Center for Furniture Craftsmanshipfellowship
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship Fellowships
Housing: Not provided; Fellows are responsible for their own housing
- Who Can Apply: Experienced furniture makers, carvers and turners (emerging or established) with a record of creative achievement who can use machinery and hand tools competently and safely; no stated geographic restriction.
- The Focus: Self-directed research into new skills, designs and perspectives at the Center's shared fellowship shop in Rockport, Maine, for one month to one year, with demonstrations, lectures, bi-weekly critiques and library/gallery access.
- The Funding: Endowed Fellows receive a $400/week stipend (limit of 12 funded weeks per applicant); Studio Fellows get free studio space and 24-hour shop access with no stipend. Fellows pay for their own housing, materials and transportation.
- Key Requirements: Submit the online Fellowship Application: statement of interest (PDF or typed), resume, three references, and 5–8 images of your work, plus requested dates and length. Studio Fellowships are rolling; Endowed Fellowships have a September 1 priority deadline for the following year, then rolling as space allows.
DeadlineRolling deadline
StipendEndowed Fellows receive a stipend of $400/week (limit of 12 funded weeks per applicant, up to $4,800); Studio Fellows receive free studio space with no stipend
DurationFellowships range from one month to one year
LocationRockport, ME
Open toArtists worldwide
ParticipationOn-site
Career stagesEmerging, Established
Disciplinesfurniture making, wood carving, woodturning
Application notesApply with the online Fellowship Application (Formstack form linked from the fellowships page). The form asks which fellowship you want (Studio or Endowed, and whether you would take an unfunded Studio Fellowship if no funding is available), requested start date and length (4 weeks to longer than 12 weeks), a statement of interest, a resume, three references and 5 required images (up to 8). Fellows must be in the shop Monday–Friday, 9–5, give six hours per week to school tasks, and handle their own housing, materials and daily transport to campus.
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
Organization based in Rockport