Wild Clay Workshop & Wilderness Arts Residency

Each summer the Visitor Center Artist Camp hosts one group of Resident Artists from around the country for two weeks of camping, living cooperatively outdoors, working, playing, reflecting, and making art in conversation with the North Woods wilderness.

The Wild Clay Workshop will lead residents through the entire process from prospecting for clay, through all the processes of harvesting and mixing and making, and finally through various firing processes. This workshop is taught by professional wild clay hunter and co-founder of VCAC, Amy Joy Hosterman of Stinky Cheese Ceramics

Independent Projects Artists in Residence will have time and space to explore nature and work on their own independent art mediums. Staff-Artists are here to support Independent Residents, providing guidance as needed, access to tools, and connections to resources.

Wild Clay Workshop & Wilderness Arts Residency

Sat July 26th - Sat August 9th, 2025

Wild Clay Workshop - Price Reduced for 2025

(Previously $1200) Now only $950! **

Independent Project Residency - Price Reduced for 2025!

(Previously $1000) Now only $750! **

**We ALSO have TWO $250 scholarships for artists who have an expressed financial need, and who identify as part of a traditionally underrepresented group. Express your interest in your application to be considered for this scholarship.

• Includes: Shared studio space, 3 meals a day served, maintained campgrounds, outdoor shower & bathroom facilities, trips to waterfalls and Lake Superior beach. All materials, firings, and tools provided for Wild Clay Workshop. All Residents have access to basic shop tools and supplies. Accommodations details on our website at: www.visitorcenterartistcamp.org/accommodations

• Adults (21+) of all creative backgrounds, experience levels, and fields of practice are encouraged to apply. Wild Clay Workshop intended for those with some experience in clay.

• Space is limited! We have space for only 12 total participants. Submissions will be reviewed in the order received.
  
• Questions? Contact Amy at visitor.center.artists@gmail.com

VCAC runs on community. We are artists, makers, collectors, explorers, campers, canners, caretakers, and nerds for the earth! Meals are all cooked and served to you at camp by our hard-working Staff, who wear a lot of hats to keep camp running. Residents help out with the dishes and other simple daily chores.

We are professional artists and educators who come together once a year at the VCAC - in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, nestled between rural townships and the Ottawa National Forest.