Residencies and Retreats
The Knitting and Yoga Adventures group on their trip to Monhegan Island, Maine,
in October, 2008. Photo: Jeffrey Thibodeau.
A wide range of residencies and retreats offered in the United States and abroad
helps fiber artists—from beginners to professionals—step outside of
their normal routines to make new work.
Appalachian
Center for Craft, Artist-In-Residency, Tennessee Tech University, 1560
Craft Center Dr., Smithville TN 37166. (615) 597-6801.
Arrowmont
School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, PO Box 567, Gatlinburg, TN 37738.
(865) 436-5860; info@arrowmont.org.
Craft Alliance Artist
Residency Program, 6640 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130. (314) 725-1177.
Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival Artist-in-Residence Program,
Taipei, Taiwan. For information, contact Jane Ingram Allen guandusculpturefestival@gmail.com.
Haystack
Mountain School of Crafts, Summer Workshops, PO Box 518, Deer Isle, ME
04627. (207) 348-2306
Houston Center for
Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main St. Houston, TX 77002. Contact Jason Kishell,
(713) 529-4848, ext. 112; jkishell@crafthouston.org.
Hudson River Valley
Fiber Art Workshops, PO Box 659, Greenville, NY 12083. (888) 665-0044;
info@artworkshops.com.
John C. Campbell Folk
School, 1 Folk School Rd., Brasstown, NC 28902. (800) 365-5724
Knitting
and Yoga Adventures with Lisa Evans, (207) 409-6293; knittingyogi@maine.rr.com.
La Veta
Quilt Retreat with Ricky Tims, 105 W. Ryus Ave., PO Box 392, La Veta,
CO 81055. (303) 252-0579; justin@rickytims.com.
Leighton Artists’
Colony for Independent Residencies at the Banff Centre, The Banff Centre,
PO Box 1020, Banff, Alberta, Canada, T1L 1H5. (403) 762-6100.
Mino Paper Art
Village Project, Mino, Japan, minobunka@giga.ocn.ne.jp
Oregon
College of Art & Craft, Artist-in-Residence Program, 8245 SW Barnes
Rd., Portland, OR 97225. (503) 297-5544; residencies@ocac.edu.
Penland School of Crafts,
PO Box 37, Penland NC 28765. (828) 765-2359; info@penland.org.
Sacatar Foundation,
Rua da Alegria, 10, Itaparica BA 44460-000 Brazil. +55 (71) 3631 1834. Located
on the Island of Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil.
Shakerag Workshops,
290 Quintard Rd. Sewanee, TN 37375. Contact Claire Reishman, (931) 968-0210 ext.
3165; creishman@sasweb.org.
Online Resources:
Fulbright Scholar Program
Lighton
International Artists Exchange Program (LIAEP)
Res Artis Online Listing
of Worldwide Artist Residencies
Trans Artists
To add to these lists, e-mail Assistant Editor Liz Good at lizg@fiberarts.com. |
