Artist of Color Summer Residency
We are excited to invite applicants, at any career stage, to apply for a short term ceramic residency program at Mudflat Pottery School in Somerville, MA. This residency program will be offered during a flexible period within the summer months, with the timeframe to be determined by the resident based on their schedule and residency goals. Applicants will propose how they intend to use this residency program; options include, but are not limited to:
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Developing teaching experience in a workshop format
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Developing a solo show hosted Mudflat
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Dedicating time to creating a body of work
Mudflat will provide support to candidates to structure the residency to further their artistic career and facilitating mentorship relationships within the area(s) of interest. It is our hope that the successful applicant will be in dialogue with the artistic community at Mudflat during this residency program.
The application period for the 2025 residency has passed. Please consider applying in the future!
About the Artists of Color Residency
Applications are due on: February 15, 2025
Applicants will be notified: late-March, 2025
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of Mudflat studio artists, board members, staff and/or faculty.
Meet our 2025 Resident,
Elizabeth Peña-Alvarez
Based in Cranston, Rhode Island, Elizabeth Peña-Alvarez is a sculptor working primarily in clay. Born in Miami, Florida, of Ecuadorian heritage, the city's lush, diverse vegetation left a lasting impression that continues to inform her studio practice. Her work explores Post-Traumatic Growth through the interplay of opposing forces—light and darkness, life and loss, growth and destruction—rooted in the belief that profound challenges can lead to transformation. Peña-Alvarez holds MFAs in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design and in Artisanry from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her work is exhibited nationally, and she has held residencies at the Archie Bray Foundation, Penland School of Craft, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, and the Hambidge Center.