The Mary Fox Legacy Project is an initiative created to provide opportunities for young potters to develop their skills and acquire the tools needed to embark on a career in the ceramic arts. The Legacy Project is designed to help the young potters of today through a 2-year apprenticeship program, and the potters of the future through a residency program following Mary’s passing.
Legacy Project Apprenticeship Program
In an effort to help the potters of today, the Mary Fox Legacy Project has started a 2-year apprenticeship program. This will consist of a traditional apprenticeship where the young potter will learn to throw Mary Fox’s tableware designs, with some time in the second year allotted to developing their own line of functional wares. The apprentice will also benefit from working alongside Mary Fox, observing how a thriving pottery operates and will have access to cone 6 firings to develop their own glaze range.
The apprentice will receive mentorship from Mary Fox and a monthly honorarium. The society is currently fundraising to provide housing in Ladysmith for the apprenticeship and residency programs. Until housing has been obtained for the project the apprentice will have to find their own accommodation. You can donate to the housing fund by clicking the button below. Your donation is greatly appreciated.
The apprenticeship program is for Canadian citizens and permanent residents only. Applicants must have basic throwing skills and can apply starting June 1, 2023 till June 30, 2023. In your covering letter please include why you would like to be considered, how you feel this would be of benefit to you along with some background on your pottery experience to date and photos of your work. Two references are also required. Applicants that have been selected for stage 2 will be asked to come for an in person interview by July 15th. If you would like more information on the program please send me an email and I will forward a more in depth description on to you. Your application can be sent to mary@maryfoxpottery.ca.
Legacy Project Residency Program Endowment Fund
In an effort to help the potters of tomorrow, the Mary Fox Legacy Project will run an Artist in Residence program following her passing. Artists will be offered a two-year residency opportunity (with an option to extend for a third year) to develop their skills and experience life as a studio potter in an integrated studio, gallery and home in Ladysmith, British Columbia. The artist in residence will benefit from accommodation, full access to the pottery studio, and use of the gallery to sell their work. Resident artists will be responsible for their supplies, utility costs, and keeping the pottery open to the public, while other building and maintenance costs will be borne by the project.
We have set up an endowment fund to help build the project. These funds are through the Vancouver Foundation and the Craft Council of B.C. so that when you donate you can receive a tax receipt. The principal from this fund can never be touched but the money made from investments ensures longevity and security. We also encourage you to consider leaving a percentage of your estate to the Mary Fox Legacy Project Society so that we can raise enough funds to support this project well into the future. Thank you for considering being a part of this exciting and important project to help young potters on their creative path. Help the potters of tomorrow and donate to the endowment fund by clicking the button below.
To learn more about the beginnings of the Legacy Project click here or to purchase “My Life as a Potter” click here.