Studio Assistantships

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.

Mixing and applying slip in the clay 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