membership at CMAEP

 

Membership at Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project is…

…OUR WAY OF INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE CONNECTION TO OUR LARGER REGIONAL CERAMICS COMMUNITY. OUR MEMBERS CREATE CONTINUITY THROUGHOUT THE SEASON’S VARIOUS FIRING WORKSHOP COHORTS. THEY BECOME VALUED CREW MEMBERS WHO HAVE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS AND HOW THINGS WORK AROUND CMAEP.

MEMBERS

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER:

  • Participate in 2 or more CMAEP Hosted Wood-Firing Workshops for 2 consecutive seasons. The season begins with the January Anagama Firing and ends with the Nov Train Firing.

  • Once you have completed 2 or more CMAEP Hosted Wood-Firing Workshops for 2 consecutive seasons send an email to cobbartandecology@gmail.com to request membership status.

  • CMAEP reserves the right to eliminate Member status for any person not in good standing regarding firing participation, unpaid fees, or any unacceptable conduct.

  • Membership evaluated on an individual basis.

BENEFITS:

  • Discounted deposit price for CMAEP woodfiring workshops.

  • Access to exclusive spots reserved for members only in CMAEP Hosted Woodfiring Workshops.

  • Members may be considered for invitations to show or sell work at our bi-annual open houses and other events.

EXPECTATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Consistently participate in 2 or more Wood-Firing Workshops per season. Failure to participate in 2 firings during a given season will result in loss of Membership status the following season. 

  • Comfortable and competent in being a shift lead during our woodfirings. This can mean educating others on shift and offering instruction for those new to the process.

  • Take at least one shift lead spot from 10pm - 4am or 4am - 10am for train firings and two for anagama firings. 

  • Members registered for a firing workshop agree to bring a minimum of 2 cubic feet for Train firings and a minimum of 5 cubic feet of work for Anagama firings.

  • Members who are registered for workshops are expected to participate in both the prep day before and the clean-up day after the workshop event.

  • Sign up to work on at least one members work day for every 12 days of firing done at CMAEP.

FRIENDS OF COBB

Friends of Cobb are selected folks who have made significant contributions to the facilities or firing community here at CMAEP.