Norwegian Crafts and the American-Scandinavian Foundation will not have an open call for Pilchuck's Emerging Artist in Residence Programme in 2025. See information about the grants for the Pilchuck Summer Programmes here. Pilchuck still has its Emerging Artist in Residence Programme, more information at the glass school's website.

2024

This is an opportunity for a Norway-based artist to attend the Emerging-Artist-in-Residence (EAiR) Program at Pilchuck. The American-Scandinavian Foundation’s Arts & Crafts Fellowship Program and Norwegian Crafts will provide a grant for the selected artist to cover most expenses connected to the residency.

These programmes aim to provide unique and diverse opportunities for artists in the craft field, namely by offering Norway-based craft artists a place at renowned schools, workshops and residencies.

• GRANTS AVAILABLE: 1
• DATES: 3 October 2024–13 November 2024
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: The deadline for 2024 has now passed

About the Programme

The Emerging-Artist-in-Residence (EAiR) Program serves promising artists who have previous experience working with glass. Six artists are selected from applicants worldwide. Each artist will receive a stipend, lodging, and access to studios for two months.

Norwegian Crafts is guaranteed one place in the programme for 2024 for a Norway-based artist. The program provides artists with the space and time to develop an idea, project, or new body of work in glass.

The EAiR Program is an independent artist residency; no instruction is available, therefore some glassmaking experience is required. However, it is not a requirement that glass is the main medium of your practice.

The EAiR Program supports artists who are making a transition in their practice or career. Whether moving from academia to a professional studio practice, expanding material knowledge, or beginning a new body of work, artists find this independent residency ideal for contemplation, research, and experimentation.

n.b glassblowing facilities are not available during the EAiR.

The selected grant recipient will receive:

• American Scandinavian Foundation and Norwegian Crafts covers the tuition, room and board while at Pilchuck, of the value of $10 000.
• $2 000 grant from Pilchuck School of Glass, which will be paid out to the selected artist.
• Opportunity to explore their practice in state-of-the-art facilities. Critical feedback from visiting curators and the artistic director.
• The selected artist is also eligible for a travel grant of 5 000 NOK from the Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts (Norske Kunsthåndverkere).

Application criteria

You:

• have experience using glass within your practice (it is not required that glass is your main medium)
  
• are based in Norway / have a Norwegian national identity number
• are a recent graduate or self-taught/you have attended only short courses in art or craft practice or you are mid career/established artist/duojár having a change in career direction or change in practice
• can travel to Pilchuck in October – November 2024
• are not enrolled in any degree or certificate granting program (including high school, bachelor, or masters degree programmes) at the time of application or during the award period

Previous grant recipients

2024: Kamil Kak
2022/23: Kim Hankyul
2019: Patricia Sichmanova