Tag: Arts Residencies

Open Call: Homo Faber Fellowship – Opportunity for Duos of Recent Graduates and Masters

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These artisans are under the category of ‘Felt maker’.

The Homo Faber Fellowship is an educational initiative created by the Michelangelo Foundation to support recent craft graduates and master artisans. This seven-month programme pairs young talents with master artisans, fostering skill transmission and helping graduates embark on careers in the craft sector.

With the backing of Jaeger-LeCoultre, which aligns with Homo Faber’s vision for the future of craftsmanship, the programme runs annually from September to March. It is conducted in collaboration with local members of the Foundation’s network.

The application deadline is the 20th of February, 2025.

For more information and to view past pairings, visit their website – https://nextgen.homofaber.com/fellowship

Here is a link to the listings for the artisans under the ‘felt maker’ category pictured in this post. Note: There are none (yet) from Ireland. https://www.homofaber.com/en/searchresult?crafter=Felt%20maker&craftername=Felt%20maker

The category of ‘textile’ has fascinating listings – https://www.homofaber.com/en/searchresult?craft1=a0Y7Q000002CDqlUAG&objectval=Textile

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Deadline Approaching: Homo Faber Apprenticeship Programme

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Reminder via the DCCI’s Head of Craft & Education, Mary Jo Hoyne, because it would be LOVELY if one of our recent craft grads and/or artisan feltmakers took up this opportunity.

A new education programme is currently open for craft graduates and master artisan applicants. The deadline for applications is this Sunday, 4th June 2023.

The seven-month Homo Faber Fellowship programme, developed by the Michelangelo Foundation in collaboration with DCCI, allows you as an artisan(maker) to take on a fellow (apprentice/intern). The programme will run from 23rd September 2023 to 24th April 2024. All information on the programme can be found here – https://www.michelangelofoundation.org/en/homo-faber-fellowship

The process is as follows:

The artisan will sign two documents: a tripartite agreement with the Michelangelo Foundation and the fellow and an employment contract with their fellow outlining the salary. (We will provide templates of this contract).


Once these documents are signed, the artisan will receive the contribution directly from the Michelangelo Foundation in three disbursements. This allows the artisan to pay the fellow directly as a monthly salary. The artisans themselves do not receive an additional financial amount. The programme is an opportunity to provide artisans with a sponsored intern, without a cost on their workshop. Please find here a “What’s in it for me?” document outlining benefits, including a stipend to cover the costs of materials used for the co-created object.

The amount the fellow (apprentice) will receive from the Michaelangelo Foundation is the living wage in line with the local costs of living and social security of the country the fellow will be in during the placement.

If you have any further queries, please contact education@homofaber.com

Opportunity: Michelangelo Foundation’s Homo Faber Fellowship

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A new education programme designed for pairs of master artisans and recent graduates, the Homo Faber Fellowship facilitates the transmission of craft skills. The programme seeks to make crafts culturally, economically and socially relevant for students of applied arts and crafts. The seven-month Fellowship incorporates a month-long entrepreneurial and creative masterclass certified by ESSEC Business School at Joana Vasconcelos’ studio, and a six-month sponsored placement in the workshop of a master artisan.

The deadline is the 4th of June, 2023.

For more information, visit their website.