Visiting Artist in Residence Program
Our Visiting Artist in Residence Program is a short term curated partnership between an established artist and The Bray. The Visiting Artist is provided a private studio space, in proximity to The Bray Resident Artists, to realize and conceive new work and projects while engaging in shared on-site resources and a lively creative atmosphere.
We maintain an ongoing list of interested artists to fill residency slots. Our goal is to invite artists interested in growing their own artistic vision while sharing space with the long- and short-term cohort of resident artists at The Bray. This residency is best suited for mid-career and established artists looking to engage in a lively studio environment.
The Visiting Artist Program Provides
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on-site Studio Facilities
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4-6 weeks in a creative environment
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open ended space and time to work
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Subsidies on firings and materials
Additional details
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Artists may be asked to present a lecture
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Artists are responsible for travel to and from the bray
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Artists retain ownership of work created at the bray
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Artists are responsible for packing, insuring and shipping their artwork
Current Visiting Artist In Residence
Heesoo Lee
Heesoo Lee’s work explores the vulnerability of the human condition through the metaphor of the natural world. Her artistic language, formed by observations of material, nature, and place, engages with themes of identity, connection, and time. In describing subtle variations of light, texture, color, and shadow as they exist in nature, Lee is, fundamentally, illuminating a range of human emotions and the humbling reality of being a feeling person in a vast and changeable world.
Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Heesoo earned her BA in art from Ewha University. Heesoo began a full-time studio practice in Berkeley, CA in 2000. From there, she relocated to Maui, where she established a thriving studio business. Heesoo was a summer resident at the Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts in 2013 and returned in the fall of 2014 as a long-term resident artist. She is currently a full time studio artist in Helena, MT.
Recent Visiting Artists In Residence
Kim Tucker
Chris Riccardo
Heesoo Lee
Yoonjee Kwak
Jessica Brandl
Alessandro Gallo
Voulkos Fellowship
The Voulkos Visiting Artist Fellowship was created in memory of the renowned ceramic artist, Peter Voulkos who began his career at the Archie Bray Foundation in 1951. His family and friends established the Fellowship at the Bray to be awarded each year to a special and distinguished visiting artist whose generosity, commitment to innovation, and passion for creative exchange through shared ideas reflect Pete’s spirit.
Peter Voulkos taught by example, working alongside other artists in the studio, fostering artistic exchange and dialogue, and nurturing mutual respect. In the same spirit, the Voulkos Fellow is invited to work in an environment that encourages interaction among the resident artists and the Bray community.
