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Residencies  /  Verified 2 September 2026

Watershed Pre-Session Work-Trade Residency.

Newcastle, Maine · Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
Open nowFree to applyten days (two weeks before…

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine offers a ten-day work-trade residency with full access to the Windgate Studio, housing, and three meals daily (except Saturday). Participants work 40 hours preparing facilities in exchange; no fee. The next deadline is March 15, 2027, and the program welcomes any artist comfortable working independently in a clay studio.

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What the organizer actually says

Deadline. March 15, 2027

“2027 Pre-Session application opens in March”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site

Cost to apply. Free to apply

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What you get. Full access to the Windgate Studio, housing, and three meals daily (except Saturday)

“housing, three meals per day, full access to Windgate Studio”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site

How long. ten days (two weeks before Summer and Fall Residencies)

Who can apply. Any artist comfortable working independently in a clay studio; no formal restrictions on nationality, residency, or career stage stated.

How they choose.

“Not specified for Pre-Session; work assignments based on skill level and experience.”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site

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