Midnight Potter Studios

ONE MORE LONG-TERM COMMUNITY STUDIO POTTER DESIRED:

Community Studio Space is available (from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Mondays-Fridays *NEGOTIABLE*) for $500/month in a 1,000 s.f. warehouse; Includes studio equipment (except kilns) & tools usage, a bathroom, water & utilities (except kilns), web site inclusion, wholesale ordering of supplies, involvement in building Anchorage's clay arts community and other benefits. Kiln costs depend on usage amount. Glazes are not included, but a shared arrangement can be made. The sharing of studio care, cleaning, costs of cleaning supplies & paper products, maintenance, marketing, sales, and business growth expected. Other details to be determined as needed. The Midnight Potter Studios is a non-smoking, fragrance & pet-free environment due to allergy awareness.

The Midnight Potter Studios offers opportunities for gaining clay art teaching experience to community studio potters who offer classes or workshops for adults and/or kids at the studio.

The studio has 5 electric wheels, ample shelving for works in progress, wedging table, plaster slabs for drying slop clay, a few molds, hand building tools,  heated floor with a water trough floor drain, an awesome raku kiln, cone 06-2 electric kiln, 2 extruders, HEPA vacuum, mop bucket, cone 5/6 clay for sale on site and other various clay types, limited storage space, glaze spraying equipment, slab roller, throwing & trimming tools, including two Giffen Grips, recycled clay & glaze systems, cubby space for students in classes, espresso and sandwich shop nearby. An arrangement has been made for firing to cone 5 in oxidation with another nearby business. The primary clay color in use is white.

This studio does not currently have a cone 10-12 gas kiln nor an electric kiln that will reach cone 5-6,  pug mill, or clay waste traps. Several of these items are desired, as soon as possilbe, and will be obtained as the funds become available to acquire them.

Studio potters benefits may include selling their works in associated galleries, web site, and hosting shows and other selling opportunities.

Community Stuido Potters will help establish, participate in and abide by the studio's Policies.

Community Stuido Potters are team builders, outgoing, extroverted, creators of all kinds of things, energetic, positive, friendly, honest & trustworthy, flexible, responsible, sharing, willing to do what needs to be done to make art ventures happen, independently capable, mature enough, mentally sound, supportive and supported, financially capable of covering needs, conscious and detail oriented, aware of consequences and actions toward others and effects on equipment, community minded, has ability to organize, be organized, & has consistent methods of madness, and are able to commit to the time it takes to be involved in every aspect of the business of clay art creation and sales. A college degree is not required, but may be helpful.

To apply, come to the studio. Bring samples or photos of the clay work you do. Bring a resume or artist bio if available. Be prepared to discuss your background, education, clay experience, business experience, motives & intent, goals, mission statements, and future visions.