Fogelberg Studio Fellowship Program 
Applications are now being accepted for the third annual Fogelberg Studio Fellowship Program. This fellowship is designed to provide emerging ceramic artists an opportunity to be in residence for one year at the Northern Clay Center, where they can develop their own work as well as exchange ideas and knowledge with other ceramic artists.

Two studio fellowships will be awarded in 2008, valued at $2,200 each.  Fellowship recipients will share a large, private, fully furnished studio space (measuring 16’ x 11’) from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.  In addition to the work space, each fellowship includes materials and a firing stipend.  Recipients’ work will also be included in a group exhibition featuring several artists, which will take place in January of 2010. Artists are required to create 100 bowls for Soup It Up, an annual fundraiser that supports a variety of educational and youth programs throughout the Twin Cities, including this particular program.

The Fogelberg Studio Fellowship is made possible by the generous support of an anonymous donor, who is an avid collector and maker of pots. It is intended to nurture the creative expression of aspiring artists.

Eligibility

Eligibility is restricted to clay artists who have completed all formal undergraduate academic training by the start of the grant period (October 1, 2008), who are not currently enrolled in a full or part-time in degree-granting institution (including B.A., M.F.A., or a teaching certification program), and who are not employed full-time as a ceramics teacher at the college level.

Application Process

The following materials must be submitted. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
  • A completed application form
  • Ten high-quality, labeled 35mm slides, or a disk with 10 digital images, a corresponding image list, and a SASE if you wish the slides returned. (Disks will not be returned.)  Please note: at least one image must be of a functional bowl. Slide label information and image list must include artist name, date of work, dimensions of work, and medium and image orientation. Please visit our web site at www.northernclaycenter.org for additional information. Digital images must be saved as JPEGs at 96 dpi.
  • A current resume (maximum of three 8-1/2" x 11" pages) with artist’s name at the top of each page
  • An artist statement (maximum of two 8 1/2" x 11" pages) with artist’s name at the top of each page

Schedule

The application deadline is 5:00 PM on Friday, April 25, 2008. Completed application forms and materials must be received at Northern Clay Center as a hard copy by this date and time. THIS IS NOT A POSTMARK DEADLINE.  No faxed, emailed, or late applications will be accepted.

Application materials will be reviewed by a three-member panel, who will select the grant recipients on the basis of merit. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the selection process by mid-May 2008.  

Fogelberg Studio Fellowship Application Form (Link)