The Expressive Computation Lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara is hosting an experimental ceramic craft residency, in collaboration with the Hand and Machine Lab at the University of New Mexico. Our goal is to explore integrations of ceramic craft with new technologies. The resident will work with researchers to develop new work employing tools like ceramic 3D printers, laser cutters, and custom software.

We are looking for experienced ceramic artists who are open to and interested in exploring new technologies. We are looking to partner with artists who are skilled craftspeople and whose work is clay focused. We are particularly interested in collaborating with artists who make functional work and artists who run a business based on their practice. No previous experience with digital technology is required or expected. We encourage artists with no previous digital experience to apply. We aim to support wide ranging explorations of the creative potential of new technologies in the hands of master craftspeople.

When

The residency will occur for a duration of 11 weeks between June 19th to September 1st, 2023.*

Submission Deadline

Applications must be completed by January 15th, 2023.

Selected recipients will be notified March 1st 2023.

Residency Support

Selected residents will receive the following:

• Monthly stipend totalling $20,000 for three months.
• For artists who need to obtain housing or travel to and from UCSB, assistance with these costs.
• Desk/Studio space in the Expressive Computation Research Lab in the California Nanosystems Institute.
• Access
  to the Expressive Computation Lab prototyping facilities that house a
  large electric kiln and a potter’s wheel as well as a PotterBot clay 3D
  printer, an Eazao Clay 3D printer, a laser cutter, several traditional
  3D printers (FDM, SLA), and a UR-10 collaborative robot arm with a Lutum
  Eco Extruder.
• Materials and supplies (clay, glazes, etc.) for the residency duration.
• Access to technology and design researchers who will function as collaborators.

Full details can be found here: https://ecl.mat.ucsb.edu/residency23

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