As a work/trade member, you'll enjoy full access to the studio and its community in exchange for 4 hours of work per week.
We want this position to be mutually beneficial for both parties. We hope to find long lasting work/trades who are as invested in the studio as we are in them. We hope that work/trades feel that they are getting a great value in this exchange and that we in turn are getting reliable, responsible and eager individuals to participate in this program. We want our work/trade's to have a strong interest in the ceramic arts. Experience in ceramic tech work is a bonus, but we are happy to train motivated individuals. We are always open to discussion on how to improve this program and our work/trade's experience in it.
Work/Trade Package: In exchange for 4 hours of work per week, work/trade members will receive membership and a free bag of clay each month. Work/trade shifts are on Saturday & Sunday in four hour blocks. The blocks are 10am - 2pm, & 2pm - 6pm. Work/trades will be expected to do 2 hours of active work and two hours of monitoring.
- 2 hours of active work includes general studio upkeep and tasks
- General cleaning
- Slop & sink maintenance
- Point of contact for landlord and managers
- Point of contact for members/students for basic questions
- Basic customer service and cultivation of a warm and friendly environment
- Open/close the building
- Inventory management
- Reclaim processing & wedging (must be certified)
- Load/unload kilns (must be certified)
- Event work processing (must be certified)
- 2 hours of monitoring
- Work/trades are only responsible for being the point of contact and opening/closing during monitor hours
- Work/trades can work on their own projects during these hours
- Point of contact for landlord and managers
- Point of contact for members/students for basic questions
Work/Trade Membership at Castro Clay will include the following:
- Unlimited access to the studio during all hours of operation
- A personal shelf space to store work and clay storage below the shelf
- Kiln firings included in cost of clay (large scale production must be approved by staff)
- Access to all studio dipping glazes (9 currently)
- Access to purchase all studio clay bodies
- B-Mix, Speckled Buff, Moroccan Sand, Hawaiian Red, B-3 Brown
- 1 free bag of clay per month
- Use of studio tools, materials, and equipment
- Members are encouraged to buy their own tools
Membership Guidelines:
- Members should be capable of working independently in their respective discipline (wheel throwing, hand-building, and/or sculpture). We highly recommend that anyone with little to no experience enroll in a few of our 6 week courses before considering membership.
- Members are expected to respect and cultivate the community and it's shared resources.
- Members are responsible for studio cleanliness! A clean studio is a safe studio. All of our members will be expected to learn and follow our cleaning protocols.
- Members must be at least 18 years old.
- All clay must be purchased from Castro Clay. Absolutely no outside clay will be fired.
- Unfortunately no guests will be allowed in the studio.
- A minimum of 30 days is required for all membership cancellations.
Submit your work/trade application below!