Wilderness Artist Residency & Wild Clay Workshop
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, with assistance from fellow ceramicist Caitlin Zachow.
Independent Projects Artists in Residence will have time and space to explore nature and work on their own independent art mediums. Artist and art educator Stephanie Howells and local UP geologist and artist Evan Lanese are on staff to support Independent Residents, providing guidance as needed, access to tools, and connections to resources.
Wilderness Arts Residency & Wild Clay Workshop
Sat July 26th - Sat August 9th, 2025
Wild Clay Workshop $1200
Independent Project Residency $1000
- 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 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.
- You must be at least 21 years old and carry health insurance.
- We are requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations for all Residents and Staff.
- 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. Artist and educator Linsey Moe runs the kitchen crew, and ceramicist Gaby Dashwood runs camp facilities and assists with the Wild Clay Workshop.
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.
