Studio Fellowships

The Jackson Building bench roomThe Studio Fellowship Program provides emerging and established furniture makers, carvers, and turners with a stimulating environment for the exploration of new work. The program offers free studio space and other benefits to individuals who are willing to commit anywhere from a month to a year to expanding their creative abilities.

Facility

Six Studio Fellows share the 5,400-square-foot Thomas Miller Jackson Building, which contains a bench room, a machine room with full dust collection, and a drafting room. The bench room is outfitted with European-style workbenches and the machine room is equipped with 10" tablesaws, a 12" sliding table saw, 8" and 12" jointers, 15" thickness planers, 14" and 20" bandsaws, Oneway 1640 lathes, a shaper, a router table, a combination sander, an oscillating spindle sander, a chopsaw, a scrollsaw, drill presses, grinders, and a horizontal slot mortiser.

Benefits

2012 Studio Fellow Jeremy Gallant

• Free studio space in a well-equipped, dedicated facility
• Round-the-clock shop access, including weekends
• Open attendance at demonstrations and lectures by more than 40 outstanding professionals who teach at the school annually
• Critiques by faculty and visiting instructors
• Access to the Center’s library and gallery
• Interaction with hundreds of professional and amateur furniture makers who participate in the Center’s instructional programs

Responsibilities

Studio Fellows are expected to contribute six hours per week to the school, helping out with tasks such as:

• facilities and grounds maintenance
• gallery staffing and cleaning
• assistant teaching
• special events, such as gallery openings

In addition, Fellows are responsible for their own housing, materials, and transportation.

Qualifications

Applicants must:

• be experienced furniture makers, capable and ready to explore new work on their own initiative
• possess good interpersonal skills
• know how to use machinery and hand tools competently and safely
• have a record of creative achievement

Application

The six Studio Fellowship positions are awarded on a competitive basis for periods ranging from one month to one year. Applications are accepted anytime, and positions are awarded as vacancies arise.

To apply, please send the following:

1. A resume
2. Digital images of your work
3. A letter stating your reasons for applying and your goals as a woodworker
4. The names and telephone numbers of three references
5. An indication of the dates for which you are available

Applications should be e-mailed to: fellowship@woodschool.org

To see exhibitions of work by former Studio Fellows, follow these links:

• Celebrating the Studio Fellowship 2010
• Celebrating the Studio Fellowship 2009