Residents and interns receive personal studio space and glass studio access. Tools (blow pipes, hand tools, cold shop equipment, etc.) and blowing glass are provided. Resident artists are given approximately 16 hours per week of personal hot shop time. Interns receive approximately 10 hours per week of personal hot stop time to use outside of work hours (Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm). Learn more about various studio resources here.

Starworks offers subsidized housing that can be rented by residents and interns for $250/month per person. Utilities are included in rent. Starworks housing is shared co-ed, pet free and smoke free. Internet is not available in the housing, however interns and residents will have 24-hour access to the glass studio, which does offer wifi. House is fully furnished, including basic kitchen supplies.

All interns will receive a stipend of $800 per month. Residents can apply for a stipend. Please be sure to submit the Financial Assistance Form along with your application materials if you wish to apply.

Artists in Residence & Interns are invited to place their work in our gallery - open to the public 6 days a week. Artists receive 60% of the sale price with Starworks taking 40% for commission.

Resident artists, interns, and visiting artists have the opportunity to teach workshops in their field. Workshop instructors receive 40% of the revenue generated from participant fees. Workshops must be arranged with residency coordinator.

We introduce our artist to the public with a scheduled evening slide show and artist talk. This is a great way for artists to share their projects with the community and make creative connections. Resident and visiting artists are expected to present an artist talk during their visit. Interns are strongly encouraged.

We ask artists to leave one to two pieces of their work at Starworks. One piece will be added to our permanent collection. The other may go in an auction to raise funds that will be put back into Starworks programming.

Resident artists are asked to write a short testimonial about their time at Starworks. Testimonials will be used in fundraising campaigns and to advertise our residency program.

The standard work week for interns is Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, with one hour for lunch, which adds up to approximately 35 hours per week. Interns may be required to rotate and work some Saturdays during this time. Attendance and volunteering at Starworks events is not compulsory, but greatly encouraged and appreciated. Interns will help with daily operations, classes, workshops, assisting other interns, events, demonstrations, and production glassblowing. Interns are expected to assist the studio coordinator with programs, help with maintenance of hot shop, including charging and clean up, present public demonstrations and/or assist with presentations by visiting and resident artists.

During their residency, artists are expected to assist with maintenance of hot shop, clean up, public demonstrations, and as needed assist in presentations by visiting artists.