Studio Assistantships
Studio assistants are students who work closely with studio coordinators and instructors to support studio operation during our workshops.
Overview
Studio assistantship covers tuition, housing (a double room with a common bath), and meals. Applicants pay a $5 application fee in Slideroom and a $25 non-refundable processing fee if selected.
Studio assistants work 25–40 hours each week and are required to work from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the day before their session.
Selected studio assistants are responsible for their travel to and from Penland, along with their share of the studio fee and any materials purchased.
Selection
Studio assistants are selected based on their knowledge of a working studio.
Summer 2025
- Apply through Slideroom.
- Application accepted November 15 – December 16
Many instructors choose their own studio assistant. Assistants for the workshops listed below will be chosen through the application process. A list of spring workshops available for this application will be posted soon.
Note: we cannot accept applications from studio assistants who are not US citizens unless they have current documents authorizing them to work in the US.
| Studio | Instructor(s) | Session |
| Books | Megan Gibes | Summer Session 6 |
| Clay | Kelsey Bowen | Summer Session 1 |
| Clay | Kathy King | Summer Session 2 |
| Clay | Kyungmin Park | Summer Session 2 |
| Clay | Chris Staley | Summer Session 3 |
| Clay | Tammie Rubin | Summer Session 3 |
| Clay | Linda Christianson | Summer Session 4 |
| Clay | Yeonsoo Kim | Summer Session 4 |
| Clay | Matt Kelleher | Summer Session 5 |
| Clay | Shoko Teruyama | Summer Session 5 |
| Clay | Juan Barroso | Summer Session 6 |
| Clay | Salvador Jiménez-Flores | Summer Session 6 |
| Clay | Birdie Boone | Summer Session 7 |
| Clay | Candice Methe | Summer Session 7 |
| Drawing & Painting | Alberto Mier | Summer Session 4 |
| Drawing & Painting | Sean Lyman | Summer Session 7 |
| Glass | Kayla Ohlmer | Summer Session 1 |
| Glass | Jessi Moore | Summer Session 2 |
| Glass | Jean M. Fernandes | Summer Session 3 |
| Glass | Joshua Kerley | Summer Session 4 |
| Glass | Minami Oya | Summer Session 5 |
| Glass | Marc Barreda | Summer Session 6 |
| Glass | Jason Christian | Summer Session 7 |
| Iron | Kevin Vanek | Summer Session 3 |
| Iron | Shingo Furukawa | Summer Session 4 |
| Metals | Ndidi Ekubia | Summer Session 5 |
| Metals | Shane Hendren | Summer Session 7 |
| Metals | Suyu Chen | Summer Session 7 |
| Paper | Jocmarys Viruet Feliciano | Summer Session 1 |
| Paper | Radha Pandey and Johan Solberg | Summer Session 2 |
| Paper | Gretchen Schermerhorn | Summer Session 4 |
| Paper | Delaney Smith-Vaughn | Summer Session 6 |
| Paper | Veronica Pham | Summer Session 7 |
| Photography | Rashod Taylor | Summer Session 3 |
| Print and Letterpress | Stuart Kestenbaum and Susan Webster | Summer Session 5 |
| Print and Letterpress | Cory Wasnewsky | Summer Session 7 |
| Textiles | Danielle Bush & Sophena Kwon | Summer Session 3 |
| Textiles | Kristin Arzt | Summer Session 4 |
| Wood | Brian Fireman | Summer Session 3 |
| Wood | Laura Mays | Summer Session 5 |