PROCESS:
-Fill out the application below
-Each time we launch a new series of classes, we will send an email blast to all eligible Fellowship applicants. The email blast will contain a link to Fellowship sign-up page, with the discounted Fellowship rate (half off the regular class price).
-If all Fellowship spots are full, you are welcome to sign up for a class at the regular price, or wait for the next round of classes when we open up more Fellowship spots.
-Requirements: Application is complete, all questions answered, applicant has demonstrated some kind of interest.

MISSION STATEMENT:
Byrdie's Pottery Studio is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving New Orleans with affordable access to ceramic arts, providing education opportunities, and creating a platform for artists to share their work with the community.

WHO IS THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR?
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), this includes people of African, Native American, Latin, Pacific Island, Middle Eastern, and Asian descent

WHY ARE WE OFFERING THIS?
Byrdie’s Pottery is a community of people whose mission is to welcome anybody who is interested in the ceramic arts, from those with a budding interest to folks highly experienced with clay. In 2020, we formed an Equity, Race, and Intersectionality Committee consisting of members and board members, with the goal of making Byrdie's a more equitable and inclusive space. We recognize that pottery studios are predominantly run and accessed by white people, and we are committed to dismantling that reality by creating and holding space for BIPOC. We hold two spaces open in every class specifically for BIPOC, so that access can be reserved for folks who previously may not have seen themselves doing ceramics or taking a class in our space.  We are also holding this space in hopes that BIPOC will feel more comfortable and at ease entering the studio and pursuing the clay arts beyond our classes.