The Workshop Residence provides a customized production budget, a 2,500 square foot equipped workshop, a two-bedroom apartment above the shop, a dedicated director, and an honorarium with travel.
The Workshop Residence requests simple and concise proposals that clearly describe the working process and resulting product.
In addition to a current CV and sample images of past work, please include the following information:
The Workshop Residence schedules projects a year in advance. They consider proposals on a regular basis.
They accept application by mail or email.
The Workshop Residence invites local and international makers, designers and crafts persons to produce artful and useful items. Collaborations with the San Francisco Bay Area’s diverse community of manufacturers are encouraged and facilitated.
A network of retail and production facilities will be made available to residents, enhancing the creative process and encouraging residents to work both within and outside the scope of their existing practices.
Each residency results in products made and sold through the Workshop Residence. Makers will produce limited editions for sale through WORKSHOP RESIDENCE, local retail partner including MAC and The Gardener, as well as wider distribution channels. To support the growth of the program, the profit from sales is split 50/50.
Community workshops are developed during each residency.
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