The Work-Study Experience
It could be said that no one gets to know Snow Farm better, or from as many different angles, as our Work-Study participants. Living, working, and learning at Snow Farm provides a unique craft school experience, one that few can claim all aspects of.
As a Work-Study participant, every day is a little different; you may be asked to step in to help in the kitchen, do a few hours of administrative work in the office, or lend a hand to our studio staff as they maintain our 8 active studios. The work experience you gain as you navigate day-to-day life at an arts nonprofit can be invaluable for your future career pursuits.
You will have the opportunity to take workshops in multiple studios - fall in love with a new medium, bring a lesson from one discipline to another, and leave your session with many samples and completed projects: a stained glass panel, a wood turned bowl, or a blown glass cup! Emily Dunnack (Work-Study participant Summer 2023) shared that one of her favorite parts of her experience was that it gave her “the opportunity to try out new crafts [she] never would have otherwise.”
Emily Dunnack (second from left) and fellow classmates pose with projects created in Stitched Mosaics with Timna Tarr.
When you sit down to enjoy a delicious home-cooked dinner, you never know who you might strike up a conversation with. Our professional instructors are acclaimed artists and teachers from across the country - and your fellow students are just as interesting! As David Dam (Work-Study participant Fall 2023) said, “everyone I met during my time just wanted to share their passion in the arts and cultivate a fun learning environment.”
As you tidy up the common room, answer student questions with confidence, or get an evening bonfire started - you will feel yourself an important part of the craft school ecosystem. Many of our work-study participants remain engaged with Snow Farm in various capacities: returning for future workshops, volunteering for our Seconds Sale in November, or even taking on part-time work here. Wherever your path takes you, you can be sure that your time at Snow Farm will have opened creative, interpersonal and career doorways for you.
Work-Study participants Theresa Xuan Bui and Elliot Papp show off work created during their session.
As Dana Harpster (Work-Study participant Fall 2022) summed it up, “the Snow Farm Work-Study Program provided me the opportunity to take classes … surrounded by beautiful nature and friendly people. It’s an experience I’d recommend to anyone who loves to create.”
We are reviewing applications now for the 2024 Work-Study Program which offers 5 sessions, April-October