Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Summer Workshops
Supported by Norwegian Crafts and the American-Scandinavian Foundation
Supported by the American-Scandinavian Foundation and Norwegian Crafts
This is an opportunity for Norwegian or Norway-based artists and duojárat to attend workshops at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts during the summer of 2025. Norwegian Crafts is guaranteed 1-2 places in the Haystack summer program for Norway-based artists. The American-Scandinavian Foundation’s Arts & Crafts Fellowship Program and Norwegian Crafts will provide a grant for the selected artists to cover most expenses related to the workshops.
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: 2
- DATES: Up to 14 consecutive days between July–September 2025, depending on the timings of your selected workshops
- APPLICATION DEADLINE: 8 January 2025
Who can apply?
The program is aimed at Norwegian or Norway-based craft artists/duojárat. Applicants cannot be enrolled in educational programs (including high school, bachelor’s, or master’s degree programs) at the time of application or during the award period.
About the workshops
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts was established in 1950. The school is located on Stinson Neck, a cliff overlooking Jericho Bay in the Atlantic Ocean, in the small island community of Deer Isle, Maine (USA). Haystack offers summer workshops where artists can participate in one- or two-week residencies with expert guidance in specific fields such as ceramics, textiles, glass, printmaking, metals, wood, and blacksmithing. Artists also have access to Haystack’s Fab Lab, a digital production studio where they can explore new materials and techniques. The residency includes evening presentations by guest artists and teachers working at Haystack.
See the list of available workshops here.
«Haystack was walking through the woods for my morning swim, staying in the studio for as long as I wanted and concentrating on my work. Haystack was all the interesting, lovely people to talk to and learn from»
Siri Skjerve, Haystack Summer Workshop 2023
Former grant recipients
2024: Daniela Bergschneider and Ingird Aarvik Berge
2023: Siri Skjerve and Julia K. Persson
2022: Magdalena Kotkowska and Ida Siebke
2019: Marthe Minde and Marius Moldvær
2018: Kristin Sæterdal and Trine Hovden
2017: Marie Skeie and Therese Hoen
2016: Lillian Tørlen
2015: May von Krogh and Corrina Thornton
2014: Heidi Bjørgan and Julie Kausland
2013: Kari Mølstad