to Sawtooth’s permanent collection.

**Our Gondring Resident in Woodworking will receive round-the-clock access to Wood and Lathe studios, a semi-private studio space, and a $3,000 stipend in exchange for working several hours per week.**

  
**Including:**

* Residents will have 24/7 access to their personal studio as well as access to the community wheel throwing and hand building studios when no class is in session.
* Residents have access to the glazing room, all studio glazes, scales, and mixing equipment free of charge.
* Residents receive Sawtooth’s cost on all materials, clay, and glazes. Residents are responsible for purchasing materials to mix personal glazes, slips, engobes, terra sigillate, and plaster.
* Residents receive free bisque firings at the discretion of the Director of Ceramics.
* Residents receive six free electric or gas glaze firings at the discretion of the Director of Ceramics. Artist in Residence Program Ceramics.
* Wood Fire Residents can utilize Sawtooth’s wood fire kilns free of charge. Each wood fire resident is responsible for purchasing and processing firewood for personal firings.
* Residents are given the opportunity to teach at Sawtooth. Teaching positions are paid.
* Residents are given the opportunity to work as a Studio Technician outside of the required 7 hours. Hours worked as a Studio Technician in excess of the required 7 weekly hours are paid. • Residents are encouraged to sale their work in Sawtooth’s Marta Blades Gallery Shop.
* Near the end of the residency term, residents are given the opportunity to schedule a group exhibit in Sawtooth’s Eleanor and Egbert Davis Gallery

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