WORKING ARTIST PROGRAM
(Internship/ERASMUS - compatible)
Our Working Artist Program is a professional training program for a professional practice in Ceramic Art. Working Artists develop focus, engagement, & inquisitive skills, through technical experience and exposure to a variety of techniques.
Artists maintain our shared Ceramic studio in exchange for reduced rates and more concentrated time/space for their own creative work. Working Artists are featured on CK’s online platforms and are invited to prepare a solo Window Exhibition.
Program length ranges from 6 months to 1 year.* After 1 year, extensions to the program are considered based on project proposals that intend to deepen an artists’ practice.
Applications are received on a rolling basis. Deadlines for review are quarterly: January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. If accepted, the program can begin approximately 2-6 months after an interview is conducted.
*Exceptions allowed for ERASMUS or Internship applicants. (Please indicate in application form).
Learn more about the requirements, benefits and costs:
WORKING ARTISTS & MENTORS
2025
Blue Christin
Qian Wang
Alicia Schuster
Tamara Romanova
Hazal Azeri
Adria Chilcote
Alva Nissen
PREVIOUS WORKING ARTISTS
2024
Regina Fischer
Mehrnaz Momeni Kaleshtari
Cecilia Garrido Jesus
Olaf Mitka
Iulia Toacaci
Dylan Cremins
Olympia Silve
Linde van de Burgh
Yuliia Bazarnava
Lena Roth
Sasha Bergstrom-Katz
Kolja Haaf
Karolina Hizi
Matilde Wall
Ursula Mur
Ellie Gailama
Yolanda Charlotte Cattin
2023
Áine Farrelly
Yaqin Si
Aniana Heras
Lizzy Sawyer
Lucia Devetáková
Prokhor Kolosov
Julija Slušnytė
Roberta Murray
Francesca Merlo
Vesna Pepping
Mathieu Kelhetter
Julia Favero
Paola Epifani
2022
Aniana Heras
Ursula Mur
Sadra Wejdani
Triana Gamarra
Tamar Weiss
Milena Theas
Julia Ledwoń
Isabella Gorny
Elinor Hopper
Maria Willi
Iulia Toacaci
Szumiao Chen
2021
Latika Nehra
Renata Salas Rosas
Nancy Dewhurst
Chun-Ching Su
Joao Noberto
Mauro Fariñas
Juliet Harshaw
Kelly Halseth
Meishi Tan
Bettina Gross
Jeannine Prieß
2020
Daniel Valencia Ferrá
Astra Šēnberga
Danielle Magee
Jana Marlene Lippert
Alvaro Bezanilla
Mariana Zarama
Alexander Liston
Abigail Ghent
2019
Ernie Wang
Elise Gettliffe
Jiří Žežula
Lynette Tan
Saeam Kwon
Liisa Kaunisvitra
Ennio Nobili
Magali Gerberon
Ulrike Pasewald
Barbara Jenner
Aia Marie Jacobsen
Kim Seyeong
2018
Violaine Toth
Lucas Zito
James Beatham
Ransom Urbanowicz
Valerie de Ghellinck
Isabella Fleurmarie Strong
Nadja Gebhardt
2017
Keegan Luttrell
Diana Estrabidis
Maryline Blais
Lisa Kosak
Lucy Olivia Smith
Diablo Atelier
Megan Gannon