SOU’WESTER ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM

STANDARD ARTIST RESIDENCY

Our Artist Residency program offers reduced weekly rates for people wishing to devote themselves to their creative pursuits.

The Sou’wester offers the perfect setting for a supportive and distraction-free retreat. The program suits all kinds of artists from writers, musicians, visual artists, craftsmen, cooks, engineers, and more. It is available year-round and generally runs from Sunday at 4:00p to Friday at 11:00a. Rates range from $200 to $575/week (+taxes and fees), depending on the season and your accommodation. *We do not charge a fee to apply to our residency.

Are you a ceramic artist ? 
The ceramics add-on option ($50) is for artists who want to work with clay in our clay studio during their artist residency! This add-on is for ceramic artists working exclusively on ceramics, this is not a space for multimedia projects. Ilwaco Artworks is a community ceramics space, where you will work around other people and artists. You can access the studio M, W, F 3-7p & Sat, Sun 10a-5p. (hours subject to change in August). You will have a storage shelf for the duration of your residency and may use the studio tools. You may leave your work for us to bisque and pick up at a later date or take it with you green. Please bring a wet box with you if you plan to transport your greenware home. Clay is available for sale in studio or bring your own! We currently fire to cone 6. As soon as you book your residency, please schedule a studio orientation with the studio manager ilwacoartworks@gmail.com. Thank you! Ilwaco Artworks 109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA (5min South of The Sou’wester).

TEACHING RESIDENCY

We are seeking artist educators with specialties in printmaking, ceramics, traditional crafts and more! Spend some time on your own creative pursuits then branch out into the community and teach a workshop! 

Applications are open for our Winter session which runs Nov 2024 – January 2025. You can choose between teaching a 1, 2 or 3-day workshop depending on season. This teaching residency is open to the use of either The Sou’wester Pavilion or our fully equipped ceramics studio, Ilwaco Artworks.